Kimberly Smith wrote:
The only kind of fish braid that I am familiar with is a
type of hair braid, fish bone braid, that gives a very
unique look to a traditional braid.
That sounds like what we called "french braids" when I wore
pigtails. The mother of one of my classmates knew how to do
it, but my elder sisters couldn't figure it out. (Mom
usually braided my hair, but I don't remember her expressing
any interest in the project.)
Later on I recognized the same technique in "corn rows",
which are a whole bunch of french braids instead of just two.
Eventually I realized that the principle at work was the
same principle I use when braiding onions: a simple
three-strand braid, but at each crossing, you add an onion
or a strand of hair to the strand being crossed. But I
never attempted it; I'm doing well to get one plain braid
into my hair.
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