The Patiala Shahi Turban Style is a very fashionable Turban Style which has layers from both sides, moving down from right and then step by step up from left side.
POONI ( A NICE TUCK TO CONTROL A CLOTH )
First of all Do the pooni which is folded for a Turban. The Turban should not get loose while tying this.
1. TO DO A POONI YOU HAVE TO TIE A KNOT FROM A DISTANCE OF 2 HANDS SPAN.
2. TIE A SLIPPERY KNOT.
3. FIND THE END OF THE MATERIAL AND GENTLY STRETCH IT.
4. MEASURE 1 METER IN AND THEN HOLD FROM THE SIDES AND START ROLLING INWARDS.
5. THE STARTING SHOULD BE 4 FINGERS WIDE, THEN THE MIDDLE SECTION SHOULD BE 5 OR 6 FINGERS WIDE THEN AGAIN 4 FINGERS FROM THE END.
6. ALTERNATING THE FOLDS INTO A 1 METER LENGTH.
7. OPEN THE KNOT.
How to tie it
A BASE UNDER TURBAN
BASE IS A ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF TURBAN. THIS CONTROLS THE HAIRS AND ALSO PROVIDES COMFORT.
TO MAKE A BASE MAKE A LOOSE JOORA THEN TIE A PATKA OR A KESKI.
RULES TO TIE A TURBAN
FIRST LAYER
- HOLD A CORNER TO YOUR MOUTH THEN TAKE FROM THE BACK TO THE SIDE OF YOU HEAD.
- COVER HALF FOREHEAD, HALF EYE, HALF CHEEK AND HALF EAR.
- MOVE TO THE CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, SO THE POONI SHOULD NOT GET MESSED.
- STRETCH THE LAYER WITH YOUR LEFT HAND HAVING THICK SIDE UP AND THIN SIDE DOWN.
- GIVE A FIRST PINCH WITH RIGHT HAND RIGHT ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE TO THE SECOND LAYER.
- MUST PINCH TWICE EACH LAYER EXCEPT FIRST LAYER.
- STRETCH EVERY LAYER WITH LEFT HAND AND USE RIGHT HAND FOR THE CLARITY.
- OVER LAP THE 3rd LAYER ON 2nd LAYER, GIVE A PINCH B/W THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT EYEBROW.
- PINCH RIGHT TO THE CENTER OF THE FACE ( AT THE POSITION OF NOSE )
- PLACE EVERY LAYER AT THE DISTANCE OF 1½ inch FROM THE LEFT SIDE.
- MUST PLACE EVERY LAYER 1 inch DOWN FROM RIGHT SIDE.
- DO SAME THING TO 5th AND 6th LAYER.
- HOLD THE LAST LAYER FROM AS FAR AS U CAN AND MAKE A POONI OF IT , THEN PLACE IT BY HIDING ALL THE LAYERS OF RIGHT SIDE FROM FRONT.
- COVER THE HEAD WITH THE FIRST LAYER U PLACED WHILE STARTING THE TURBAN.
- THE LAYER U WERE HOLDING INTO MOUTH , SLIP IT TO THE BACK THE TUCK IT BY HOLD ALL THE LAYERS.
- TWIST THE TURBAN IF NECESSARY TO GET IT TO THE CENTRE.
THAT’S IT .