[hair] If I wanna wear it braided all down my back

[blk]

For those who were looking for context for the last post: this past weekend, I was at Confluence, dealing braids

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[coraline]

yeah, i would have suggested the plastic craft or lacing needles with the big heads and blunt tips... i've also seen ball-tip lacing threaders for running drawstrings which might be good? (can't find one online right now...)

[yummy64]

You are looking for a Bodkin. They are used thread yarn. Very large hole. Fairly short needle but the hole will do ribbon etc. http://www.loomroom.com/yarn-needles.html

Hmm.. maybe the english name is bodkin - the US term seems to be yarn needle. They may be bigger than the tapestry needles. You should find them at Michaels or Joann's or knitting store.

[blk]

The super big yarn needles might work. I'll have to check out them in person and see if the hole is big enough, but other than that it looks just about right.

[meerkat299]

Would the loop on something like a Topsy Tail be too big?

[yannaboo]

does that thing still say "for external use only"?

[blk]

I suspect it would be too big, as I'm hoping to actually thread the whole thing through a small section of hair.

[vvalkyri]

the loop compresses, though it's designed to usually go through most of one's hair. It should fold almost all the way down. Might be unwieldy for very small bits though. beautiful work in that picture.

[demureserenity]

Oh My Gosh you do such beautiful work. Do you get paid for all that? (I recall a post about laws long ago but do not recall your personal conclusion). You should do seminars or classes on that if you do not already. Maybe to teens or adult or Anyone who wants to learn. That is such a talent. Amazing :)

[blk]

I do get paid! :) The conclusion (at least temporarily) to the current laws was covered here.

Teaching braiding is something I've done occasionally, but only informally. Not sure how it would work to do something more advanced. I'll think about it. :)

[plymouth]

Is this the tool you are looking for? http://www.beadwear.com/BEAD_MAGIC.html
It is intended for threading beads onto hair but it ought to work for ribbons and such also, I would think.

[blk]

Hrm. I think it would work very well if I were just going to push the threader through in one direction, thread the ribbon, and then pull it back; i.e., for only one tuck. But if I want to do multiple wraps (like this), I think I really want to be able to use it like a needle, and just pull everything through.

[plymouth]

That seems like a small enough number of thread-throughs that I'd rather pull them individually than deal with a big long ribbon on a needle. But do whatever works for you...