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    Posted: October 18 2005 at 5:03am
I am trying to buy hair to have PB put in. I know you lose length with the
pinch braids, but I have heard 2 things: 1) you lose about 4 inches
becasue of the doubled over part 2) You lose almost 1/2 the length
becasue you fold the entire length almost in half.

Which method is more common?
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http://hairalchemy.com/tutorial/index.html

 

Click on search up the top right of this page and type in pinchbraid, there are many different discussions on pinchbraiding. The link I just posted is one of them. I experimented with pinchbraiding but never did an actual install but several people on this forum have. Hope that link is helpful!
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You should only lose 1 1/2 to 2 inches from the overlap. Of course, if you use superlong hair (like PlastikHaar), you can actually double it over (so a 46" length would give you 24" hair), but with most hair (including all human hair), figure that you'll need to order at least 2 inches longer than the ultimate length you want to achieve. :)
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thanks guys!
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