08/20/2026
Let’s talk about progress!
I get asked a lot about how I learned to braid, where the techniques come from, ect.
I learned to braid in 2017. I made my very first 8 strand & let me tell you it was BAD (& it took me about 1.5 hours/foot. So approximately 34 hours 🤯)
On the second slide is my 2nd ever 12 strand I made in 2018. Its just as bad! Its loose, inconsistent, twisted, too short & worst of all doesnt has a proper safe end knot!
Fast forward to 2026. I’ve braided somewhere in the ball park of 1500-2000 mecates or reins of some kind. Progress didn’t happen over night! It happened over YEARS & HOURS of just trying. I’m so proud this little business & so incredibly thankful for each & every one of you.
So just keep going friends! 🤍
- Shantal