Crochet Hair in Detroit | Kelly Beauty Supply

Crochet Hair in Detroit: How It Works

Crochet is the fastest route to a full protective style, and it is the one most people can do on themselves. Instead of braiding hair in strand by strand, pre-looped hair is pulled through cornrows with a hook. Our Detroit store off Gratiot near 7 Mile stocks crochet hair alongside braiding hair and the tools that go with it.

How it differs from braiding

A full head of box braids can take many hours. A crochet style is usually done in one to three, because the time-consuming part, the braiding, happens only once as the cornrow base. The hair itself comes pre-looped or in bulk to be looped, and each piece is pulled under a cornrow with a latch hook and knotted.

The cornrow base decides the result

Everything rests on the braids underneath. They need to be neat, even and not too tight, and the pattern matters: straight-back rows for a style worn down, a beehive or circular pattern if you want to part it or wear it up. Bumpy or uneven cornrows show through as lumps no matter how good the hair is.

What you need to start

Pre-looped crochet hair in your chosen style, a latch hook or crochet needle, rat-tail comb and clips for sectioning, and rubber bands or thread for the base. If the style is curly and you want it to hold, add mousse or setting lotion. If it finishes in curls set with hot water, you need nothing more than a kettle and a towel.

Our Detroit store

Our Detroit store is at 15221 Houston Whittier St, just off Gratiot near 7 Mile on the east side, and it's the one that handles every online pickup order. It opens at 8:45 AM every day but Sunday, with the latest closing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:15 PM. Coming from downtown or Midtown, Gratiot runs straight there; from the west side, 7 Mile or Davison to Conner is the quickest way over.