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Re: Crown braid
Reply #15 - Feb 17^th, 2003 at 1:53pm

it depends on how recently I've washed my hair - my curls stay nice for a day or two, and then I ponytail or up do it - since curly hair tends to be very dry I wash it every 3 days so that it stays healthy - but I love using sticks in my hair so I'll often leave about half of it down - I've done a crown braid with just the top half of my hair before, and that was pretty cool too...

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #16 - Feb 17^th, 2003 at 10:50pm The crown with half of it down is called a cascade on the dreamweaver site I believe. It's a really nice look, I'll have to try it this weekend before I give myself the oil treatment!
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Re: Crown braid
Reply #17 - Feb 17^th, 2003 at 11:21pm

Yup - depending on your hair type however I don't recommend doing it exactly like the dreamweaver site says - by taking hair for the bottom portion of the cascade all the way from the bottom of your head in small portions - at least for my hair type it works out much better if I do it just like a crown but on half of my head - straight hair looks nice using the directions they give though!

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #18 - Feb 18^th, 2003 at 8:44am Well my hair is not like straight hair at all, although it does become straight after a couple of days of not washing it . And it starts curly, how odd is that! Hehe anyway most of the time it's wavy, or straight with a wave at the end, and it holds updos well. I will try both ways and see which work well for me .
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KASiss Amethyst Offline Posts: 41 West Palm Beach Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #19 - Feb 18^th, 2003 at 3:01pm This sounds cool. I think I'll try it the week, also.
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Re: Crown braid
Reply #20 - Feb 20^th, 2003 at 11:30am

I wrote to Mary Bertke (of the Dreamweaver's site) to get her advice on doing a crown braid on oneself. Her instructions were:
- Part the hair from front all the way to the back, not to the point of the ear.
- If you have hair clips, part the hair also from the crown of the head to the points of the ears. Clip three of the four resulting sections, leaving one back section free. This helps you to keep even with adding top and bottom sections, giving you little checkpoints.
- Work on your arm strength. Hands on straining arms don't braid well. I recommend Denise Austin's Hit the Spot: Arms and Bust video. No, I'm not joking. While you're at it, it's a good idea to do the other three videos as well - "Abs", "Thighs" and "Buns". This is how I got rid of my (fairly severe) back problems.
- Other than that, you have to work out how and where to do the arm/hand position changes for yourself. It is, at first, a very clumsy practice, and it WILL NOT look really good for a LONG time. I'm still working on getting the hair consistently smooth and tightly braided, and I've been working on it for a few months. (Buns got too heavy for aerobics.)

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Re: Crown braid
Reply #21 - Feb 20^th, 2003 at 12:29pm

Ah - this is where a husband, friend, or really good clip comes in handy - often to take a short break my husband will hold the hair for me so that I can shake my arms out - but I also have a few good barrettes that are large and hold tightly and easy to clip over the braid where I've stopped to take out the next section to braid or give my arms a break - it works quite well

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #22 - Feb 20^th, 2003 at 3:58pm I'll have to give it a try this weekend as well. I really want to learn how to do it on myself.
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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #23 - Feb 21^st, 2003 at 12:43am I have tried and given up soo many times! But anyway maybe one day I will succeed lol!
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Re: Crown braid
Reply #24 - Feb 21^st, 2003 at 2:52am

Yeah - the best way to really start I think is to be prepared to spend a lot of time on it, and have methods of taking breaks in place so that you won't have to start completely over. Also knowing how your hair works best is very helpful - for example a lot of braiding sites say never wet the hair, just be sure to smooth it as you braid it - but with my curly hair, that just doesn't work - my best braids are done right after I shower or right before I wash my hair, but I still wet it down completely so that I can separate it well - just know your hair to make it easier!

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #25 - Feb 21^st, 2003 at 3:18am Well I have this weekend to do it, so I have plenty of time. I don't really braid my hair when it's wet, it works well when it's dry and it's dirty today so hopefully it will hold well .
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Re: Crown braid
Reply #26 - Jun 16^th, 2003 at 2:28pm

My two little cousins with long hair are great hair models - I tried the dutch crown braid on both of them and it worked! I parted their hair down the middle and started on the right side, and just did a dutch braid all the way around. When I got to the other side of the head I started gathering hair from only one side until it left the back of the head and then I would finish the braid. Then the braid would be wrapped around the other braid to make it look like a "double crown." For one of the girls there was hair left over so I made accent braids, and for the other girl all the hair was incorporated into the braid. I tried the french crown but it was harder! I wish i could do this on myself Sad

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #27 - Jul 7^th, 2003 at 4:53am I've finally done a good crown braid on myself
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Crown braid Reply #28 - Jul 7^th, 2003 at 11:13am Congratulations! Hope you took pictures!
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Re: Crown braid
Reply #29 - Jul 7^th, 2003 at 12:46pm

I'll definitely get pictures as soon as I get my new digicam!

Bikerbraid, did you ever figure out how to do one on yourself? Believe me, if you haven't, it's because I have it much easier... my hair is a LOT shorter!! I decided to learn the tough things now while my hair is short so that I can do it when it's longer!

Oh and by the way, I used Space_Cadet's technique about the four sections and starting at the left ear. I don't find it easier wetting the sections, and have done the braid both wet and dry.

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