French Clip or Alligator Clip?
For those who don't know about differant types of clips
I have recently had a lot of questions about what an alligator clip is and what is the difference between that and a french clip. These clips are used in the making of hair bows and other accessories. I am going to try and help you understand the difference a little better so here goes.
Well, an alligator clip is just that, a clip that looks like an alligator and functions much like a cloths pin. These types of clips work well for smaller size bows and adornments (they do come in multiple sizes the larger sizes are usually used by hair dressers to hold pieces of the hair back in sections while they are cutting or coloring). They work well as an accent piece on older children who have their pulled up with a pony tail holder and then decorated with a clip. They do not hold large amounts of hair but they also do not hold if there is not enough hair. They work well in infants as long as they have enough hair to fasten the clip in without pulling.
French clips are a more traditional type of clip. These come in alot of sizes and a bow looks cute on all of them. These look more like a barrette and are made of metal. Unlike the alligator clips that can only hold so much hair these can actually hold quit abit of hair and don’t need a rubber band to help them out. These cannot be worn by infants or toddlers that do not have alot of hair at all so that is one down side to this type of clip the other that I have found and is only a personal experience and opinion….if this clip is not covered then it rubs on the hair and breaks it.
I hope this helps in some way give a better understanding of the clips they call alligator and french!
