How to make Bantu knots with short hair

Living in Bantu Knots - Is It practical?

The last time I relaxed my hair, I felt like cutting it. I have really thick hair and when it gets longer it's more difficult to comb through it. I went for many days without combing my hair and I slept without protecting it. It got so entangled. Combing it was so painful. I considered cutting my hair for the sake of not going through the torture of combing it but I was dissuaded from it.After successfully relaxing it I left it to the wind again (without plaiting it) and secretly wished I had shorter hair. For fear of it entangling again I wondered what hairstyle I could do. I wanted something quick and easy to do and undo. So I got the idea of doing Bantu-Knots.Generally, it is done with just natural hair. But when your is not long enough like mine was, you may want to add some braiding extensions to your hair to make it work.First of all, you comb and cut out the hair into equal portions. The size depends on how big or small you want you Bantu knots to be. Then you cut out the hair extensions to a size you prefer as well and braid each portion you separated.Braid till the end then you wrap each braid into a knot. And voila!Another method is to tie each small portion you cut out together with some thread then you braid the hair extension separately then wrap it on the portion that you tied and sew it together.I did the first method and it was done at home by my mom. My mom also did hers but she went to a hairdresser and she did the second method I mentioned.Bantu knots are great and I love the look quite alright. I love its simplicity. But it's not easy to sleep with Bantu knots. It is practical in the day but when you want to sleep it feels like you are sleeping on small strong balls.Mine was better because it was braided to my hair so I could unwrap the knots and feel the smoothness of my pillow. But the method that my mom used can't be unwrapped and wrapped again at will.Overrall it's a great hairstyle and now that I know how to manage its inconvinience I think I will be doing it again - but with a brighter colour like pink or white - lol. We'll see.Thanks for reading. These are my thoughts on the Bantu knots. See you in my next one.Ngumabi.