tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post6300624159233128046..comments2023-10-18T23:19:54.772-04:00Comments on BLESSED AND NATURAL FOR LIFE !: Interlocking PatternsNubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-90906804919167536872017-01-26T08:32:43.704-05:002017-01-26T08:32:43.704-05:00Thank you for this post! So helpful! I have a ques...Thank you for this post! So helpful! I have a question. What if you reach the scalp before you complete a full rotation? Is this ok, or should you always complete a rotation before stopping? I know that we should never overtighten. The reason I ask is because I heard that if your rotations aren't consistent then you will eventually end up with an uneven, bumpy lock that isn't as smooth. Is this true? I was thinking if this is true, maybe I should always feel my new growth first and estimate how many turns I will get so that this doesn't happen as often. Does this even matter always completing a rotation so that you always know to start back at 9?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199546727770792945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-37334578011493557622017-01-15T10:02:57.334-05:002017-01-15T10:02:57.334-05:00This is quite helpful .. I heard there a double th...This is quite helpful .. I heard there a double three pattern how's that ?lissaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639404196512859180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-8748589313247826412015-03-07T03:27:12.449-05:002015-03-07T03:27:12.449-05:00Thank you sooo much for your instructions. I'...Thank you sooo much for your instructions. I've been searching for this and I finally found it. Thank you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-27070124799319049842014-01-12T18:15:07.584-05:002014-01-12T18:15:07.584-05:00Thanks for your post. I'm in a bit of a bind b...Thanks for your post. I'm in a bit of a bind because I'm out of the country and will be longer than I had originally anticipated so getting a retighten by my loctitian isn't possible. I can't ask her to divulge proprietary info and can't access YouTube where I am to see the various tutorials. That said, are your videos by chance available on Vimeo? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-2222582977403405232011-09-13T00:37:56.357-04:002011-09-13T00:37:56.357-04:00Are you on Facebook, I would love to speak with yo...Are you on Facebook, I would love to speak with you. I too went through the same thing of paying over $500 for the cult based Sisterlocks and never got my money back even after doing a complaint with Home Office. And this was upon 2 consultants looking at my hair and noticing the installing one had not went by the patterns at all and I had not gotten what I paid for. I'm on facebook. Katrina Gaskins FrenchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-33211530655641832152011-03-29T20:47:31.101-04:002011-03-29T20:47:31.101-04:00My hair is exactly like yours. What pattern do you...My hair is exactly like yours. What pattern do you use on your hair-reverse 4 or 3 point pattern?bettyjoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388046295512269270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-4111860569732928172011-03-07T10:49:30.833-05:002011-03-07T10:49:30.833-05:00Hi, I just need a little clarification on tightnen...Hi, I just need a little clarification on tightnening my SLs. I use the 4pt pattern. Would I enter at 9, 12, 3, and 6 for my pattern? Thanks for your help.ReGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250624206881721873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-81857345701980912282011-02-01T21:18:40.593-05:002011-02-01T21:18:40.593-05:00hi, thanks for the instructions. I have one questi...hi, thanks for the instructions. I have one question though, when would you know which pattern to use? Does each pattern give a different effect?KrissyJaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-45611148631148334792011-01-12T22:49:01.301-05:002011-01-12T22:49:01.301-05:00Thanks. What is the difference between the techni...Thanks. What is the difference between the technique you describe here and the twistylocks technique?seekernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-69182027770946556702011-01-12T22:47:17.275-05:002011-01-12T22:47:17.275-05:00Thank your for your informative blog and videos. ...Thank your for your informative blog and videos. What is the difference between the technique you describe here and the twistylock technique. I have searched high and low and can't seem to find any informationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-34550829493556047992011-01-12T22:45:33.535-05:002011-01-12T22:45:33.535-05:00Thank you for your informative blog and videos. I ...Thank you for your informative blog and videos. I am currently researching locking techniques and came across twistylocks, but there is no information on this technique. It is said to be easier on the hair and my hair is badly damaged. Can you provide any assistance with this. The website does not offer much. I have called and recieved no response. What is the difference between the technique you describe here and the twistylocks? Any information would be appreciated. I have searched high and low and cannot find anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-33663776953853281042010-01-06T13:20:26.016-05:002010-01-06T13:20:26.016-05:00I have 9 month old locs that are about 3 to 5 inch...I have 9 month old locs that are about 3 to 5 inches long. So far, I've been twisting my new growth, but want to start latching or interlocking. If I start interlocking now, will my locs take on a different shape from the twisted or palm rolled portion of my locs?360kinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022767823091252727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-74056969680714381652009-07-06T07:13:43.405-04:002009-07-06T07:13:43.405-04:00Thanks a million both for this post and for the vi...Thanks a million both for this post and for the video - it makes such a difference!Bajan Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613287035306860890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-83847207890055576302009-04-17T00:40:00.000-04:002009-04-17T00:40:00.000-04:00PhePhi ! Hooray! you did it!PhePhi ! Hooray! you did it!NubianLockedPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-21635241181146974882009-04-14T16:05:00.000-04:002009-04-14T16:05:00.000-04:00very, very helpful. i've tried to use this met...very, very helpful. i've tried to use this method a gazillion times & was unsuccessful, which resulted in my taking three sets of braidlocs down due to frustration. after viewing your youtube tutorial & reading your blog, i went into the restroom & did it - successfully. YIPPY! i'm on my way...PhePhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230337633884068152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-14325484127272589402009-03-12T01:55:00.000-04:002009-03-12T01:55:00.000-04:00Hi,Thank you so much for posting and videoing thes...