Parting pattern

Tell the shape you see apart from the cut, styling or install behind it.

What to notice

Whether sections lie flat along the scalp in rows. Rows combine with any strand type: cornrows, flat twists and locs can all sit in rows.

These drawings explain a term. They are not anyone’s work or results.

Stitched Rows: Rows with short, evenly spaced crosswise lines along each side, like stitches.
Rows: Hair laid flat along the scalp in lines, as cornrows, flat twists, barrel twists and loc cornrows are.