[blparent] French Braid

[Barbara Hammel]

I have braided my hair that way, but, no, that is not a french braid.
Barbara

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:53 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] French Braid

> 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
>
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> 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
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> 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
>
> If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom
> you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.
>
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> From: "Jessica Lucken" <pete1744 at umn.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:47 PM
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> 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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