Braid Basic How-To

     Basic Three Strand 

                                                 
 French Braid

                  If you don't know how to do this, you can easily learn with a quick search. 

  Dutch Braid 

                                    Almost the same technique as a french braid, but instead of crossing the side piecees of hair over the middle one, you cross them under.  

                Corkscrew Twist

                            1. Divide hair into two sections. Twist them both in the same direction.

                     2. Cross one over the other in the opposite direction. So if you twisted to the right, cross to the left and vice versa.      

                     3. Keep crossing in that direction to the end of the braid.        

French Carousel twist

                                         It is a mix between a french and dutch braid. One side crosses over, while the other side crosses under.


 Carousel Twist                               

                                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS71kyJTOOQ

                                      Here is a video showing how to do this.

                             The lace braid is half french, half basic three strand.  Extrahair is only added on one side. 

      Herringbone  

                                             1. Divide hair into two strands. Take a little piece from one side...       

                              2. ...and add it into the other one. 

                                                            3. Repeat to end of braid.                                                             French Heringbone      

                                                         1. Take two pieces of hair on top of the head.

                                             2. Cross them. 

                                          3. Take a piece from remaining hair and add it into opposite side.

                                      4. Repeat on opposite side.

                                             5. Repeat  to the end of braid. 

   French Corkscrew Twist  

                                                Add in hair to  corkscrew twist.          

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