Janet StephensJanet Stephens' tutorial on 18th century boucles papillotes (butterfly curls) using triangles of tissue paper and a flat iron. Papillote curls make beautiful, strong curls even on fine limp hair. They are great for retro hairstyles. Research based on the Encyclopedie Diderot.
Background Music ("Papillotes flying", ISRC QM-UDL-12-00010) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.
Papillote Curls: historical hairdressing techniquesJanet Stephens2012-08-14 | Janet Stephens' tutorial on 18th century boucles papillotes (butterfly curls) using triangles of tissue paper and a flat iron. Papillote curls make beautiful, strong curls even on fine limp hair. They are great for retro hairstyles. Research based on the Encyclopedie Diderot.
Background Music ("Papillotes flying", ISRC QM-UDL-12-00010) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Jacobean Hairstyle, early 1600sJanet Stephens2023-04-10 | Overview and tutorial of early 17th century Elite women's hairstyle and fashion, using period appropriate tools and techniques. These are the styles of the late Shakespearean period and the court of James the 1st of Britain and Anne of Denmark. Bibliography for period costuming and music citations included at the end.Servants Hairstyle: Late Medieval Germany, 1530sJanet Stephens2022-12-05 | Tutorial for a woman's hairstyle and headdress copied from an altarpiece in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, using only period appropriate techniques and tools.DIY Fantasy Ombre HairJanet Stephens2021-03-31 | Step-by-step tutorial for fantasy coloring your own hair by yourself using ponytails and foils.Ladder to ParadiseJanet Stephens2020-03-29 | A humorous take on cats, knitting, carpentry and being stuck at home with only your craft stash to keep you sane (or not...you be the judge).Herennia Etruscilla: 3rd Century AD hairstyle, 9-strand BraidJanet Stephens2020-01-07 | Janet Stephens' tutorial on authentic 3rd century AD Roman hairstyle worn by Empress Herennia Etruscilla, using period appropriate equipment and techniques. Includes bibliographic resources. Original music by Janet Stephens.Authentic Valkyrie HairstyleJanet Stephens2018-06-05 | Janet Stephens' tutorial based on Viking artifacts, with bibliography and original music.1870s Victorian HairstyleJanet Stephens2017-08-28 | Janet Stephens' history and easy tutorial of a Victorian hairstyle suitable for "steampunk" time traveller recreation using false hair.The Juno hairstyle of Empress SabinaJanet Stephens2017-01-30 | Janet Stephens tutorial for recreating for recreating Vibia Sabina's hairstyle as depicted on ancient art works.Hairstyle of Empress Faustina the ElderJanet Stephens2016-08-06 | Janet Stephens' tutorial of ancient Roman historical hairdressing using period appropriate tools and techniques.Bride of Frankenstein HairJanet Stephens2016-06-06 | A Fast tutorial for mimicking the hairstyle of Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein, by Janet Stephens. Have your pause buttons ready,... here we go!The Tower hairstyle: 2nd Century ADJanet Stephens2016-03-12 | Janet Stephens' tutorial for recreating a 2nd Century Roman "Tower" hairstyle, using period appropriate tools and techniques, including how to take down a sewn hairstyle and bibliography.Nuremberg Chronicles Hairstyle (1493)Janet Stephens2015-09-15 | Janet Stephens's tutorial for creating 15th century look on natural hair, using simple, period appropriate tools and techniques. Based on hairstyles of the Nuremberg Chronicle.Hairstyle of a Young Roman Girl, 40s BCJanet Stephens2015-08-12 | Janet Stephens’ tutorial for recreating an ancient Roman child’s hairstyle from the 40’s BC, based on a relief sculpture in the Museo Centrale Montemartini in Rome. With Footnotes.Squirrel folliesJanet Stephens2015-07-27 | Just for fun, DIY squirrel baffles using recycling. Starring Buster the squirrel. CAUTION: MILD LANGUAGE, but I was provoked...Grecian Sakkos hairstyle for WomenJanet Stephens2015-04-30 | Janet Stephens' hair and costume demonstration approximating an ancient greek Sprang hair-net hairstyle. Based on a greek ceramic (520's BC) in the Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy.2 Grecian cross-tied hairstyles for WomenJanet Stephens2015-03-25 | Janet Stephens' tutorial for recreating 2 ancient Greek hairstyles using period appropriate tools and techniques. Based on artifacts in the Walters Art Museum and the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome.Ice Dyeing: easy DIYJanet Stephens2015-02-24 | How to ice dye small batches of fabric using tools you already have around the house. Great "do it yourself" fun on natural fabrics, yardage or garment. Music: "papillotes flying" arranged by Janet Stephens using clips from Garageband World Music Jam Pack.Medieval Midwife HairstyleJanet Stephens2015-01-07 | Janet Stephens' tutorial for recreating the hairstyle of a Medieval