New IDEA!!!!!
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Topic: New IDEA!!!!!
Posted By: BirdOfEden
Subject: New IDEA!!!!!
Date 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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Posted By: elvira
Date Posted: April 24 2005 at 4:36pm
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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Posted By: Angelfruit
Date Posted: April 24 2005 at 5:18pm
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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. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 24 2005 at 5:24pm
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! :) |
BirdOfEden wrote:Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: April 24 2005 at 5:43pm
| 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. |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: April 24 2005 at 6:35pm
| I was wondering how you got the spirit gum out. Thanks, I think I'll try that on my mannequin now. |
Posted By: elvira
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 4:31pm
| 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. |
Posted By: zapevaj
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 5:01pm
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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 ------------- http://www.hairalchemy.net - Hair Alchemy |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 5:54pm
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. :) |
Posted By: BirdOfEden
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 6:03pm
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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. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 25 2005 at 6:12pm
| 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. :) |