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Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next 'Do

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
@cydneyo
By Jennifer Ford · Updated October 23, 2020

There’s plenty of reasons to stop by your local craft store this summer, especially if you’re looking for a fresh protective style. It’s where you’ll find aisles of quintessential accessories that will make you strands pop, including beads and the most coveted trimming of the season: yarn.

Aside from knitting, the wool spun material is perfect for protective styling and often used as an alternative to braiding hair when fashioning faux locs and twists because of its durability, coarse texture, and affordable price point. Not to mention, it’s humidity proof and comes in an assortment of vibrant colors to make your protective styles stand out.

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Kick the summer off strong with a fly out of the box hairstyle like these beautiful yarn looks we spotted on Instagram.

 

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@knittedtresses

We love this gravity-defying style.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@tutuartistry

The face you make when you’re pretty in pink.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
03
@oheysteenze

This blonde bob is pretty fresh!

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@knittedtresses

We’re swooning over these virescent twist.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
05
@kayb_chi

This purple protective style is popping.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@africancreature

Get you a girl who can do both!

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@wezashair

We love these gorgeous jumbo twist.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@tylatalise

These yarn twists look like they’re growing out of her scalp.#amazing

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@madebyrad

Bring the flavor by copying these salt and pepper twist.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@aggie_hair

These kaleidoscope colored space buns are giving us Afropunk feels.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@ohaiadeola

If our hair was this lit, we’d be smiling ear to ear too.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@tasselfairy

These cotton candy twist are spot on for the festival season.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@yanpantan

We love how she used yarn to created these chunky locs.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@miriam.maulena

She’s slayin’ these grey tasseled twist.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@cydneyo

These yarn locs are the perfect blend.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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@luvonpurpose

This style is the defintion of mellow yellow.

Protective Styling 101: Beautiful Yarn Twists and Locs To Inspire Your Next ‘Do
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