Disassembled...

01:46 am - Hair falls... Board games...

My hands are killing me.

I've been braiding yarn for about many hours... pretty much all night. I hadn't found a tutorial anywhere online about what exactly you do with the braid once you've made them -- how to attach and arrange the braids on the fall -- so I had to figure that out for myself. So far my hair fall is up to about 34 braids -- I need about 50. I know, I'm slow. The act of braiding is not yet second nature to me. I also learned how to do a twist braid. It looks much, much better than the standard three strand braid. Unfortunately I did not realize this until many hours into my fall making. The fall doesn't look too bad. Decent for a first try. I might be able to wear it out... maybe.

Couple things I need to learn/figure out:

• How I make the end of the braids come more to a point. Right now they are ugly knots.


• How to dread up the braids to make them look fluffy and less braid-y

On a related note, I ventured into the mind of the older man that I work with to steal his woodworking knowledge. He provided me some incredible insight into how I can, using my handy miter saw, make some fantastic gaming boards. I'm really, really psyched, as I want to learn the art and make my own chess and go boards, as well as make board for more obscure games, including those games of my own creation!

Hot, holy damn I love to learn new skillz.