Plastic coils from bracelets for holding braids

[bparnell75]

Originally posted on the "Self-made hair toy thread." But was suggested that it be a thread of its own for more to see.

I saw a post somewhere that showed coils to hold dreads. Naturally I took a leap to use it for my night braid.
I hate elastics so I really do appreciate this and it holds great. I will never go back to elastic. I got these from ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401032038342?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=670558480625&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
or search for: Hair Bands Elastics Bracelets Hair Ties Spiral Slinky Elastic Rubber rope HS13B
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Just to see if it would work for bunning, I tried it out.

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[laidy]

Cool idea and indeed looks very neat! Do you think this way of securing your braid could damage your ends in the long run?

[bparnell75]

laidy, Sorry for not getting back to you. I think these coils are 90 % more gentle on hair than elastics and like you I do not like to use elastics.

[_fred_]

This is brilliant, I'm totally trying this. Thank you! :D (and now I have an excuse to buy some fun coloured/decorated spiral hair ties...)

[JennyPenny]

This is such a clever idea! Thank you for sharing.

[lapushka]

That's really clever! :D

[NightSister]

I've been dying for a reason to buy those spiral elastics~ This will do :cheese:

[Anje]

Not only is this super clever, it looks like it actually holds pretty well on thinner braid ends, right? I frequently had trouble with those little jaw clips getting flung off if they weren't full enough.

[meteor]

This looks absolutely brilliant! Great idea! :thumbsup:

(I do have to wonder if the diameter of the coil would be too small to be able to create any hold for a thick braid circumference... :hmm:)

[Anje]

This looks absolutely brilliant! Great idea! :thumbsup:

(I do have to wonder if the diameter of the coil would be too small to be able to create any hold for a thick braid circumference... :hmm:)

You might at least need a telephone cord, meteor! :D

[meteor]

^ He-he! :lol: By the way, I honestly thought they were actually made from the same material and mold as telephone cords - shows how little I know about hairties! :lol:

[Anje]

To me at least, these look like a much tighter coil. I could be wrong though. I've known a lot of stretched-out phone cords. XD

[bparnell75]

Meteor, I do think a very large braid would have difficulty with this.. but I have several different coil widths and strengths. The thinner ones could easily be stretched over a thicker braid.