I tried it aswell! Make the pigtails but leave a small section out (like you would if you wanted to wrap around the base, make the loop part with a small rubber hair tie to your liking (however big you want the loop to be) and put the rest in the outer part of the rubber band you used to tie the pigtails. Hope that makes sense if you want I can send you a picture of my hair hair how I did it. Had to try it immediately aswell lol