Sew in Weaves Topic: Sew In weaves Organization: Topical order Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation, I want my audience to understand the process of sew in weaves and the reasons they are worn Central Idea: Partial sew in weaves has become more popular since the 1950s and an important role in the world of fashion and appearance today. Introduction/Thesis: I. A. Attention Getter: Imagine washing your hair with a new shampoo you decided to try for the very first time. As you are washing your hair you notice a different feeling but your eyes are closed so the soap doesn’t burn your eyes but you know something is just not right.
To begin preparing whoever’s hair your braiding, start by brushing or combing the hair. c. It doesn’t matter if the hair is dry or wet. But that said, it is easier to braid wet hair because it doesn’t have so many flying pieces. d. To be prepared to tie off the braid, I like to have the hair band on my wrist. Others prefer it to be on the counter near them.
They learn how to be a hair expert through a large number of hair shows, attending cosmetology school, and by attending continuing education courses. Clients depend on their hairdresser or stylists, to know what they are doing and to be assured that they will obtain a positive result every time. With hairdressers or stylists, it is that consistency that women want from them. They want to be sure that every time they leave that chair they are getting the same satisfied result. Furthermore, it is important to recognize that hair is with out a doubt the most complex signifier African American women and girls use to display their identities in order to take on situated social meanings, and to understand how and why hair comes to matter so much in a Black women’s construction of their identity.
Having been handed down through years of beautifying hair, French braiding is still a popular style most seen on young girls and teenagers. Preparation is a key in the learning process of French braiding hair. Gathering some supplies and keeping them close at hand will prove to be beneficial in the braiding process. Generally,
Women wanted shorter skirts because they liked the general trend that flappers were setting. Manufacturers did everything they could to stop reducing the length of skirts but despite their efforts, women’s demands overwhelmed the clothing brands. (p. 79) Flappers wore short skirts, short sleeves, and sometimes they even wore no sleeves. The other fashion change that happened was hairstyle change. (p. 80) Young women really loved the bobbed hairstyle.
The women of the time made quilts that were put to "everyday use" that were then passed down from generation to generation. The quilts during this time were used to symbolize the love of the slave’s mothers and the things they had to go through just to make the quilts. A lot of times every square in a quilt symbolizes something of its own. One square may symbolize the love of a person and the other may symbolize the death of another. Each quilt is prepared differently which gives it a since of purpose.
Walker became the first female, self-made millionaire. She changed the way people marketed their businesses. She revolutionized the African-American hair care product industry, and helped make changes toward black peoples’ civil rights. Madam Walker was born Sarah Breedlove two days before Christmas on December 23, 1867 to former slaves and sharecroppers, Owen and Minerva Breedlove. The Breedlove’s and their six children lived in a dilapidated shack in Delta, Louisiana, near the Mississippi River.
“He’s going to have a beautiful face, I said, “by the time we’re through.” (Sache, 118) While talking to the sales person he says she will look beautiful only because she will have new clothes and will be wearing makeup. She’s only beautiful when she is changed from what she actually looks like. Jeff takes the opportunity to take Ellen in his own hands. He transforms her into his ideal image of beauty. He tries to shape Ellen as if she was a block of clay, as if humans aren’t more complex than we can possibly understand.
She had more than twenty operations and dispensed more then $55,000 in her attempts to look like Barbie. Barbie's image of being abel to do it all may have put pressure on many women. In today's society, there is pressure on women to work, have a marriage, make money, take care of the kids, and still try to look beautiful. Barbie's attitude idealizes the hardships women must go through to try and be
h. Braid all the way down to the end of the hair. Conclusion Summary Statement: I have given you guys a history of hair braiding and also showed you how it is done. Audience Response Statement: I bet that you guys are thinking that braiding hair can be time consuming and it actually is. Wow Statement: It is actually possible for a person to braid your name into to your hair up against your scalp (French Braid). Reference Page PopSugar Beauty.