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I just read that for a French Braid ya gotta have at least 4" growth after u pull the sides back in a ponytail. I don't have quite that much hair yet...but I'm wonderin' if ya need that much hair for a regular braid? How do u make a braid?
To do a regular braid, you take three clumps of hair and keep crossing them over each other alternating between all three strands. I had to have a girl show me how to do it a few years ago. Once you get it, it's easy.
Thanx! I have ~ 7" of growth and not all my hair reaches a ponytail-think I could braid those rebellious hairs...and by myself?
another great way to do hair is in what I call the roll.
you divide the hair in two down the middle from forehead to nape with a sharp comb end,
best to take one side and clamp it up and out of the way.
then start with a triangle section of hair radiating out from the part(use comb for neatness).
take that section and divide it in two(top near part, bottom below)
Ok now bear with me...the rest is easy.
take the bottom and bring it up over the top, arrange.
add a bit of hair to your new bottom and bring it up over the top, arrange
keep adding to the bottom section and bringin it up over the top.(each time your bottom becomes the new top)
when you reach the end CLIP
do the other side then join in with the other and secure with a scrunchy! this is great for people with layers! btw you will find one side much harder to do than the other depending on left or right handedness.
I lost ya after parting the hair in the middle-do u got a pic?
no sorry! if you can write them down and go infront of a mirror you should be able to figure it out! just remember you add a bit of hair to the bottom section and roll it over the top. then add to that section and roll it over the top. its quite easy!
Sarah,
You hair style sounds interesting, but I got lost also. Please clarify the part where you say, "add a bit of hair to the bottom section and roll it over the top. then add to that section and roll it over the top." Maybe it is quite easy, but I cannot visualize what you are saying. What do you mean by rolling over the top?
John
ok if you actually do it instead of reading it you will understand. you have a section of hair in the shape of a triangle at the beginning of your part you divide that in two ( the section closest to the part is the top, and the other section is the bottom) you take the bottom and twist it up over the top( which becomes the new bottom) then moving back along your head you pick up a bit more hair and combine it to the bottom section, then you roll that up over the top section( at all times you have two sections you are working with) you only ever add to the bottom one. As soon as you add, you roll it up over the top! the result is awesome! just take a few minutes and practise in front of the mirror...its easy.
Maybe for you.
write down the instructions, or get a mirror and bring it to the computer and try it as you read it. Very hard to write directions. when you take the bottom section of hair up and over the top section, it drops down and becomes the bottom section ( its like you are twisting two cords together) you don't let go of those sections. Use your thumb to scoop up a little more hair as you move back on your head and add it to the bottom section, then twist it over the top section. you never add hair from the top.
2 sections of hair.... you mean like gathering 2 roughly equal ponytails- one directly above the other? twist them together? when you twist each 'tail' alternately over the other you 'borrow' some hair from the lower tail to help bind the 2 together?
if you go back to my first posts you will see the full directions
not two ponytails
two small sections of hair( bout 1/2 " diameter)
you put the bottom one over the top one
then you pick up some more hair and add it to the bottom section moving back on your head
you straighten that all out and twist it up over the top section(which will become the bottom section) then add another section to it and repeat
you keep adding the same amount, as you move back on your head the sections get bigger( as you are adding to them)
try and steer the twist where you want it( middle of side of head)
does not look very good if you do it to close to the part.
after practise you will learn where looks best and how much hair is a good amount for your sections. everybody is different. fine silky hair can be very difficult to work with.
I usually comb each individual peice as I am doing it(that takes alot of practise) in order to get them to lay nice. If you like a looser looking braid then don't bother with the combing.
we all are appreciative of your patience & time trying to explain this all to us. please forgive my (our) persistence in trying to educe more explicit instructions from you- we are guys and not alot of attention is given to instructing us on how to deal with/style long hair- culturally we're not supposed to be concerned with that- consequently what may be easy to you will likely require more explicit instruction. it would be easier to watch a french braid being made- but to fully instruct you must paint a fuller picture for some of us using only your words. i personally am not interested in french braiding but i THINK i understand where the gaps in communication are.
the 2 sections you speak of... located near the crown- one above the other? the loose hair not initially gathered in these 'sections' is on either side & below the 2 sections. as you 'twist' the 2 smaller sections together you add loose hair to the section that is twisting over- what part of the scalp do you pick up loose hair from? or do you just do this randomly?
actually its not a french braid, its much much easier. yes you are right DIFFICULT to describe. I did desribe earlier how you make the section you start with so see above my first post.
you borrow from the bottom only (close to your face, ear, neck, nap along the hairline moving back as you proceed) small even sections is best(bout 1/2- 1 inch at a time)
I personally use my thumb to pick up the peice I am adding to my bottom section each time. The first twist you do is done without adding anything. then its add to bottom, twist over top. add to bottom, twist over top. each time the top becomes your new bottom and is added to which is how the sections remain equal in size.
how do you do cornrose
they are just little french braids done inside out or reverse as some people call them, look up at the link I gave 1st or 2nd post for the braiding site, it explains them there. you will probably not be able to do them on yourself, cornrows require alot of accuracy in order for them to look good: how do you do cornrose
Thanx for the site, Sarah! Can people braid their own hair and what's the shortest length (I have ~ 7") that can be braided?
it takes practise, but yes. I can braid my own. If you are trying to a braid down the back or a french braid you need more hair than if you did two along the sides.comb the hair out free of tangles first. some people find braiding when hair is wet easier. some also put a gel in it. have fun trying