Single Braid Mastery
The Single Braid Mastery for Beginners workshop has been designed to teach you the fundamentals of how to use hair extensions to enhance your braid work whether creating a fashion inspired look or creating a salon finish style
In this session you will create a full head of Knotless braids, this method of braiding can be used to create a variety of styles. Single braiding is one of the most popular styles favoured by those with coiled hair textures, single braids are very versatile in the styles that can be created from micro size braids to large jumbo braids.
In this session we you will learn how to create two knotless braid styles: medium sized Knotless braids and Large Jumbo size braids.
These braid styles can be created for a salon/commercial style or for a Fashion/Editorial/Red Carpet style.
LEARNING FOCUS:
Consultation
- Analysing and assessing the hair and scalp for a braid service
- Questions to ask before styling
Best practices for hair preparation with no heat
- natural coil stretching techniques and methods
Hair preparation using heat
- Blow dry and smoothing out the hair
Creating the braids
- cutting extensions to match the desired length
- braid 'pull out' technique for feathering the ends of the braids
- Color 'blending' technique for creating your own color tones with the hair extensions
- Sectioning techniques for patterns and designs
- Understanding how to work out the best ratio of the hair to the extension hair
- Methods and techniques of attaching the hair extensions using the feed-in-braid technique
- best practices for body, hands and finger positioning for achieve the best finish on your braid work
- Setting techniques for finishing the braids using hot water
Optional
- Dressing and finishing the hair with beads
- Hair accessories for braids
Care and Maintenance
- After care
- Scalp care
- Touch up and style refresh
Requirements
The styling tools you will need to bring along to all classes are:
Afro Training head | Professional hair dryer with nozzle | Afro Pick blow dryer attachment | Tail comb | Large wide Tooth comb | Cutting comb | Paddle Brush | Detangling brush | Denman brush | Sectioning clips | synthetic hair cutting scissors.
Hair extensions (only try and bring the Expressions or Impressions hair brand):
2 packets of color #2 or #4
2 packets of bright colors you would like to mix together | (pink, red, yellow, purple, blue, white blonde, silver, orange)
All the styling-products needed during classes will be provided.
Please note that all students who take our courses, masterclasses or workshops must be at least 18 years old and above.
