Well, last Saturday was grueling.  My middle daughters’ hair had been in a great style.  The top was in tiny flat twists and the back in simple twists.  She is very patient and hair time is always sweet with her, even if it exhausts us both.  For the longest time she lay with her head in my lap while I gently untwisted her hair.  Such a precious girl.

 But then…..it was time to comb through hair that had been in a style for about a week too long.  Now,  for my less colorful readers I might need to explain what happens when African hair is left a bit too long in a certain style.  To say that it becomes “tangled” is a bit of an understatement and this time my girl’s hair was almost locked in a few spots.  By the time we had it tangle free and ready to wash we were both tired and achy with a long road ahead of us.

Eventually, her hair was cornrowed complete with beads and she bounced off to hear how beautiful she was from her Daddy while I stretched my aching back. 

I know you want to see how it turned out…..top rows

I drew a part from ear to ear, dividing the hair into two main sections for the cornrows.  The first shot is of the top of her head.

I drew the parts slightly larger towards the back than the front.  I am not completely sure if I am 100% satisfied with the style because the braids from the top fall to each side in a way that I am not sure I really like but over all it turned out pretty well and should stay presentable for about 3 weeks total.  I think it would last longer if I could get my girls to keep their sleep caps on at night but that is a different story altogether. 

This next shot if from the side.  I like the way the braids look from this view point.

side cornrows

The braids in the back simply run straight down in rows as straight as I could manage them.  She hates this part because she is forced to look at her knees instead of the television.   When we were all done, it was time for beads (her favorite part).  This time she chose these fabulous, colorful little beads that look like bows.

cornrows/beads/back

Tune in tomorrow for the continued saga of Weeping, Wailing, and Gnashing of Teeth as we find out what it took to comb out a week old Fro on little sister and tame it into flat twists and block braids….

See you then!

*Do you come to this blog for hair photos?  Keep an eye out for my new blog dedicated to African hair.  Coming soon!

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