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    Posted: April 24 2005 at 4:30pm
Okay, I've been thinking about pinchbraids, but I'm not a great braider and am afraid they would slip right out of my hair.  I'm almost certain of it.  Anyhow, I was thinking and came up with the idea of using fusion glue to secure the end of the braid!   (I'm a fusion person, by the way)  Now if I could only get the braiding down.  Haven't done it in a while, maybe I've become a bit more coordinated since I've been doing fusion in the back of my own head for a while!
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Excellent idea! Mabey if you practice on another person or a manequin head until your ready to do your own hair? That's really a very clever idea! E.
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African braiders do this all the time with microbraids ... they seal the
braid (at the last twist) with nail glue as it dries clear and stops the
braid unravelling. When you are ready to remove, just snip of the
braid above the glue and unravel ... hassel free.

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Originally posted by BirdOfEden BirdOfEden wrote:

Okay, I've been thinking about pinchbraids, but I'm not a great braider and am afraid they would slip right out of my hair.  I'm almost certain of it.


You might be suprised. I thought they would be prone to slipping too, but they're--by far--the most secure method in my hair. I never, ever lose any. In a year, I think I lost one, making them way more secure than hairlocs, GLs, Cinderella, extendtubes, or shrinkies (at least for me). The key is incorporating the string into the braid. That way, when there's tension on the hair, it actually tightens (rather than loosens) the braids. And even with that tension, I have no damage. It's way less damaging than all of those other methods for me, too. I'd recommend it to anyone--really.

Good luck! :)
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Spirit gum is wonderful to work with when braiding the hair, it hold everything secure whole your doing it, but washes out over the course of the few weeks you'll have it in.  Just dont overdo it, a little goes a long way.
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I was wondering how you got the spirit gum out. Thanks, I think I'll try that on my mannequin now.
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Jenny, pinchbraids are sounding more appealing after hearing you. Are they known by any other name than pinchbraid? You had mentioned that your hair was thin and they don't damage your hair. It sounds really promising to me except the installation part. How long do the pinchbraids last on your head? How long does it take you to do a whole head? Thanks. E.
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I guess it would wrok, but what would be the advantage of this over normal pinchbraids or normal fusion? Personally, I don't use fusion glue because I don't like the whole glue-on-your-hair thing. Even AA braiders, when they do microbraids, don't put the glue on the client's hair- they braid just past the end of the client's hair, then glue it (that's why you can just cut off the glued part- because the client's hair ends before the glue).

Certainly not trying to criticize you here, just exploring the idea.

-Rae

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Originally posted by elvira elvira wrote:

Are they known by any other name than pinchbraid? You had mentioned that your hair was thin and they don't damage your hair. It sounds really promising to me except the installation part. How long do the pinchbraids last on your head? How long does it take you to do a whole head? Thanks. E.


Sure. They're also known as the string, or Hairpolice, method. And they last until I get them redone, which is usually 2 1/2 to 3 months, although I'm sure they could last much longer since they never come out (I wouldn't leave in any extensions longer than 4 months though, for obvious reasons). But I *do not* do them myself; I get them done at a salon, which takes only 3 hours, and that's the thing--I think it's a great method and I'd recommend it to anyone, but it's not that easy to learn DIY. It's certainly possible to learn it, but it takes a great deal of patience and practice. :)
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Zapevaj,

My reasoning for this idea is because I love fusion, but because I tend to be a little harder on my hair than the gentle care that fusion calls for, I thought pinch braids might be more suitable for me.   However, knowing my hair and the fact that I'm new to pinchbraids, I have the feeling that they'd slip out.  So I thought I could do the pinchbraid which would be easier on the hair, and then fusion glue it which would prevent slipping.  I know some people don't like glue, but I have great experiences with it.  The  only thing is that  I tend to not be as easy on the hair as I should, so I wanted to try pinchbraids.

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I'd recommend that you try pinchbraids first without the glue and see how they hold up. You can always modify the process later on. :)
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