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My Crown Braid
Jun 30^th, 2004 at 1:31pm

I had this done at the Ren. Fair north of Houston (Plantersville) by "Twisted Sisters" braiders several years ago. I enjoyed the process and received LOTS of complements the entire day.

The lady doing the braid suggested putting small flowers in the braid but I declined. Might have been good if I were going to SanFrancisco (HaHa). Wink

I enjoyed wearing this style. Felt very nice and was quite cool.

Just thought I'd share. (Maybe I should have put this in the braided locks section.)

Love to all;

DSW

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #1 - Jun 30^th, 2004 at 2:01pm Thanks for sharing! The pic was a bit dark for me to see, but I could see the braid. I had a similar type braid done at a Ren Fest last year. It felt so strange - like I had no hair at all. Wonderful for the hot days we were having.
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Anne-Marie Emerald Offline Posts: 368 Germany Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #2 - Jun 30^th, 2004 at 2:23pm Unfortunately I can't see the pic,only a red x
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Anne-Marie Emerald Offline Posts: 368 Germany Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #3 - Jun 30^th, 2004 at 2:25pm Now I can see it (my computer is a bit strange sometimes),looks very nice !
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #4 - Jun 30^th, 2004 at 9:01pm Looks cool! Wouldn't that be great to be able to do a crown braid on yourself? It's amazing how much hair disappears into the braid! /Kate
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #5 - Jun 30^th, 2004 at 11:19pm OOOOOoooooh. I can see it much better on my computer at home. Great crown braid! I agree, that the flowers might have been a bit "over the top". You are an adventurous person with your hairstyles. Keep it up!
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Re: My Crown Braid
Reply #6 - Jul 1^st, 2004 at 3:26am

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Looks cool! Wouldn't that be great to be able to do a crown braid on yourself? It's amazing how much hair disappears into the braid!

/Kate

You can do a crown braid on yourself. It takes loads of practice, but then all of a sudden it starts working for you.

I find if I spritz my hair quite wet while in a crown braid, it sets really deep natural-looking waves, the higher the braid is, the more natural-looking the waves.

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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #7 - Jul 1^st, 2004 at 8:19am Wow eKatherine, have you got any pictures of yourself with a crown braid? I'll have to wait a year or so for my hair to be long enough! /Kate
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Re: My Crown Braid
Reply #8 - Jul 1^st, 2004 at 9:47am

Kate, I can do a crown braid on myself too. The last time I did one was almost a year ago, so my hair was a lot shorter, but I learned the hand movements then. My hair is quite thick so it's harder, plus I don't like the look on myself (I find it to be unflattering), so I haven't done it for a while. If, however, I do it again, I'll be sure to take a pic Wink

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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #9 - Jul 2^nd, 2004 at 1:13am Kate, Here's a picture of what I call a double half crown braid. That's where I started at the center part in back, went around to the front, then started again at the back and went around the other way. The two braids crossed in front and got pinned up in the middle.
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #10 - Jul 2^nd, 2004 at 8:24am It looks fantastic! And your hair is so shiny I can't wait to be able to try on myself, I can only French braid my short hair. /Kate
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: My Crown Braid Reply #11 - Jul 2^nd, 2004 at 10:20am Great idea, eKatherine! I'll have to see if I can manage your version of a crown braid while I'm on vacation. Thanks for sharing your photo!
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Re: My Crown Braid
Reply #12 - Oct 9^th, 2004 at 12:24am

Kate,
If your short hair is at least shoulder-length, you can fit it in a crown braid! My six year old sister has shoulder length hair, and i crown-braided it quite nicely. The only thing is, shorter hair wil work better if you do it French instead of the normal crown braid Dutch. The difference is, in French you go over instead of under, so even if hair loosens if often stays tucked in. You may have trouble doing it yourself if your hair is short, but it is possible!

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