Padding

Padding would also have been used in the Elizabethan era to create the height with the elaborate hairstyles. Some examples of Elizabethan hairstyles with padding in include:

To create a padding look, crimp/ curl the hair for decoration and height and section the front of the hair. Plait behind the crimpled hair (French) and use this to attach the padding. To create the padding you can use an old pair of tights and some tissues. Using grips attach to the plait at the top and bottom and then pull the hair back over the padding and grip into place. If you’ve curled the front section you can then pin the curls into place for decoration.

 Below is images of when I tried padding:

Image link:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=curls+and+crimping+in+elizabethan+hairstyles&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dw96VKL5G5Kx7QbE0YDAAg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=667#tbm=isch&q=padding+hairstyles&spell=1&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=Kano4LfrEWZmxM%253A%3Bsdy9SdbfUeCKqM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.virtualhaircare.com%252Fimages%252FAHFA08%252FCreative%252520Colourist%252FCOL_NANCY_RAO%252Fup-dk.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.virtualhaircare.com%252Fvirtual%252520salon%252Fblow%252520and%252520style%252Fhairup_gallery.htm%3B300%3B424

I think this image shows an Elizabethan women with padding, from the image I can tell that it may have padding on both sides.