Ooh - I've just learnt how to thread - and it's berluddy brilliant!

[blabalalalablabla]

I've never had threading done before and had run out of wax and thought I'd give threading a go so looked up some tutorials on youtube and thought it looked pretty straightforward.

It's bloody brilliant - it took about 10 mins to get the hang of it (I might get some thinner cotton) and then I was off - 'tache is no more and I discovered fluff where I never knew it existed - why didn't my friends tell me about my bumfluff side burns :o

Anyway - I had to come and post about how easy it was before I threaded my entire face off as it's scarily addictive :o

[TattyDevine]

Good for you! I once tried to learn by looking on youtube but it looked too hard so I didn't even get some cotton out. Hmmm maybe I'll have another go

[thisisourtime]

Link pleeeease!

[dexter73]

Is everyone in your house going to be completely bald soon?!

[blabalalalablabla]

Yes - I fear for my cats...

[blabalalalablabla]

I found that I needed a smaller loop of thread - probably about the width of my hands together - any longer and I felt that I didn't have enough control over the thread - perhaps as you get more proficient you can have a longer piece of thread?

[Bumperlicioso]

Can you do your own eyebrows?

[hadagutsfull]

I've had threading done before and been pleased with the results but didn't think I'd be able to do it myself. I've had a look at the video & it looks so easy I'm tempted to get the cotton out! Just had a glass of wine though so maybe it would be better to wait .... unless it would deaden any pain ...

[hadagutsfull]

It's no good I can't resist having a go. Just off to find some cotton! Will come back & let you know what happens.

[iEmbarassedMyself]

yy off to find some cotton, but mine could do with a proper shaping again, so I'm worried about... you know, taking off my eyebrow
will try it tomorrow when less drunk!

[blabalalalablabla]

Yes - report back hadagutfull.

I did my top lip, then chin, then sideburns, then had a go at tidying up my eye brows. I'd only recently plucked them but threading did really tidy them up - and picked up lots of little hairs I didn't know were there.

My top tip is to work in towards the middle of your face - so you are threading into the growth of the hair iyswim.

[blabalalalablabla]

And it wasn't particularly painful either - had heard about it making your eyes water and it really wasn't anything like that.

[iEmbarassedMyself]

Alright, I had a go!
It took me about 3 pieces of string until I finally managed to 'get' it, I needed much smaller than I was initially using - v small piece of thread.
I found the biggest problem I had was twisting my hands around to move the thread in a different direction iykwim, when I should have just been... well, moving my hands, not twisting them and the string. My right eyebrow was more difficult and I still didn't quite get it, I don't know what I was doing wrong but it felt quite strange to pull the thread > that way for the left iykwim, so I just tried threading the right >> this way like I did the left, and it did hurt eye-wateringly, though the left eyebrow didn't.
The knot I tied in initially was moving about (to do with the twisting hands?) and that caused a bit of trouble, so I just got a new piece of thread rather than try and sort all the knots out. I definitely didn't need 7 twists, I used 4 and found it a bit easier.

[hadagutsfull]

I take my hat off to you blabala - all this time and I only managed to remove about 4 eyebrows! And they were long ones from the top of my brow if you know what I mean. How on earth do you get the little ones?

I managed to get the cotton a length that felt controllable, and practised moving the knots back & forward, but applying that to my face was another matter! Tried to have a go at my tache and chin but failed miserably, I just couldn't get the cotton to go the right way to grip the hairs! Think maybe I will try again tomorrow before I have any wine. DS was staring at me the other day and then said "Whoa! You've got a shit load of hair on your face!" Nice .... but true, sadly. I've been removing hair since I was about 12 years old but now I'm a lady of a certain age it seems a never ending battle.

Off to pour another glass of wine and resume trying again tomorrow.

[hadagutsfull]

You did better than me iEmbarrassed! I know what you mean about twisting your hands, I was getting in a right mess. Even managed to get my hair caught up in it somehow at some point! Maybe practice makes perfect ...

[blabalalalablabla]

well done for both giving it a go - perhaps it depends on the thickness of the cotton. The cotton I was using was quite thick - although I thought I'd try a thinner cotton next time.

I did find it a bit tricky at first working out which way my hands went - I found it much easier doing my right hand side of my face - I'm right handed so perhaps that made a difference.

I didn't aim for any particular hairs - just threaded all over the area and it seemed to pick up lots of invisible ones as well as the darker ones that I could see.

Have drawn a handy diagram of direction to thread below:

eye eye > mouth

[blabalalalablabla]

I think perhaps it must be to do with how close you hold the thread to the skin. I think I had it about a mm above my skin so just above it so catch all the smaller hairs.

[hadagutsfull]

Will definitely try again tomorrow blabala - thanks for the diagram. I tried sticking my tongue under my lip but i did use my epicare thingy his morning so maybe I need to wait a day or two. Love the bikini waxing comment - have just snorted my wine over it! Out of the mouths of babes eh?

[TattyDevine]

I did it, I did it!

Thank you OP! Your video was much better than various ones I looked at.

I took to it quite well actually the only thing I would say is my cotton doesn't "glide" well - it has a slight tendencey to sort of catch or drag on itself (the point where the twists are moving against each other) - I probably just need better cotton!

I had my actual eyebrows threaded the other day by a proper Indian lady so I've been doing my tache instead (which isn't really a tache but there are little golden hairs there which aren't bad enough to pay to get done but good enough to practice on!)

[hmmSleep]

Oooh, going to try this later, I've lost my tweezers!

[QuincyMincemeat]

this is going to change my life.

seriously though, I spend 13 quid getting my 'tache done.
The video is brilliant and it's really easy to get the hang of.

Thanks so much bla

[JackieNo]

Blimey - that's impressive! I've just had a go on my tache, and it was fine - bit of redness, but not too much. But I'll leave doing more for an evening, when it's got overnight to calm down. Thank you for that link - I've never had anything threaded, and I'm still not sure about doing my eyebrows, but I'm definitely going to be able to do the rest of my face [bearded lady emoticon].

[LowLevelWhiiingeing]

GAH! I've tried and tried and tried and I CAN'T DO IT!!



I can't if I get the thread in the right position I can't move it properly and vice versa.

[blabalalalablabla]

Brilliant - glad some more of you have had a go too

Lowlevel - have you tried doing it on your cheek or other flat surface to get the hand of it - try your thigh for practice? How many twists have you done? Perhaps if you have less twists it might glide more easily?

I don't think you are over-reacting - it will actually change my life - so easy and quick to do - and no more faffing about with wax, trying to book appts at the beauticians etc.

Tatty - my cotton doesn't glide particularly well either - the only cotton we had in the house was more of a darning thread so I used that instead of waiting patiently til the shops opened to buy some more :o

Jackie - I reckon once you get the hang of it you'll easily be able to do your eyebrows.

[LowLevelWhiiingeing]

Are you suggesting I have hairy cheeks??

I did 8 twists, I'll try 6 and practice on my hairy thighs.

[JackieNo]

Blabala - it's not that I can't, I reckon I could in theory do it, but I'd be worried about taking too much off, and ending up with nothing/bald patches/strange shape . I reckon a professional would do a better job of shaping them, but once they'd been shaped, I reckon I could keep them in trim after that.