Braiding and weaving instructionals?
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Topic: Braiding and weaving instructionals?
Posted By: Carter
Subject: Braiding and weaving instructionals?
Date Posted: December 06 2006 at 1:52pm
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I've been looking at the various instructionals available on the web. I'm most interested in weft application and am wondering if anyone has any reccomendations or experiences with them. The most interesting to me were these:
1. Braids By Breslin: http://www.braidsbybreslin.com/dvd.html 2. This online course from Nikki Lasher: http://research.universalclass.com/i/research/9317-syllabus.htm 3. Lisha Colman's, which looks like it would be awesome, but its expensive so I'm wondering if it is worth it? http://www.lisha.com/hairextensionvid.html Thanks! |
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Posted By: Poose
Date Posted: December 06 2006 at 4:15pm
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I dont know about the video your thinking of, but fucl<in' a. $500.00 for a mirco-links video and kit?  R-i-p o-f-f! I am assuming the other videos are equally over priced! ------------- ^..^ |
Posted By: Carter
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 12:25am
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Both of the DVDs are expensive. If you get the instructionals for all of Lisha Coleman's methods it is about $2,000. Can't even image what is so special about them.
The online course is resonably priced, but you have to buy your own supplies. |
Posted By: kathidiva
Date Posted: December 27 2006 at 2:16am
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I have been doing a technique that requires no braiding or glue etc. It is awesome and very easy to do. It has been called the malaysian and lock stich method. Any interest? ------------- Who says diva's aren't loveable? |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: December 29 2006 at 10:00am
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Sure if you're willing to post a tutorial or pics of how this method is done..
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Posted By: Carter
Date Posted: December 29 2006 at 10:15am
| I've never heard of those, so yes, I would be very interested. Thanks! |
Posted By: flakita1968
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 2:29pm
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I have been going crazy trying to learn the method you speak of. I think. Is it where you make your own track with hair and thread? I paid a lady $500.00 to teach me and it was the wrong technique. It was pole weaving and it sucked. Also I have to pay a girl $15.00 per braid to do the cornrow for the wefted track sew in method and she always gives me problems where she doesnt have the time and I loose customers. Can you please contact me so that I can see if I can pay you to teach me? I work out of my home. Please reply ASAP.
------------- Flakita |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 11:45pm
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As I said in the other thread, Lisha Coleman tapes are worth the money, if you are a professional in this business.
try http://www.tonilove.com/ - http://www.tonilove.com/
I bought the electric weaving machine from http://www.cindycut.com - www.cindycut.com . It is a electric pole weaving system. It makes a very small track and holds well it slippery, fine hair. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 12:03am
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Elaine, have you tried to learn how to braid? I would imagine you're
able to watch the girl that you pay to do the tracks? Can she teach you? ------------- |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: May 08 2007 at 2:26am
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Crappy video, but it's a free tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2XzrwyI5M - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2XzrwyI5M ------------- http://hawaiianhairextensions.com - http://hawaiianhairextensions.com |
Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: May 08 2007 at 9:17pm
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I think more than $50 for an extension technique video is too much money. Maybe a little more for new techniques, but not for the stuff we've already used for years.
Lisha Coleman is too expensive. I haven't bought her videos but I can't see paying that much for videos that most people give free demos for. I wasn't that impressed with the Malaysian technique, too much work and you can get flat cornrows with practice.
Braids by Breslin is reasonably priced. She doesn't do full head weaves with no hair out but I liked her weave video.
Nikki Lasher is super cheap but I think she uses drawings to teach instead of photos and videos and it can be kind of confusing (unless she's changed it). She has free demos I think. I would try a couple of those before signing up for her online class. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 12:04am
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Nikki Lasher?? where is her site? ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: May 09 2007 at 12:44pm
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Here are Niki Lashers websites. http://research.universalclass.com/i/research/9317-syllabus.htm - http://research.universalclass.com/i/research/9317-syllabus.htm
http://www.cornrows.co.uk - www.cornrows.co.uk
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Posted By: flakita1968
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 12:50am
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I want to buy the machine but Im worried. It is very expensive. I am willing to pay the $ if its worth it. What do you think? Was it difficult to learn how to make the track? Is it worth the $700.00? I have to pay ten to fifteen dollars per braid to a woman when I do the sew in hair. ------------- Flakita |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 12:15am
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For a professional seeking a good weaving method to use on clients, the Cindycut machine is worth the investment. There would be no way to apply it to yourself. So if you are looking for a DIY technique, that's not the solution for you.
Lisha Coleman's tapes are good. I have 3 of them. Again, for a professional who is investing in education to further their career, the higher cost of the tapes is quite inline with what continuing education should cost. If you are a DIYer, than no, you'd not get your money's worth from the tapes if you are just using it for yourself.
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Posted By: flakita1968
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 11:01am
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I have been a licensed cosmetologist since I was 18 and am now 36. I am ceritified in 4 hair extension methods as well. I would consider myself a PROFESSIONAL. I have invested thousands of dollars on my continuing education. I have gotten a lot of good advise from this forum and most of the time the people are very helpful so before I go and spend the $$ on the machine I thought I would ask some questions about it. I know I can ask the people who sell it but they would never tell me the negatives if any.
Now when you say that there would be no way to apply the weave yourself using the cindycut machine, do you mean on yourself? Do you need another person to acomplish this? Just making sure. ------------- Flakita |
Posted By: flakita1968
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 11:05am
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I finally learned how to do the cornrows but they are not as tight or as uniform and thin as my assistants. I guess it takes lots of practice. Because of her braids my clients tracks last 3 months. I know my wouldnt. At least not yet. ------------- Flakita |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 11:15am
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flakita1968 wrote:Posted By: flakita1968
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 11:18am
I hope so! Im glad you understand! Have a great day ------------- Flakita |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 11:54am
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Hi Flatika, Yep, you have been in the business for a while. I didn't mean to sound insulting with my post, that wasn't the intention. On this forum, I think most of the girls are DIYers and what constitutes educational value to them is quite different than to the Pro, who is using the method to produce income.
With the Cindycut machine, you can't do it to yourself, as I don't think you could with any pole weaving device. In order to get the proper tension of the weaving cords, the machine is place a few feet behind and to the side the client's head.
I'm sure some of the talent girls here could figure out how to do this to themselves, but it was not designed for that and it would be hard to do it properly, I would think.
I do sew ins with microrings. I take two sections of the client's hair and crisscross it through the ring and crimp flat. I do a row of these, and that gives me the base on which to sew. It's the flatest weave ever, specially if you use the protube type rings, since they crimp down very flat. It holds very well, even in the finest hair.
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Posted By: flakita1968
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 9:05pm
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Dont even worry about it no offense taken. I know what you mean though. I even get people calling me posing as possible clients asking me all sorts of questions when in the end they wanted to do it themselves all along.
So you dont think the machine would work well with sew in extensions? You know the ones from temple to temple and ear to ear etc? Thats what I would want it for. I need a solid foundation that is right up against the head. You are the only one I know who has this machine. Thanks for the advise by the way.  ------------- Flakita |