Confession

[DeQuendre]

I have been living in envy of a lot of you because...I can't braid. I have wanted to try a braid out but I suck at it. Am I alone? Any help? There must be a support group for people like me.
DeQ

 

[MoezThunder]

Bump! Girl braiding might aswell be a foreign language to me.

You are not alone in your struggle!

 

[HotCoCoGurl130]

its ok, it took me a godd year to finally learn how to decently braid. keep practicing.

 

[lilchanel]

Don't feel bad...I can't braid either. I have tried learning for years now.

My fingers just won't do right!

 

[EXSQUISIT]

deq

i cant braid either. when i want the braidout effect i make four to six plaits after washing and let it airdry overnight and it comes out very crinkly the next day.

 

[Nonie]

DeQuendre, as Ms_Jennifer has pointed out, you don't need to do cornrows for a braid out. Can you do square plaits? Those work too.

I don't know how well this works, but if you can't do square plaits, perhaps you could give this tool a try. The braids in the BEFORE and AFTER shots would give you a good braid-out. I thought it was cool that the instructions suggest that one mists the hair, so damp hair should be just right. Anyone tried it?

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

I was just about to say that you can get a similar effect with twists!

 

[DeQuendre]

Thanks all. Ms_Jennifer and Nonie, I can plait. Of course I don't even remember ever doing it to my own head. Is a square plait when you make a plait and then use that formed plait as the third section of hair for a plait behind it, so you are forming a chain on your head with plaits? I have done that to a niece a very long time ago. Is that what you're talking about? Thanks for all the info. I have seen that device (the Olsen twins brand) in Wal-Mart; I've wondered how well it works too. DSD, I think my next wash, I will try twists, for this remedial, cornrow-challenged soul

 

[Boadicea]

Step by step instructions: http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/Braiding_Tips.htm

 

[EXSQUISIT]

deq....i dont know about the square plaits. i just do four to six regular plaits to get mine that way, and twists work well too, but when i twist its not as crinkly as when i plait.

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

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DeQuendre said:
Thanks all. Ms_Jennifer and Nonie, I can plait. Of course I don't even remember ever doing it to my own head. Is a square plait when you make a plait and then use that formed plait as the third section of hair for a plait behind it, so you are forming a chain on your head with plaits? I have done that to a niece a very long time ago. Is that what you're talking about? Thanks for all the info. I have seen that device (the Olsen twins brand) in Wal-Mart; I've wondered how well it works too. DSD, I think my next wash, I will try twists, for this remedial, cornrow-challenged soul

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Good Luck!