(Pasted from my journal...)

1. Separate hair into two roughly equal sides.

2.  Grasp one side a little bit under the ear.

3.  With other hand, grasp the tail and encircle it around the shaft of the part you are grasping under your ear.  There will be a slight loop of hair underneath the spirally curled part, which is normal.

4.  OH YES...you will need a thin crew sock.  Fold the cuff down just like you would do if you were wearing it.  Hold your curled hair in your right hand and stuff it into the sock.   (Or your left, whichever is easier.)  

5.  Get a rubber band (it can be any kind of band, 'cuz the sock is protecting hair from damage) and secure the sock-covered curl.  To do this effectively you should loop up the end (foot) of the sock and stick it under the band.

Hair should be dry before attempting.  Mist lightly with water before curling.

I've done this for years with my hair, only I braid it, then curl it and put it in the sock.  Works great for making sure your ends are curled nicely.

Putting your hair in the sock also helps protect the hair while sleeping.

Hrrrmm......  :-/

Can you explain this better?  I want to try this (I've been doing the BB braid with a curler for the end and really like it, by the way  ;)) but I don't understand your instructions....

wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2005 at 3:45pm:

Hrrrmm......  :-/ Can you explain this better?  I want to try this (I've been doing the BB braid with a curler for the end and really like it, by the way  ;)) but I don't understand your instructions....

I'll try to explain it better...if my dad would give me one of his digi-cams I could maybe post pictures!  ::)


Part your hair down the center into two tails. Actually you can braid it or not, I have tried both ways. I think it turns out more curly if the hair is braided first, because it narrows the ends down...If you braid it, stop braiding at about chin length.

Grab hold of one tail at chin-length or a bit lower with fingers of your left hand. (I'm doing this as I type...)  

With fingers of your right hand, grasp the part of the tail hanging down below your fingers and lift it up so that you are actually wrapping this around the shaft of hair you are grasping with your left hand... :-/ make sense?
x
x-----------here's hair coming out from your head...
x
x
x ------------------grasp here with left hand...
x   x
x   x
x   x-----------------------while bringing up ends
x   x                             to circle around the section you
xxxx                             are already holding,
                                    looping it around above the fingers. Essentially you are curling the hair around itself.  (The "picture" couldn't show that part, sorry...)            

Have your crew sock cuffed and ready as well as your rubber bands.  Holding the coiled bundle of hair with your RIGHT hand, stuff it into the sock with your LEFT.  Secure near the end with rubber band.  Repeat for other side!

Please let me know if I am still not explaining this right! :)

OK - I am going to try this - if I'm up all night I will holler  ;D

Seriously - thanks for posting - this sound like it has mega potential...g

Thanks for sharing this idea on board :) It makes more sense now that you've compared it to the sock-stuffing method.

Anais