Tuscan Midwife (14th C.), using period appropriate tools and techniques. Based on a Painting by Paolo di Giovanni Fei depicting the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena.Medieval Italian Hairstyle (Siena, ca 1328)Janet Stephens2014-11-17 | Medieval hairdressing tutorial, based on a painting by Simone Martini, Siena, ca 1328, of the miracles of the Blessed Agostino Novello, by Janet Stephens. Period appropriate tools.Authentic Napoleonic Hairstyle: Madame RecamierJanet Stephens2014-10-29 | Janet Stephens's tutorial for recreating a popular historical hairstyle from circa 1801. This style is approprate for "Jane Austen", Napoleonic, and United States Federalist period reenactment. Versions of this style were also worn by Madame Tallien, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Mrs. John Quincy Adams, among others.Authentic Civil War HairstyleJanet Stephens2014-09-03 | Janet Stephens’ easy tutorial to recreate a woman’s hairstyle worn during the American Civil War (early 1860’s). Learn how to use two-legged curl papers and a back comb. Based on a portrait statue of Ellen Walters, wife of William T. Walters, Baltimore, Maryland.Roman Bead and Chain JewelryJanet Stephens2014-08-05 | Janet Stephens' easy tutorial on how to make ancient Roman style "bead and chain" jewelry using glass beads, jump rings and brass wire. With bibliography at the end.Hairstyle of Agrippina the ElderJanet Stephens2014-03-19 | Janet Stephens step-by-step tutorial for recreating an authentic ancient roman hairstyle using period appropriate tools and techniques used by the Roman ornatrix. Includes techniques for the ancient roman curling iron (calamistrum). Bibliography included in credits. Background music (QM-UDL-12-000012) was created by Janet Stephens using royalty free sound loops provided in Apple Garageband software.Ornatrix School: inside braiding 2nd ed.Janet Stephens2014-02-25 | Janet Stephens' Ornatrix School series: inside Braiding (aka french plait), 2nd edition. Tutorial of techiques for those who wish to braid the hair of others, not themselves. Includes advanced techniques such as augmenting and overdirected and lace braiding, Techniques necessary for many hairstyles on this channel. Synthesizer background music by Janet Stephens (QM-UDL-14-00002).Ornatrix School: outside braiding 2nd ed.Janet Stephens2014-02-13 | Janet Stephens' Ornatrix School series: outside Braiding (aka Dutch plait), 2nd edition. Techiques for those who wish to braid the hair of others, not themselves. Includes advanced techniques such as augmenting and overdirected and lace braiding that are necessary for ancient Roman hairstyling. Synthesizer background music by Janet Stephens (QM-UDL-14-00002).Ornatrix School: 2-strand Rope braiding 2nd edJanet Stephens2014-02-09 | Janet Stephens' tutorial: Ornatrix School Series. 2 strand rope braiding is used in ancient Roman and other historical hairstyles. You will learn free-hanging, automatic, augmenting and over-directed augmenting rope braids in both S and Z twist method. 2nd ed. Ornatrix is the latin word for Hairdresser. Synthesizer background music by Janet Stephens (QM-UDL-00002).Ornatrix School: Bodkin skills 2nd edJanet Stephens2014-02-09 | Janet Stephens' tutorial: "Ornatrix School" series. Using Hair bodkins (aka single prong hair pins) is a necessary skill for dressing ancient Roman and other archaic and historical hairstyles. An Ornatrix was an ancient Roman hairdresser. 2nd edition. Synthesizer background music by Janet Stephens (QM-UDL-14-00002)Ornatrix School: needle skillsJanet Stephens2014-01-14 | Janet Stephens's tutorial on sewing skills necessary to recreate elaborate ancient Roman hairstyles. Topics covered: types of thread, appropriate needles, threading, attaching the thread to the hair, sewn pony tails, whip stitch panels, weave stitch panels and how to take down a style. With bibliography at the end. Background music: "Happy Needle" (QM-UDL-14-00002) composed and performed by Janet Stephens.About Janet Stephens ChannelJanet Stephens2013-06-22 | A brief overview of the features and benefits of this channel.
Background Music ("Candy Curls" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00011) created by Janet Stephens jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Hairstyle and Costume of the Roman BrideJanet Stephens2013-03-29 | Janet Stephens tutorial for dressing the bridal seni crines (aka sex crines) of ancient Rome. Explanation of the period appropriate tools used and overview of bridal costume worn on the wedding day.
Background Music ("Talassio" ISRC QM-UDL-13-00002) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.The Tutulus Hairstyle: Ancient Roman HairdressingJanet Stephens2013-02-09 | Janet Stephens' recreation of a possible tutulus hairstyle, ca. 40 BC using period appropriate tools and techniques. Based on a sculpture in the Capitoline Museum, Rome. Bibliography included.
