nytquill
November 28th, 2010, 07:17 PM
Nothing to do with anything, just a random curiosity.
I notice that when I am separating strands, for a braid usually, my left hand judges strand size differently from my right (I'm left-handed). More specifically, my right hand always under-estimates the size of a strand.
I'll try to give an example. When making a regular English braid, I separate the left and middle strands with my left hand, and hold the "leftovers" in my right hand. I try to make each strand the same size...but when I reach over to grab the rightmost strand in my left hand, what felt "even" is actually huge! Or when I'm holding a strand in my right hand and I think, no way is that even, this strand is way smaller than the others...turns out it's just right. This isn't a one-time thing, either. I've noticed it ever since I started regularly braiding my hair, and it happens every time. Basically in order to get even braids, I've had to take the habit of making the right side strand so it feels way too small at first and it will end up just right.
I wonder if it's because being my non-dominant hand, my right hand is less "used to" feeling and manipulating things so the nerves there don't know how to take a proper reading, compared to my left hand?
Do any of you find that one hand is more accurate than the other in terms of judging strand size? Or am I just crazy? (a valid possibility LOL)
I notice that when I am separating strands, for a braid usually, my left hand judges strand size differently from my right (I'm left-handed). More specifically, my right hand always under-estimates the size of a strand.
I'll try to give an example. When making a regular English braid, I separate the left and middle strands with my left hand, and hold the "leftovers" in my right hand. I try to make each strand the same size...but when I reach over to grab the rightmost strand in my left hand, what felt "even" is actually huge! Or when I'm holding a strand in my right hand and I think, no way is that even, this strand is way smaller than the others...turns out it's just right. This isn't a one-time thing, either. I've noticed it ever since I started regularly braiding my hair, and it happens every time. Basically in order to get even braids, I've had to take the habit of making the right side strand so it feels way too small at first and it will end up just right.
I wonder if it's because being my non-dominant hand, my right hand is less "used to" feeling and manipulating things so the nerves there don't know how to take a proper reading, compared to my left hand?
Do any of you find that one hand is more accurate than the other in terms of judging strand size? Or am I just crazy? (a valid possibility LOL)