Hairnet

A woman wearing a hair net

A hairnet, or sometimes simply a net or caul, is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place. It is worn to keep hair contained. A snood is similar but a looser fit and with a much coarser mesh and noticeably thicker yarn.

History

The oldest evidence of the hair net is from the 3300-year-old grave of a Danish girl dubbed the Egtved Girl, later examples are found in Ancient Greece

Reconstruction of an Iron Age woman's hair net.

Hairnets were worn from the 13th century onwards in Germany and England and are shown in illustrations from this period often worn with a wimple. They were made from extremely fine silk and edged with bands of either finger-weaving or tablet-weaving.^[1]

Uses

It is often worn by food service workers to prevent hair from contaminating the food.

Hairnets are part of normal attire for female horse riders and are worn in most equestrian disciplines, including dressage, eventing, show jumping, and hunting. Organizations such as the Pony Club encourage their young members to become accustomed to wearing hairnets when around horses, not only to ensure a neat and elegant appearance, but also to eliminate any danger of scalping should the rider fall off and the horse tread on loose hair.

Ballet dancers typically wear a bun at the crown of the head covered in a fine hairnet.

In culture

Ena Sharples, a character in the UK soap opera Coronation Street between 1960 and 1980, was famous for wearing a hairnet.

The word has been adopted by several organisations in computing and the World Wide Web.

Hairnet in the UK, subsequently renamed Digital Unite, is a network of older self-employed computer trainers.^[2]
In cycling, a hairnet was the popular term given to a bicycle helmet consisting of padded leather straps.^[3]
Gang members in the United States and Mexico wear hairnets as part of their uniforms.^[4]

References

↑ Netting for Hairnets Susan Carroll-Clark, 1998.
↑ Digital Unite Home page. Retrieved: 2011-06-02.
↑ branfordbike.com
↑ How Are Gangs Identified? The Los Angeles Police Department. Retrieved: 2011-06-02.

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