Background Music ("Tutulus" ISRC QM-UDL-13-00001) created by Janet Stephens jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Vestal Hairdressing: recreating the Seni CrinesJanet Stephens2013-01-04 | Analysis and recreation (upon a live model) of the "seni crines" hairstyle of ancient Rome's Vestal Virgin priestesses. Research based on ancient artifacts and primary sources. An amplificaton of the poster presented at the Archaeological Institute of America annual meeting, January 3-6, 2013.
Background Music ("vestals" ISRC QM-UDL-12-00014) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.The hairstyle of Empress PlotinaJanet Stephens2012-12-01 | Janet Stephens' tutorial fro recreating the Trajanic hairstyle of Empress Plotina (ca. 99-117 AD). Calamistrum curling iron and "tooth pick" curling are explained. Based on original research, the tutorial features period appropriate tools and techniques.
Background music ("Plotina" ISRC QM-UDL-12-00011), created by janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.classical greek hairstyleJanet Stephens2012-10-24 | Janet Stephens recreates a classical greek hairstyle (5th c. BC Athenian) using period appropriate tools and techniques.
Background Music ("Athenian Hair", ISRC QM-UDL-12-00002) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Flavian-Trajanic Hairstyle: Orbis ComarumJanet Stephens2012-10-01 | Janet Stephens' tutorial for recreating the "orbis comarum" ("circle of hair") coiffure, the most popular Roman hairstyle of the late 1st century AD. Techniques include rag curling, and hairpiece construction. With essential bibliography.
Background Music ("Orbe Comarum", ISRC QM-UDL-12-00013) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.The hairstyles of Faustina the YoungerJanet Stephens2012-09-09 | Janet Stephens' tutorial for reenacting two historical hairstyles worn by the 2nd century roman empress Faustina II. Based on archaeological research using period appropriate equipment on a live model. Revised and expanded.
Background Music ("FaustinaREVS" ISRC QM-UDL-12-00007) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.cleopatras coin hairstyleJanet Stephens2012-07-13 | Authentic recreation of Cleopatra's official "coin" hairstyle. Live model tutorial, based on archaeological artifacts with period appropriate tools.
Background Music ("CleoCoin" ISRC QM-UDL-12-00004) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Julia Domna: forensic hairdressingJanet Stephens2012-01-20 | Tutorial recreating Julia Domna's portrait type 2 hairstyle. As presented at the Archaeological institute of America Conference, Jan. 5-8 2012. Ancient Roman hairdressing using period appropriate tools. Featuring hair sewing and 2 strand rope braid technique.
Background music ("Roman pastiche" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00019) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Figure 8 curling with a marcel ironJanet Stephens2011-08-06 | Step by step tutorial on how to make figure eight thermal curls with a marcel curling iron. Maryland and other state boards require figure 8 curling on the practical examination for a cosmetology license. Technique, safety and handy hints are covered.
Background music ("figure 8s" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00016) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Authentic Renaissance HairstyleJanet Stephens2011-06-28 | How-to for a real Renaissance hairstyle from Northern Europe (Flanders 1520's). Based on a reliquary bust of an anonymous female saint (probably one of the 10,000 virgin companions of St. Ursula) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Cloisters Collection 59.70) as seen in Treasures of Heaven show. With work arounds for shorter hair.
Background music ("Parle qui veult" ISRC QM-UDL-11-0005; "Par desplaisir, tout plain d'anoy" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00004; "A cheval, tout homme" ISRC QM-UDL 11-00001; "se je ne fay chiere joyeuse" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00007) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Empress Sabina: Ancient Roman HairdressingJanet Stephens2011-04-24 | Using period appropriate techniques, recreate an authentic ancient Roman hairstyle of Empress Sabina ( (ca 125-135 AD).CleopatraJanet Stephens2011-02-05 | Recreate an authentic Cleopatra (VII Philopator) Egyptian hairstyle using period appropriate equipment. Based on a statue in the British Museum.
Background music ("Cleopatra" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00012) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Aphrodite knotJanet Stephens2011-02-01 | An authentic ancient Greek hairstyle reconstructed from ancient sculpture.
Musical Background ("Aphrodite", ISRC QM-UDL-11-00010) was created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.DIY ancient roman earringsJanet Stephens2011-01-23 | Easy to make earrings based on Ancient Roman model.
Background music ("Faustina track" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00015) was created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Ancient Roman hair styles: menJanet Stephens2011-01-15 | A survey of ancient Roman Men's hairstyles from Julius Caesar to Maximinus Thrax. With a demonstration of the "calamistrum" curling iron and hair singeing.
Background music ("Roman men" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00018) was created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.Agrippina the YoungerJanet Stephens2010-11-30 | Recreate an authentic ancient Roman hairstyle using period appropriate tools and techniques.
Background music ("Agrippina track" ISRC QM-UDL-11-00009) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using apple Garageband.Julia Domna IJanet Stephens2010-11-05 | Recreate the ancient Roman hairstyle of empress Julia Domna using period appropriate tools.
(Musical background ["Domna track", ISRC QM-UDL-11-00013] by Janet Stephens using Apple garageband).