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Today's video
is on needle and thread cornrows
with some faux locks on the crown section
On the previous video that I did on my channel
I got a lot of questions
and some requests for me to do it more illustrative.
and that is the reason why
I did this video so that I can show you
exactly what I do on this technique the
needle and thread cornrows technique.
today my model is the Sheilla Sibanda she
also has a YouTube channel
So, you guys I'm going to put it in the description
box below please go check her channel out
as you can see I put the thread next
to the hair on that section and then just
hold it together with my thumb and my
fingers together with the hair
and then I start threading.
so the needle, the first
time it will go through from one side
to the other side of the section.
so when I see that it is secure,
I will start putting the needle
only halfway through
the hair. I'll take it out at the middle of that
section. So I'll go on one side and then
put the needle under the hair and then
let it come out half way
let it come out in the middle of that section
next is the other side
put the needle in, only midway,
take it out, just like that.
and then go to the other side,
midway, take it out to the other side
alternating from one side to the other like that
That is what creates that cornrow
kind of look
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I am concentrating on starting because a
lot of people seem to be challenged with
the starting of this needle and thread cornrow.
I have slowed it down quite a lot
if it's the speed that I was doing the
other videos then on this one you can be
able to actually see at a slower rate
and also very zoomed in.
with regards to the needle, I use a blunt needle
As you can see, that is not a sharp needle
it's a blunt needle and it's not going to
hurt me or hurt my client.
I trust these needles but as I hear you can actually
get a plastic needle on Amazon
I haven't seen them around here in South Africa
but you can't actually get them on Amazon
I am using a straight needle
because that's what I'm comfortable with
but you can also use a curved needle
and I'm sure some people find it much easier
when using a curved needle.
so this is the actual speed that I normally
do this needle and thread cornrows.
So it's a carefully crafted hairstyle
And for those who are wondering
why anyone would
want to use this technique to style their
hair, well it's just another option
as far as hair styling is concerned.
it was used by our mothers our grandmothers
here in Africa to style their hair
and it's something that I just decided
to showcase on YouTube
so that the whole world can see
how hair can also be styled.
and this is a good protective style
it's a wonderful technique
it's easy anyone can
actually do it.
So, it's not only done because it's
necessary but it's also
just a hairstyle option and I can assure you
even when it was done in the old
days, it was just another hair styling technique
if you could short hair then
it allows you to actually have a cornrow
look alike of a hairstyle but if
you've got longer hair, then it's just a hairstyle option
let's try this again okay
On this section I am putting the needle through
from one side the other side of
the section and then I hold the thread
together with the hair and then the next
one I'm already taking it out in the middle of that section
from one side out through the middle and
then pull the thread through and then I
hold the hair again and then from the
other side through the middle and then
pull the needle through and then putting
it on the opposite side again and
they're taking it out in the middle and
then putting it out on the other side
and taking out in the middle it's
basically that.
Make sure you don't pull
the hair too much
that's where a lot of people miss it when
doing this hairstyle
and they say it's painful.
it's because the hair is pulled too much
and it's not
gathered in the middle so that the thread
doesn't do the pulling.
so just make sure that you hold the hair together
and you keep stretching it with
your fingers whilst you're doing the threading
with any hair style really
whether it's braids, African threading or
even cornrows. If you make it too tight
then it ceases to be a protective style
so the best is to make sure that you are
taking note that you don't pull the hair.
The other thing, make your parts as neat
as possible that's the reason why I use gel
just to make my sections very neat
and so that they hair can lay down.
now I have finished the needle and thread
cornrows. I'm now going to the
crown section.
On this section, I'm doing faux locks
using Brazilian wool.
I first of all section my hair
and then I will do a three strand braid
at the base, making sure that
it is not too tight and then I will twist
the end so that is the too
cumbersome just to take this hairstyle out
as I said I'm using Brazilian wool and
I'm going to crochet in the Brazilian
wool first so that it is very secure
I'm using six strands of the Brazilian wool
I fold in half when I put it in with the crochet
and then so I've got 12 strands
in total, 3 strands will be wrapping
the 9 strands that are on the hair
I make 2 knots at the end of the
wrapped Brazilian wool.
When wrapping just make sure it is
not too tight at the base
because remember
we are going to style these Brazilian
wool faux locks so if you make it too
tight it'll be too painful to style them
so make sure that is not too tight.
And also the wrapping should be as loose as
possible that way you'll be able to bend
them easily when styling.
for styling I just know that I wanted
the locks to form some form of a
pompadour. So I yea played around with it
and then I'm going to sew it down using
Brazilian wool. That way the sewing
won't show too much
and I tuck the ends in as I saw them down
so that they don't show
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