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Jokingly when I first heard about yarn braids, I thought to myself, “Someone was broke one day and decided to give this a try”. However after doing research and taking the time to think about it, it doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. Since I had some acrylic yarn handy I decided to do a test braid to see how it would look. I expected it to look ridiculous but once it was completely braided surprisingly it looked great. yarn braids

Yagazie Emezie Rocking Yarn Braids

Benefits   It definitely is a money saver. You can buy 1 or 2 packs of acrylic yarn not the wool one ( this can dry out your hair) and have enough to complete your whole head for anywhere between $5 to $7 or perhaps even less. Whereas with braiding hair you are spending $2.99 or so per pack and you will need about 4 to 5 packs of hair so you will at least be spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $15.00 or more. Eliminate the Mess. I am sure even  if you are neat you can create a mess with yarn, but it probably doesn’t  come close to the mess that you experience with weave. It gets all over your house and the strands follow you around, the mess that comes with braiding hair is super annoying. They look natural. As long as they are done properly you will not be able to tell that they are Yarn Braids. All you have to do is make sure that the end of the yarn is sealed and you have a beautiful braided style. Con The only disadvantage is the ends of the Yarn definitely give it away if they are not sealed by burning them. Otherwise they are a cute, low cost, protective hairstyle.

  • Melody Blu

    I love my yarn braids. I plan on putting some in this month.

  • Cera

    Love Yarn Braids but the girl in the photo is not named, “Sa-Rah Francois” Her name is Yagazie Emezi and she has a really interesting blog on Tumblr called JungleLove

  • http://www.marykay.com/cemowilliams Ceceilia

    This is my 1st time putting in yarn braids, for a matter of fact it is my 1st time putting in braids myself. I did the the 1st row in braids and than I thought……It is going to take forever to take down so I did the rest of my hair in yarn twist. They look great and are light weight. I make sure that I moisturize them nightly and I will be washing them in a few days. One thing that I love about them is that as you continue to wear them, wash them, and moisturize your own hair they look more and more natural. I love this style and will be wearing it while in transition.

    • Pamela Maxwell

      I love them too. My daughter first did her hair and then I let her do my hair and from that time on I have loved them. My hair grew and she cut all the perm off , now I’m all natural and I Love it. My hair is thick and healthy. I can’t wait for it to grow longer.

  • Startariot

    I don’t seal the ends of mine. I double knot them and cut off the excess so I have about half an inch of loose yarn at the ends, then I dip the ends in a pot of boiling water. This keeps them flat and makes them look less like tassels. I find that having them unsealed makes it easier to redo loose braids. I just unknot the braid and loose it out with my fingers instead of cutting it off, and then just reuse the yarn. Whatever works :-)


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