Now hold the looped thread with both hands and twist it (or wind it) around the center of the loop, about 3-4 times. It should look like this -
Hold the wound thread with your fingers pointing outward (ie, away from your face), just as shown in the picture above. Now this is how you would be working on your upper lip. You'll need to practice the 'opening and closing' action, done by your fingers, to get a hang of it.
Like in the picture below, open your right hand wide (somewhat like a claw, except using only your index finger and your thumb to manoeuvre the central wound to the left of the loop) -
Now while closing the open right hand, simultaneously open the left hand, using the same index finger and thumb movement. The criss crossed point would move from the left to the right of the loop as you do this -
And that's it! Keep repeating this open and close action till you can do it easily. Once you'r comfortable with this action, simply try plucking a hair off your leg (since it's easiest to reach). Sit with your leg propped up, bent at the knee, and position the thread in such a way, that the single hair is on the left and the criss crossed (or wound part) of the loop is to it's right. Then repeat the above steps, opening with the right (in effect, pushing the wound point over the hair, twisting it to come out) and then back and forth till it comes out.
Initially, you will have to go back and forth quite a lot, before the hair starts plucking out easily. Keep at this for days or weeks, till you can easily pluck hair from your legs. When comfortable, try the same on your upper lip, and within 2-3 months, you should be alot more efficient at threading.
Nobody taught me how to thread myself and I learnt all by trial and error after having some read some vague instructions on how to go about it. But hey, I did learn it and so can you! If you have any confusion, or need some more clarification, drop me a line. I'll be glad to help out! :)
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