Braids R Beautiful

After a tedious weekend of braiding and getting little sleep, I finally finished my individuals. I believe that they are AWESOME. Don't you think?

Materials that I used: Beverly Johnson 1B (8 packs), BIC lighter, shea butter, Wild Growth Hair Oil, Olive oil

YARN BRAIDS

How to Yarn Braid
Supplies 

• Acrylic yarn (selected color)  [wool yarn locs hair intentionally]
• Hair shears (at least 5 inches)
• Lighter (Bic) or perm-rods (if you opt for the hot-water method)
• Rat-tail comb (for easy parting)  
• Liquid moisturize (for natural hair and yarn)
• 5 duck bill clips (to section hair while braiding)
• Shea butter (to moisturize scalp)

Before braiding/twisting your hair with yarn braids, make sure that your hair has been freshly shampooed, conditioned, and moisturized within the past two days.

1. Use three strands of yarn for your braid. Interlock one strand over two strands.
2. Latch yarn onto natural hair at scalp. Criss-cross from left to right.
3. Separate natural hair into two and interweave natural hair with a single section of yarn.
4. Continue to braid until you've reached desired length. 
5. Tie the ends using a slip knot. Ravel 2-3 times. Clip loose ends.
6. Burn ends with a lighter or use perm-rods to curls ends and dip in hot water for 7 minutes.
7. Moisturize entire scalp with shea butter. 

The benefits of yarn braids is that you do not have to cover your hair at night. The older your braids/twists are, the better they look.  Yarn braids have many names- Genie Locs, Rope Twists, Sailor Braids. The options are endless!

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I was thrilled to hear that Blick Arts Supply had a location in my city. Utretcht is okay but its inventory is limited and Michael's Craft Store is a distance away from my home. At Blick's grand opening, I surveyed the store loading up my cart- sketch books for hair sketches, pencils for distinguishing colors, and yarn for braiding.

Now, I know what you are thinking. Why in the world would anyone want to wear yarn in their hair. For anyone who has not had the experiencing of wearing yarn braids, I will tell you that it is easier to use than synthetic hair, and the older it gets, the better it looks. It is the perfect option for individuals who aspire to wear locs but aren't quite ready to loc their hair.

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The yarn used in this video is Red Heart Super Saver black acrylic yarn. 

You can purchase it @ Michael's Craft Store.