3 Strand twists - first attempt!! Help!!

[TemiLnd]

Hello ladies,
I tried to do 3 strand twists on my natural hair but I don't think it turned out right. They seemed to be more coils than 3 strand twists. Can you guys shed some light on what I'm doing wrong. Check out my fotki for more pics. Thank you

 

[TemiLnd]

bumping for help ladies...

 

[Nonie]

My first attempt was my last one. Too time consuming and just a recipe for tangles for me. What's worse, the results didn't look as good as my two-strand twists so I'm a two-strander for life! Therefore, I'm not the right person to give tips.

However, Pokahontas made a thread where she showed a video of how she does them. Maybe you can learn something from her: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=270307

 

[BeetleBug]

I'm not really familiar w/ 3 strand twists but here's a good tutorial that I found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS71kyJTOOQ

 

[MA2010]

I think your twists look nice.

 

[dplyrooted]

what is the point of doing this, it just looks like a 2 strand twist?

 

[pookaloo83]

what is the point of doing this, it just looks like a 2 strand twist?

Supposedly at takedown, the twists are more defined.

 

[TemiLnd]

what is the point of doing this, it just looks like a 2 strand twist?

Supposedly at takedown, the twists are more defined.

Thats what I was told. The twists a a bit fatter too. I may have to wait till my hair is a bit longer to see the difference.
Thank you for the thoughts ladies and the videos.

I agree Nonie, 2 strand may just be better and it doesnt take as long.

 

[Fhrizzball]

Apparently they hold better and show more length too. The twistouts are more likes telephone spirals as opposed to the waviness of 2 strands.And for those that get tangles and knots with 2 strands, or alot of root puffiness this is a good alternative. Here's some tutorials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCbC1UK77DU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS71kyJTOOQ

3 strand twist out (skip to 3:07)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icd23_ZqNkI

 

[Miss AJ]

I tried a 3 strand twist once and i like the way it looks but my fingers are programmed to braid when they are holding 3 strands lol so it would be too time consuming for me for that reason alone.

 

[Mook's hair]

what is the point of doing this, it just looks like a 2 strand twist?

They hold a little tighter & longer (especially if you have hair that poofs)

But they do take longer.
When you look at them side by side next to a two strand twist, you can clearly see the difference.

they are also helpful when you're doing a flat cornrow that you want to end in a hanging twist because you already have 3 strands.


OP, I'm gonna look in your fotki to see if I can determine what went wrong but my guess is that you didn't really twirl each strand as you were twisting, I have a sort of demonstration of that method in my fotki videos but it wasn't with 3 strands it was 2...same theory though.

I will try to post a 3 strand twist tutorial soon because they work well for me when I do them.

 

[1god1]

what is the point of doing this, it just looks like a 2 strand twist?

I was getting ready to say the exact same thing. I tried the 3-strand twist only once. After making your observation, I decided to just stick with a two-strand twist