Sheep Head (양머리)

“Enjoying his sheep head towel” by Mickey_Liaw is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Never let it be said that I am not a trendsetter in all aspects of life, in fact when it comes to clothes I consider my wardrobe to be the *height* of fashion. With this in mind I decided to take a leaf out the latest in couture from South Korea: behold the Sheep Head (literal translation), otherwise known as the “Princess Leia towel doo”.

Sheep Head 양머리

For those who don’t speak Korean:

  1. Fold towel length-ways 3 times
  2. Fold the ends over themselves until secure
  3. Turn over and find opening
  4. Pull opening apart till head sized
  5. Place on head (your face may or may-not blur as show!)

Walking down the street will never feel the same again, warm ears and a dry head are just some of the benefits of having a Sheep Head. Worn as an everyday accessory by both young and old this is the essential 2007 look, heading from a republic peninsular to your head shortly. You heard it here first!

I’m wearing mine right now, are you?!

*sarcasm implied

David avatar
Originally from the UK, David is designer and wanderer currently based in Kamakura. Prior to this, he lived in China and longs to explore more of this vast and varied land. He started Randomwire in 2003 to chronicle his travels and occasional musings. Feel free to drop him a line.

17 responses

  1. 이해영 avatar
    이해영

    hi David.

    i want to see ur photo of sheep head. haha

    if u feel depress, make it this.

    definetly u will smile and happy. *^^*

    good luck with u.

    *^.^*

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  2. David avatar
    David

    Thanks Hae Young!

    Unfortunately all pictures of myself are strictly classified and may only be obtained by those with high enough security clearance 😉

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  3. Haute-Diva avatar
    Haute-Diva

    Thanks so much for showing this tutorial! Been searching high and low for it and finally found out it's called Sheep's head ;p

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  4. David avatar
    David

    Hi Mint, you're most welcome!

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  5. Illia avatar
    Illia

    hahaha i finally found a tutorial on this sheep head. i saw it on… happy together [that talk show where they talk with bowls and sing in saunas]

    im wearing one right now and i feel so COOL hahahah!!

    thank you =D
    [someone should make a youtube tutorial on this XD]

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    1. David avatar
      David

      Thanks for your comment Illia – you should really post a pic of yourself in the Sheep Head!

      I’ll have to find someone mad enough to make the video tutorial — in the meantime you might enjoy — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMgbDQ0s7A8 😀

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  7. anon avatar
    anon

    How long is the towel usually? Because my towels are pretty big and it doesn’t look good when I try it on ==’

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    1. David avatar
      David

      Haha, try something about 60cm long 😀

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  8. kresty avatar
    kresty

    Haii ennoi …
    Gamshamnida nee~
    Thanks for help me make this pillowsheep…

    Just for information, I’m wearing right now
    Hahahahhaa ξ\(ˇ▼ˇ)/ξ

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  14. Ian avatar
    Ian

    It’s January 2022, just about exactly fifteen years after you posted this. A cat in my wife’s idle phone game was wearing something weird on its head, and we searched around to try to figure out what it was. Then we searched around to figure out how to actually do it. And yours was the first English-language site with clear instructions.

    I am wearing a sheeps-head towel right now. It’s weirdly comfortable.

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    1. David avatar
      David

      Haha, glad to hear this Ian!

      Reply

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