Ann Marie decided to have braid locs put in her hair again. We did these quite a few years ago when she first came to us from Sierra Leone. At that time I was unfamiliar with braiding African hair and took too big of sections for each braid so the locs got too big. We eventually took them out....that was a lot of work! Since then we have done extensions, straightened her hair, and various other hairstyles. They all look great, but are difficult to do on your own. So with leaving home in the very near future Ann Marie decided she needed a hairstyle she could manage herself since she will no longer be living with her hairdresser! Braid locs need maintenance, but most of the time is a fairly simple style.
So I braided, braided, and braided some more! Over two weeks, 28 hours, and 557 braids later...we were done!! The braids are so tiny this time! Each braid is about the size of a piece of thin yarn. Because of the small size of the braid each individual braid does a ringlet at the end.
As her hair grows every couple months we use a latch hook to loop the braid through the new growth to extend the braid. So this should make the hair keep growing longer and longer. We are hoping this is something she will be able to do herself or easily have anyone help her with. The style looks great on her! Ann Marie you are so beautiful!!
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