Mrs Dee's Corner -The Generation Of Women That Do not Like Tying Wrapper

So much has changed from the days of our mothers when tying wrappers for important occasions was the rave to now where it is almost fizzling out and only a handful fancy it.

Many of us still remember watching our mothers dress up in their Hollandaise, brocade,Georges, tie and dye and expensive lace fabrics. 


We saw the extreme care and attention with which they tended to their wrappers; it was not washed often and woe would betide the ignorant child who used detergent instead of tablet soap to wash it for them.


It was the push-gift that husbands and excited new fathers used to express their gratitude, love and care to their wives for the new addition of a child to the family. The number of wrappers a wife and mother had was commensurate to the measurement of how caring and loving her husband was.


Women competed amongst themselves on who had the most wrappers, the most beautiful and expensive ones. 


My mum's eagerness to teach me how to properly tie one was met with amusement and lack of interest. As far as I was concerned, there were far more beautiful fabrics that took less time and effort to wear and I knew I did not have the patience to spread my legs wide enough to aid for free movement while walking...

 

failure to adhere to the rule would make one look like a fowl hopping from place to place. Expertise was also required to adequately ensure that both sides of the wrapper was equally tied to avoid one edge of the wrapper looking lopsided and crumpled.


I also knew I couldn't bear the heaviness of tying two wrappers at once, which is famous among the Igbo tribe.

Women born from the 80's and upwards have deviated from the path of wrapper tying. They have wholly embraced sewing their Ankara materials and other traditional fabrics into beautiful and easy to wear styles. Some of our mothers have also joined the band wagon by transforming their prized wrappers into trendy outfits and captivating styles.


It's too much fashion stress to look heavy and feel sweaty in these wrappers when you can still achieve the same result in a less complex way.