Eirelin
October 14th, 2011, 09:57 AM
I didn't feel like doing anything with my hair but it is overdue for washing, so I figured I would just throw it up to get it out of the way for a little while. Since I am not going anywhere for a few hours, I figured it didn't matter how it looked.
So, I had an idea and decided to try it. I started with 2 loose (as it turns out, a little too loose) upside-down Dutch lace braids, meaning starting from the nape, going up the back and finishing off as English. Since they were upside down, they ended up being basically French braids, but I am more comfortable doing Dutch. After I had these 2 braids tied off, I took one and coiled it around, tucking the end in and securing it with 2 hairpins. Then I coiled the other braid over and around it, tucking its end into the center of the circle and underneath the first one, again securing it with 2 hairpins. Then I tucked in a couple of bobby pins to make it a little more secure, and that was it.
It is very messy right now, too loose on the original braids, and next time I will either start with a single braid up the back that separates into the twin braids or I will just make the 2 twin braids right next to each other. Either way, it was much easier than doing a crown (for everyone whose fingers suddenly suffer from dyslexia when trying a crown), and I don't have the part up the back that you get with Heidi braids (I hate that). Depending on how you arrange the twin braids, it could be either the crown or the Heidi/milkmaid braids, whichever you prefer.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/Eirelin/Hair/DSCN7008.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/Eirelin/Hair/DSCN7006.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/Eirelin/Hair/DSCN7009.jpg
I will try it again later and show updated pictures. This was just basically to give you an idea.
So, I had an idea and decided to try it. I started with 2 loose (as it turns out, a little too loose) upside-down Dutch lace braids, meaning starting from the nape, going up the back and finishing off as English. Since they were upside down, they ended up being basically French braids, but I am more comfortable doing Dutch. After I had these 2 braids tied off, I took one and coiled it around, tucking the end in and securing it with 2 hairpins. Then I coiled the other braid over and around it, tucking its end into the center of the circle and underneath the first one, again securing it with 2 hairpins. Then I tucked in a couple of bobby pins to make it a little more secure, and that was it.
It is very messy right now, too loose on the original braids, and next time I will either start with a single braid up the back that separates into the twin braids or I will just make the 2 twin braids right next to each other. Either way, it was much easier than doing a crown (for everyone whose fingers suddenly suffer from dyslexia when trying a crown), and I don't have the part up the back that you get with Heidi braids (I hate that). Depending on how you arrange the twin braids, it could be either the crown or the Heidi/milkmaid braids, whichever you prefer.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/Eirelin/Hair/DSCN7008.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/Eirelin/Hair/DSCN7006.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/Eirelin/Hair/DSCN7009.jpg
I will try it again later and show updated pictures. This was just basically to give you an idea.