[blparent] French Braid

Thu Sep 3 03:59:48 UTC 2009

So are we talking more than 3 bunches of hair, like you start with 3 and
then pick up another bunch.  See when I try this I tend to drop the orginal
3 bunches.  Am I missing something? V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:27 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] French Braid

What Melissa says about the hair being wet is very true. If you braid the 
hair wet it will come out much tighter, and because it dries that way, it's 
likely to stay in position longer. I do the braid slightly different than 
the other explaination you received; maybe because my hair isn't quite as 
long. I begin the same way, by grabbing a section of hair at the top/middle 
of my head. I divide that section into 3, and begin braiding. I grab a bit 
of hair from each side every time I do a cross over. That's how I was taught

to do it, and I find my braids stay quite tight. In fact, aI have one in my 
hair right now.

Dena

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From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] French Braid

> Hello Jessica,
> I don't have any good resources.  The only thing that worked for me was
> practice, practice, practice.  Perhaps start with regular braids or one 
> big
> regular braid so you can get the hang of doing that nice and tight.  Then
> try a french braid.  It might help if Lucy's hair is wet, so maybe do it
> after a bath or shower the first few times.  Also, if she has a doll with
> long hair, or if you have a friend with long hair, you might be able to
> practice on that before you start with Lucy.  I'd think it would be much
> easier to braid someone's hair who is sitting still.  Also, if you have 
> long
> hair you can practice on yourself.  That's why I wanted to learn, and I 
> got
> very good at being able to french braid my own hair.  Now, of course, I 
> only
> have a son and I cut my hair after he was born, so all of that practice
> isn't doing me any good at the moment.  I hope I'll have a daughter 
> someday!
> Good luck,
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jessica Lucken
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:48 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> 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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