[blparent] French Braid

[Veronica Smith]

Maybe this is sort of what you are talking about, but my friend Darlene
makes 3 braids and then braids those 3 braids together.  It's really cool
looking.  I'm still not sure exactly what a French braid is.  Is it a
regular braid with more than 3 bunches of hair? V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:50 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] French Braid

I don't know about a tactile description but here's how I could best 
describe it.  Okay, you said you think you know how to do it.  Start with 
your three pieces and slowly add as you braid them back.  Keep a comb handy 
so you can comb each time you add.  Pull it as tight as she'll let you.  The

trick is keeping the hair combed neatly as you go along.  If I lived near 
you, I'd do it for you.  I love doing other people's hair but hate doing my 
own.  Consequentlym, I don't wear french braids any more.  If you have a 
hard time getting it started, put a little ponytail with your beginning 
hair.
Here's another fun thing you can do.  Then again, people may think I'm 
corny.  I sometimes put lots of ponytail holders in my hair via the adding 
in fashion of the french braid.  So you put one way toward the front with a 
little bit of hair, add a little from each side and put another holder in. 
Keep doing that until you have all the hair in and then space them nicely 
all the way down the ponytail.  I like to make a rainbow that way.
Barbara

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From: "Jessica Lucken" <pete1744 at umn.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:47 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] French Braid

> Hello,
>
> So my three-year-old daughter always wants her hair in French braids, I
> think mainly because her teachers often do this at school for her.  She 
> has
> long thick hair, so definitely braidable.  Wondering if anyone has a good
> resource for tactile descriptions of how to do the French braid.  I
> basically have the concept, but would like to learn the real way so it 
> stays
> nice and tight all day long.
>
> Jessica
>
>
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