Anybody got pics of a straw set?

[zzirvingj]

I've been wanting to see pics of straw sets/spiral sets and was wondering if anyone has some they could share??

 

[prospurr4]

I've been wanting to see pics of straw sets/spiral sets and was wondering if anyone has some they could share??

My spiral set is in my siggy.

 

[zzirvingj]

My spiral set is in my siggy.

That is too funny cuz after I posted this I had seen your siggy and was staring at it! LOL

Please tell me what you used for those curls...and did you "separate" the curls or not? It looks fabulous!

 

[AsTheCurlzTurns]

Sorry I don't have any pics of a straw/spiral set, but I do have this link to a youtube video of how to do straw sets that I picked up during my learning journey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUKOx_u8UI

 

[prospurr4]

That is too funny cuz after I posted this I had seen your siggy and was staring at it! LOL

Please tell me what you used for those curls...and did you "separate" the curls or not? It looks fabulous!

Thanks, zzirving! I use magnetic rollers with covers; 28, 1" size and 7, 3/4" size around the front hairline. When setting, I part my hair vertically and place the rollers the same.

I tend to not separate the curls because it's so much easier to pincurl "unseparated" curls, so that the set lasts longer, about 7 days, until my next wash. I actually prefer the fuller look of the curls after they've been separated, just a little, though.

By the way, your hair is too gorgeous...a well-deserved FOTM.

 

[ladylibra]

i have some in my Fotki, although this was back when i was transitioning and most of my hair was still relaxed.

 

[wonderstar]

Here are my pics http://public.fotki.com/wonderstar88/how-to/straw-curls---1st-a/

I made this updo after it got kinda stale http://public.fotki.com/wonderstar88/hairstyles/twistscoilsandbantuknots/august2007001.html

 

[UrbanHeiress]

When using straws, how do you get them to stay after you roll the hair?

 

[SilentRuby]

Sorry I don't have any pics of a straw/spiral set, but I do have this link to a youtube video of how to do straw sets that I picked up during my learning journey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUKOx_u8UI

I liked her video. I use to do straw sets on my micro braids all the time and they were so pretty. I just don't have the patience to do it to my own hair. Yet!

 

[UrbanHeiress]

Just watched the video. I will not be doing a straw set. It would take me forever.

 

[Blkprincess]

Here are my pics http://public.fotki.com/wonderstar88/how-to/straw-curls---1st-a/

I made this updo after it got kinda stale http://public.fotki.com/wonderstar88/hairstyles/twistscoilsandbantuknots/august2007001.html

I was checking out your fotki, your hair is absolutely gorgeous. I love the way you style your natural hair.

 

[wonderstar]

When using straws, how do you get them to stay after you roll the hair?

You need to secure both ends with a clip or pin. It is alot of work.

 

[wonderstar]

I was checking out your fotki, your hair is absolutely gorgeous. I love the way you style your natural hair.

Thanks, I try my best to keep it pretty.

 

[wheezy807]

Here's mines: http://public.fotki.com/wheezy807/2007/september/

 

[Dposh167]

when u do a straw set, how in the world do u keep ur hair on the straw without it unraveling?

 

[wheezy807]

when u do a straw set, how in the world do u keep ur hair on the straw without it unraveling?

I think some of them use bobby pins or those prong clips.

 

[poookie]

i have some in my Fotki, although this was back when i was transitioning and most of my hair was still relaxed.

i love how the set turned out in this picture! the ringlets are so pretty!


maybe i'll try a straw set one day... i'm doing a spiral set right now (with the gray rods), and i don't think it will turn out well.

 

[poookie]

i put some pics in my fotki of my 1st spiral set. it's not perfect, but not terrible, IMHO

 

[moni_kerr]

well here are mine from a couple years ago !:

 

[zzirvingj]

i have some in my Fotki, although this was back when i was transitioning and most of my hair was still relaxed.

*GASP* ----GORGEOUS!! Is the second pic a pic of when you separated the curls??? I love the shape of your hair!

 

[zzirvingj]

Thanks, zzirving! I use magnetic rollers with covers; 28, 1" size and 7, 3/4" size around the front hairline. When setting, I part my hair vertically and place the rollers the same.

I tend to not separate the curls because it's so much easier to pincurl "unseparated" curls, so that the set lasts longer, about 7 days, until my next wash. I actually prefer the fuller look of the curls after they've been separated, just a little, though.

By the way, your hair is too gorgeous...a well-deserved FOTM.

Thanks for clarifying and thanks for the complement

 

[zzirvingj]

Sorry I don't have any pics of a straw/spiral set, but I do have this link to a youtube video of how to do straw sets that I picked up during my learning journey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUKOx_u8UI

OMG, that girl's hair is TO DIE FOR. I am so jealous right about now cuz she's making me wish my hair wasn't as dense as it is--her hair is so cute just wearing it as a wash-n-go, or tied back in a little pony. I saw a couple of her other vids; she seems to have a really low maintenance routine.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[zzirvingj]

Here are my pics http://public.fotki.com/wonderstar88/how-to/straw-curls---1st-a/

I made this updo after it got kinda stale http://public.fotki.com/wonderstar88/hairstyles/twistscoilsandbantuknots/august2007001.html

GORGEOUS!! How long did it take you to set all of that hair on all those straws??

 

[zzirvingj]

Here's mines: http://public.fotki.com/wheezy807/2007/september/

Very pretty! Did you use straws cuz your curls look bigger than the other straw sets I've seen?

 

[wonderstar]

About 3 hours.

 

[zzirvingj]

i put some pics in my fotki of my 1st spiral set. it's not perfect, but not terrible, IMHO

I think you did an EXCELLENT job for your first try! It looks way better than mine would have looked, LOL Are you going to separate the curls at all? How are you maintaining your curls at night?

 

[seeminglysweet]

I have a straw set in my album: http://public.fotki.com/seeminglysweet/hair_photos/random_hair_pics/close.html

 

[ajoyfuljoy]

Just watched the video. I will not be doing a straw set. It would take me forever.

A couple of years ago my sister did the top of my hair in a straw set and the back in a french roll for a special occasion. The straw set part easily took two hours!!! I don't know how she had the patience to do it.

But I could see a straw set lasting for like 2 weeks, so that makes it worth it. You could probably run straw setted hair over with a car and the curls would still be set!

 

[Divake22]

Gorgeous hair BTW. I can't wait to do one when it is your length. My straw set is in my fotki.

 

[ladylibra]

*GASP* ----GORGEOUS!! Is the second pic a pic of when you separated the curls??? I love the shape of your hair!

yep, the 2nd pic is after i separated the long strawset coils from pic #1. and thanks for the compliment, i am BIG on the shape of my hair!

my natural coils are very close to what this strawset looked like, so i haven't bothered to strawset since BCing. plus that style took HOURS... literally all day setting straws, drying the hair, taking straws out, pulling curls apart. it did last for a good amount of time though... unlike my natural coils, this hair didn't get smushed flat when i went to sleep!