This week I decided to try a different way of learning.  From the beginning of this project I have been finding a new “how to” video on youtube.  This week I found a website that had the option to follow along with the pictures and writing, but there was also a video option if you would like to watch.  I went with following along with the pictures this time, this was I could work along at my own pace and not feel like I was constantly rushing so that I could keep up with the video.

This first part of these instructions is to just do one solid braid first, I went back to the basics and worked on this, as they showed a different way to get the hair on the sides into the braid which is my downfall.  I did pretty good with this task this week, I still struggled to make the sides look clean and finished.  I think that I need to start using more water to keep the hair more damp, I try to avoid water as I wasn’t sure how my mannequin head would fair.

The next step was too split the hair into 2 sections-this is the way I need to make perfect as this is what I need to do for dance season.  I am getting the task of the under hand braid perfected, but I find I get mixed up as I start to add more hair to the braid in a smaller section.  I get the different sections mixed up and I find that I do a mixture of underhand braiding with some that are normal braiding so it looks clumpy and messy.  I also didn’t go good with adding the sides at all…another fail.

I did learn something new about myself though, I definitely learned better reading and following along with the pictures than I have with watching videos.  I am going to try and find some other resources that are laid out this way to see if it helps me finally figure out how to add more hair and for it to look clean and finished.  Maybe this week I will be able to use my daughters hair to see if that is easier to braid than the mannequin head.

Thanks for following along with my braiding journey.  I didn’t take any pictures this week of my progress, but I will bring them back next week.  Whose hair do you think I will braid my mannequin or my daughters, check back to see if your guess was correct.