Flat twists for crochet braiding/weave- YAY OR NAY?

[love90]

I cant cornrow a lick but I can flat twist pretty well and I really want to try this out for my hair. would flat twist be okay for this style? has anyone ever done this style with flat twists? TIA

 

[love90]

BUMPITY BUMP and I added a picture of my flat twists

 

[Ijanei]

They are cute, it might work, if you can latch and hook it, it will/should work IMO

 

[love90]

thank you for responding ima give it a try later on today

 

[Ijanei]

pics plz???

 

[LadyPBC]

That would be a lot easier but I would be concerned that the weight of the added hair might loosen the flat twist and that it would unravel. The length of one's hair would have a lot to do with it. One security precaution would be to add hair to your flat twists for stability before crochet braiding. I used regular cornrows for mine but my edges or thin (or fine and really straight in the back) so I added hair to the cornrows on my edges (thanks for that suggestion BlackMasterpiece). Hope it works out cuz if it does I may try it next time!

 

[afrikurl]

I think as long as they are relatively firm to the scalp, they should work. I cosign on adding hair or putting the twists into a pony tail. Or just get somebody else to cornrow your hair for you

 

[love90]

@ Ijanei i mite put pictures up if it turns out nice lol

@ Ladypbc I was thinking about that. that would be a disaster! Ive already twisted my hair with some aloe vera gel so it appears pretty secure so im going to give it a try

OFF TO THE BSS!

 

[love90]

super late update but it worked out nicely. here are some pics. i highly suggest to whoever tries this with flat twists to make sure and twist up with a gel and give it a chance to harden up overnight before crocheting because that is what will secure it. i used a combo of aloe vera gel and shescentit macadamia nut gel. i hope it holds up well

 

[Aviah]

That came out cute! how long did it take?

 

[love90]

it took about 6-7 hours because i took wayyy too many breaks

 

[Kellum]

I like it a lot. What kind of hair did you use?

 

[love90]

I like it a lot. What kind of hair did you use?

I used freetress bulk in brazilian braid 20" (i cut it in half)

 

[NaturalPath]

Thanks for this cause I have been wondering the same thing.

OP they came out really nice

 

[Kellum]

I used freetress bulk in brazilian braid 20" (i cut it in half)

Okay, thanks. I was looking at the hair and the bohemian braid hair the other day and thought it would be cute for crochet braids.

 

[Lady S]

Great idea. I didn't think it would work!

 

[naturalmanenyc]

Very cute! My crochet braids were always done with cornrows, with added hair to the cornrows. I never even thought to use flat twists. I can finally do my own crochet braids since I cannot cornrow my own hair at all.

 

[love90]

Thanks everyone! As a reminder, use a gel to twist your hair and make sure it DRIES before crocheting!