So as the semester wraps up and we get closer to the end of our learning project, I think it makes sense to either challenge yourself with doing something new in your learning journey. For me, I have planned since the start of my journey to at the end attempt to do a good braid with real hair. This week I took my first run at taking the next step learning how to do a three strand braid and overall it is not the greatest first attempt but it honestly went better than I expected! As you can tell, it did not turn out like the picture I was using for a guide haha.
I wanted to get a picture of my first attempt as soon as I finished so I could get a good idea of where I have improved. I know that before doing this project I would not even have been able to keep the hair apart this well or do more than a few weaves before getting lost and a little frustrated. My partner mentioned that I was a lot more relaxed now when doing it and wasn’t just tugging her poor hair as much in my attempts to keep the hair apart and neat.
It is also important to note that my partners hair is like 4 feet long (slight exaggeration) so for my first try I think I may be punching above my weight class for where my braiding skills are at the moment. Nevertheless, it was a good experience for me this time around and I am aways someone who doesn’t mind messing up because it is good to learn from your own mistakes and come back better. As the semester wraps up, I am feeling happy and accomplished on where this project has taken me because I have been able to learn a skill that I previously did not have.
Hi Carlos! I have followed your journey and wow great job! Braiding is not an easy task at all!
Hi Carlos!
I think that it is great you chose this as your learning project and waited to the end to try it on real hair! I think it is great learning this as it can be a heard task!
Great work!
Hi Carlos,
You have come such a long way in your journey and I am so happy to see it! You seem very excited with how far you have come and and that is awesome! Braiding is so hard and you have definitely achieved a great amount of progress! Congrats!
Hey Carlos,
Looks like you have come a long way, the braid looks great! Did you find real hair more or less difficult than mannequin hair? Hope you keep enjoying the art of braiding, its a great task to learn!