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UP_Lisa Sapphire Offline Posts: 138 Michigan - Upper Peninsula Gender:	Tangling When Braiding Aug 16^th, 2006 at 6:14pm How do you all keep your hair from tangling up while you are french braiding it? My hair is very fine and always wants to stick together. Therefore, it is hard to separate in sections. I hate to cause a lot of damage every time I braid.
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Tangling When Braiding Reply #1 - Aug 16^th, 2006 at 6:17pm My hair loves to tangle whenever I braid it. I've learned to make sure each section is separated after each crossing/braid. It might take a bit longer doing this, but at least I don't have the re-braiding that I have to untangle.
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UP_Lisa Sapphire Offline Posts: 138 Michigan - Upper Peninsula Gender:	Re: Tangling When Braiding Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2006 at 6:29pm I was hoping you would reply, Bikerbraid. I know you have fine hair like me. Do you have any tricks for keeping your arms from getting tired?
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Re: Tangling When Braiding
Reply #3 - Aug 16^th, 2006 at 6:53pm

LOL - PRACTICE! The more you braid, the more your arms get used to being held above your head (and the faster you get!).

When I was first learning to french braid, I did figure out how to hold the strands in one hand so that I could "rest" the other arm.

Try braiding your hair every night for bed. This is excellent practice, since neatness is not a factor for sleeping. You will be surprised at how quickly your braiding skills will develop. (and another hint - DON'T use a mirror - it only confuses the brain).

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Re: Tangling When Braiding
Reply #4 - Apr 17^th, 2007 at 7:22pm

Just found this thread.... My hair is fairly thick, but still loves to knot up. one tangle spreads in a matter of seconds into a mat of epic proportions, it seems. I'm glad I'm not the only one who only gets confused by mirrors. Always want to go in the wrong direction Sad

Then, I don't like mirrors much in general. Except for looking at the back of my head to check it.

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Re: Tangling When Braiding
Reply #5 - Apr 17^th, 2007 at 8:13pm

Braiding thick hair is tricky, simply because of the amount of hair you're dealing with. You have to go slowly and take your time. My greatest challenge is getting the divisions even-I have more hair on the left side of my head than the right.

Also, I used to take too large of a section for something like a French or Dutch braid. It looks better with smaller amounts of hair taken into each section, otherwise the bulk of the hair distorts the pattern.

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Reply #6 - Apr 18^th, 2007 at 6:09pm

I'm the opposite - more hair on right than left. My biggest problem is getting braids to look half-decent. I always end up with lumps, or even worse, hair ending up in weird arches over the rest. Heh, I remember when I learned the evils of large sections. I tried to french braid my hair before school, and ended up with all the loose hair in the braid before i got halfway down my head. *shakes head* It looked rediculous, but the bus came before I had a chance to fix it. I ended up making a braided bun with the excess and passing it off as "something I saw somewhere".
I don't think anybody was fooled.

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Tangling When Braiding Reply #7 - Apr 18^th, 2007 at 8:02pm I'm the same,more hair I think on the right than the left. I haven't even attempted to learn french braiding my hair. I think that would truly be a nightmare. Somethings are better left either in a simple braid or a ponytail........
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Debr Diamond Offline LongLocks Rocks! Posts: 549 Gender:	Re: Tangling When Braiding Reply #8 - Apr 19^th, 2007 at 12:49pm I have more hair on my left side. My arms get so tired, I quit braiding . I have admired those that could braid, their hair always looked soo lovely. I have been practicing, but when I get to my shoulders my arms give out. Of course, my hair weighs a ton. Keep practicing and you will get it. Debr
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Reply #9 - Apr 19^th, 2007 at 2:33pm

Most of the time, my hair is pulled back in a standard english braid(i never knew it had a name other than "braid" until I came here... that's the only way my arms don't kill me - even then I have to rest each arm at least once, and drape the braid over the shoulder to take some of the weight off. My hair's pretty heavy too, Debr.

It is pretty odd that one almost needs to go to a gym to get the arm strength to fix one's hair these days.

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Re: Tangling When Braiding
Reply #10 - Apr 19^th, 2007 at 5:18pm

Perhaps a rope braid would be good-its a two strand braid and all you do is twist in one direction and cross over in the opposite. It is faster, once you get the pattern down so maybe your arms won't get too tired. Mine will sometimes when French braiding, just because of the effort to make it look nice-all the thickness can make it a very slow process!

Now I'm wondering...I'm left handed and have more hair on my left side. Does your quantity show up on the same side for you? (Your dominant side)

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Reply #11 - Apr 19^th, 2007 at 7:25pm

Nope, sorry Sakina, I'm a leftie too. (well, I'm abidextrous for almost everything *except* my hair. my right hand does not understand the concept of combing and brushing. Its... defective in that regard. ) And I've never managed to get the hang of rope braiding... It always looks like my three year old niece got ahold of it when i'm done Sad

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Reply #12 - Apr 19^th, 2007 at 11:11pm

LOL! Yeah, us lefties are wired different.

It was just a curiosity-I'm ambidexterous also.

I didn't get the hand of rope braiding until I got this DVD, Bridal Styles Made Simple by Kathie Rothkop from her website www.hairrific.com.

There's some fun stuff on there, and when she does the rope braid she verbally repeats the directions and I think it finally sunk in. Actually, right now I've got my hair in a rope braid bun with hairsticks. I think its my new favorite!!

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Tangling When Braiding Reply #13 - Apr 20^th, 2007 at 4:13pm Count me in,too for being ambidextrous(?)
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Re: Tangling When Braiding
Reply #14 - Apr 20^th, 2007 at 4:32pm

I wish I could do my hair with both hands, as easily as i can write... Forwards, backwards, lefthand, righthand, give me a pen(or two) and i'm set. And yet half the time i can't even complete a simple bun. Sometimes i think that when it comes to hair, I'm nonbidextrous.... Is there actually a word for that?

Most lefties end up having to be ambidextrous due to the fact that nothing is quite designed right(left?).
Or even worse, we're taught by righties who punish us for using our left. (kindergarten sucked).

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