Hair braiding kit
View Patent ↗A hair braiding kit includes a base mat with a first hair attachment and a second hair attachment attached at different locations to the mat. The first and second hair attachments have multiple strands configured in 3 columns, each strand attached to the mat midway between a first end and a second end. The strands of the second hair attachment are thinner than the strands of the first attachment. A hair braiding game includes a grid and multiple game pieces. The grid has multiple rows, a row-label column, and at least 3 lane columns, forming playing cells. The number of game pieces corresponds to the number of playing cells. Each game piece has one of several unique identifiers matching the number of lane columns. A pre-pluck, multi-ethnic mannequin head includes groupings of multiple strands affixed to the mannequin head. Each grouping has a unique characteristic thickness and/or texture.
1. A hair braiding kit, comprising:
a. a base mat, comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer edge;
b. a first hair attachment, comprising a first plurality of strands configured in three columns, each of the first plurality of strands comprising a first end and a second end, wherein each strand is attached midway between the first end and the second end to the base mat at a first location; and
c. a second hair attachment, comprising a second plurality of strands configured in three columns, each of the second plurality of strands comprising a first end and a second end, wherein each strand is attached midway between the first end and the second end to the base mat at a second location, and wherein the second plurality of strands is thinner than the first plurality of strands;
wherein each of the three columns of the first hair attachment has about 12 to about 16 strands and a unique identifier.
2. The hair braiding kit of claim 1 , wherein the second hair attachment is configured such that each column of strands has about 66 to about 150 strands and each of the plurality of strands has a unique identifier.
3. The hair braiding kit of claim 1 , further comprising a hair braiding platform comprising a net backing; a plurality of strands laced therethrough; and an adhesive substrate adhered to the net backing, wherein the plurality of strands extends from the net backing.
4. The hair braiding platform of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of strands is characterized by different thicknesses and/or textures grouped according to characteristic thickness and/or texture.