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for posting and videoing these instructions! They have helped me to understand how to lock my hair soo much better. I was wondering between pattern 3 and pattern 4, which is the tighter pattern? Pattern 3 seems so much easier for me to do. But I want to use the tightest of the two.clpooleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669972242759301739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-79887939144936170872009-03-12T01:49:00.000-04:002009-03-12T01:49:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.clpooleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669972242759301739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-53653324409886186782009-02-03T19:46:00.000-05:002009-02-03T19:46:00.000-05:00That is alright. I have had a loc at my hair line ...That is alright. I have had a loc at my hair line that would not keep the fine hair locked in. So I waited until I had enough hair to start a new loc. I had only an inch. I had to put a knot at the end because the pattern would just slip out!NubianLockedPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-8002579111231303242009-02-02T11:17:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:17:00.000-05:00I must agree with M*Shawnte, it was not easy retig...I must agree with M*Shawnte, it was not easy retightening my locs. However I did managed it and got rid of some of the Y shapes at the base of some of my locs. My next question is how do you start the interlocking pattern with short hair(1 to 1 1/2 inches)? I've watched your video and found it difficult to hold the hair in order to start rotating. It seems as though I need a tiny knot to start.Kicukalahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599600734655959188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-20782274322770788452009-02-01T22:57:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:57:00.000-05:00M*Shawnte,congrats! In the begining I use to forge...M*Shawnte,congrats! In the begining I use to forget if I completed 9,or 3. Now its second nature. <BR/><BR/>As long as you make sure you push loops down to the loc and you have no spaces within your rotations.You should be alright. <BR/><BR/>Just remember the newly locked hair should feel cord like and have no bumps. If so, you are not pulling your loc all the way through.NubianLockedPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-90731028730983773272009-02-01T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-01T14:57:00.000-05:00Hey. I recently tightened my roots for the first ...Hey. I recently tightened my roots for the first time and it was harder than I thought it was going to be. Since some of my partings are really small, it was somewhat hard for me to make sure I was not pulling my braid through the same hole twice. I managed to figure out a technique so that I wouldn't do that. Another thing I had a problem with was creating tension as I was pulling my tool (hairpin) down the roots. I didn't want to pull too tightly. Hopefully, my next tightening will go more smoothly. I always come back to your instructions for reference.M*Shawntehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502322516044492494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-90290797376103983322009-01-30T11:41:00.000-05:002009-01-30T11:41:00.000-05:00I have a posting called "Holey Dreads". Check it o...I have a posting called "Holey Dreads". Check it out and let me know what you think, please. I'm so thankful for you and Kalia-Dewdrop's blog page. You 2 are so imformative.Kicukalahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599600734655959188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-47130447925998835122009-01-26T16:11:00.000-05:002009-01-26T16:11:00.000-05:00Thanks, for responding. I think I will start to do...Thanks, for responding. I think I will start to do my locs myself. I just have to learn the techniques of interlocking, perhaps through you videos. Is there anyway to fix the holes I already have?Kicukalahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599600734655959188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-73673483128375362842009-01-25T22:57:00.000-05:002009-01-25T22:57:00.000-05:00Kicukalah, you should not have any Y`s visible at ...Kicukalah, you should not have any Y`s visible at the base. Sounds like she is not crossing through the middle of your locs when she is looping a rotation and she may be entering the same hole twice! You can fix it by taking a tool and going through the y when you get some new growth. You should not have any holes in your locs. She is not interlocking properly. I would get a second opinion!NubianLockedPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852015630319699552.post-41081430617907540562009-01-23T09:25:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:25:00.000-05:00I have questions about my locs and I am thristy fo...I have questions about my locs and I am thristy for a second opinion. I had my locs started 2 months ago. I've noticed that some of my locs have a Y shape at the base. Some have spacing or holes in them. Now I must say that I have relaxed ends, so I don't know if the "holes" I see are where the natural hair and chemically treated hair meet. <BR/>Now, I absolutely love the person that put my locs in. She herself has nice healthy looking locs. I just want to be sure about mine. It took nineteen hours to put about 375 locs on my head. I've already invested time and money. I honestly just want healthy strong locs. Also she has told me that the Y shaped based comes from the 1st retightening being too tight, but I've had my locs retightens once more since then. Not as tight as the 1st one I thought, but I still have that Y shape in some of the bases of my locs. I have pictures on my blog: www.inthelifeofag.blogspot.comKicukalahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599600734655959188noreply@blogger.com