I Was Natural Before Natural Hair Became An Industry

"Can you do cornrow tree braids?"

"What about invisible crochet?"

"Do you know how to do knotless?"

These are questions I still get from clients. My response is usually the same.

"Please just send me a picture."

Nine times out of ten, they're showing me something I was doing twenty-five or thirty years ago. The name might be different, but I recognize the technique immediately.

Sometimes I have to laugh. Baby, we've been doing that…