Apparatus for curling hair comprises first and second side portions which are secured together in a spaced apart relationship via a connector portion. The connector portion is positioned substantially centrally with respect to each side portion. The connector portion has a length of not more than 20 mm. The side portions are fabricated from a material which is both resilient and thermally conductive.

A hair curling system that comprises fabric based hair curling system that does not require damaging heat or for the user to wet the user's hair in order for the hair curling system to provide defined and stylish curls to a user's hair. The hair curling system includes a hair curler made up of a hair tie attached to a top open end of an elongated section of fabric that has a closed left side and a closed right side, and an open bottom end. The user inserts a desired amount of hair through the elongated section of fabric and rolls that section of fabric towards the user's head and ties the contained or inserted amount of hair contained in the elongated section of fabric of the hair curler. A detachable pocket dedicated to holding another physical hair curler can be added to add further tightness to a user's curls.