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Initial Parting
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It helps with the speed and neatness to begin by parting the hair into
three sections. A half style should basically go from ear to ear.
Secure the sections you're not working with, with a hair clip or rubber band. |
Straight and Simple
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The most basic half style is of course straight cornrows, from the
front to the middle of the head. You can do these in either or alternating
directions.
For a young child, you may only need 6 rows, and for a somewhat older one, 8. Most teens and adults require 10 rows. |
Sunrays
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This one doesn't take any more time than the front to middle ones, but it's a little prettier on some shapes of head. People with long, thin faces look better in this than with straight rows. |
Pony Tail
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With this style, you're doing rows from the hairline to the crown of the head. Many moms love this style for school. Kids like it too because it keeps their hair out of their face, and they can use all kinds of cute clips and scrunchies to dress it up their own way. |
Half Rainbow
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In this style you're starting rows from the center line, following the shape of the person's hairline to the base part. At the sides, you just do a couple of rows from front to middle. |
Corners
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This style uses angles. You can start the rows from the baseline to the sides or from the sides to the baseline. |
Triangle/Chevron
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Some folks who have round faces may like the Sunray, but it doesn't look as good on them as the Chevron. Try to encourage them to pick this one. |
Half Lap
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This one is similar to Straight and Simple, but it looks better on people who don't want so much show on the sides. It's sort of a compromise between S&S and the Ponytail. |
Half Honey
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Some of you from the beginners' course may remember the honey pattern. Well, in this one, you'll make two tiers of somewhat wide rows. Some people prefer "chunkier" rows, and this is a way you can give them that without it coming out looking amateurish. |
Half Cowrie
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This style looks a little more complicated, but it doesn't take more than 5 or so more minutes than the others. The extra time is spent on making 2 or 3 small rows going from the center outwards, at the middle of the shell shape. Then gather this hair into the curved row on the outer part of the shell. |
Half Zag
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Here's another pattern from the beginning class. When you're doing it on a half head, part so that the braids are going from the zag outwards, rather than towards the back of the head. |