Honestly, I think I’m not fit to learn to Dutch braid, lol. I am defeating the odds that you can always learn something new that’s for sure. I have definitely had some success, but I cannot make it these braids look pretty for the life of me. I have switched my model from my mannequin to my daughter (thank goodness she’s being a good sport) and that’s not helping 100% either.
This week I used a website that had both a website and followed up with pictures. I thought I would switch it up and watch the video first, and then follow the pictures and braid from there. I find it easier to look at pictures instead of attempting to keep up with the video or trying to pause it as my hands are caught up in hair.
One of my goals these last couple weeks has been to make the braid sides tighter and to work on getting my braid started at the top of her forehead. This week I felt like I did better at starting it at the top of her forehead and it stayed pretty tight on the right side of her head. Then as I moved down it all went downhill. When I got to the middle of her head I got mixed up on what strand I was on as someone talked to me, so it looks like a humbled mess there. I managed to get back on track and made it look right from there to the end.
The left side always tends to be a bit more tricky for me and that continued this week too. I’m not sure what’s up with that or what I can do differently to make it work better. I was able to get it started closer to the top of her forehead, but as I worked down it didn’t go extremely smooth. I didn’t end up with a big chunk of hair being stuck on either side like last week, so that was more successful. I’m still not even close to the stage to tuck the tails at the end of the braid and make it look the way it’s supposed to. As time gets closer to the end of the semester the more panicky I get that I have completely conquered this task. Hopefully we have a better week next week. Check back and see if I decide to go back to the mannequin or bribe my daughter one more time.
It is really difficult, I can do it on others but trying to do it for myself is one thing I haven’t been able to do yet! I can tell you that if you keep practicing you will get the hang of it! at first, it is very messy but the more you practice the easier it gets!! keep going! you got this!!
I love how you’re sticking with it despite the challenges! I can definitely relate to the feeling of frustration when something just doesn’t seem to go right. The fact that you’re able to recognize your progress, like getting the braid started closer to the top of your daughter’s forehead, is a big win in itself! You’ve got this! I look forward to hearing about your progress next week!
You got this! I feel this frustration for sure! I have not had as much success as I thought I would with my project either, but you will get there!!