How do you tie a french braid?

Question

i really need 2 know!

Answer 1

http://www.ehow.com/video_17115_french-b... for a video. Or here's the written instructions:

   1. Learn how to braid hair if you do not know how already. The French braid is just a variation of the basic braid and it will be very difficult to French braid if you cannot basic braid.

   2. Brush or comb the hair thoroughly, removing all knots or tangles. Comb out any part, combing the hair straight back.

   3.

      Separate a section of hair from the rest of the hair at the place where you want to begin the braid. It's a good idea to make the part V-shaped, with the point of the V towards the back of your head. You can vary the location and starting placement of your braid. For example, you can choose to start lower on the head with a section that includes all the hair above your ears. This will make it easier (less braiding to do) but will make a thick (rather than intricate) braid.

   4.

      Separate the section of hair into three strands. Be sure that the strands are completely separated all the way to the ends. One way to separate the hair into three strands is to hold the section of hair in one hand and use the index and middle fingers of the other hand to separate it into three strands, as shown.

   5.

      Cross the rightmost strand over the middle strand.

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ If you're French braiding your own hair, your finger placement will depend on the size of your hands, the length of your fingers, and the thickness of your hair. This article provides some suggestions, but you may find variations that are more comfortable for you, or have other desirable results.

      ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚€Â¢ Hold the leftmost strand with your left pinkie while moving the rightmost strand from your right hand to your left. Shift the new rightmost strand (used to be the middle strand) from your right hand to your left.

   6.

      Add some hair from the right side of the head to the rightmost strand. Use your right index finger to pick up a section of hair from the right side of the head and add it to the new rightmost strand.

   7.

      Cross the leftmost strand over the middle strand. Grasp the rightmost strand with your right pinkie, then rotate your left hand so that you can grasp the leftmost strand in your right hand. Shift the new leftmost strand to your right hand.

   8.

      Add hair from the left side of the head to the new leftmost strand. Use your left index finger to pick up a section of hair from the left side of the head and add it to the leftmost strand.

   9.

      Cross the rightmost strand over the middle strand. Grasp the leftmost strand with the left pinkie, then rotate your right hand so that you can grasp the rightmost strand in your left hand. Shift the new rightmost strand to your left hand.

  10.

      Add some hair from the right side of the head to the rightmost strand. Use your right index finger to pick up a section of hair from the right side of the head, adding it to the rightmost strand currently held in your left hand.

  11.

      Cross the leftmost strand over the middle strand. Grasp the rightmost strand with your right pinkie, then rotate your left hand so that you can grasp the leftmost strand in your right hand. Shift the new leftmost strand from your left to right hand.

  12.

      Add some hair from the left side of the head to the leftmost strand. Use your left index finger to pick up a section of hair from the left side of the head and add it to the leftmost strand in your right hand.

  13. Continue braiding. Cross the rightmost strand over the middle, add hair to new rightmost strand, cross the leftmost strand over the middle, add hair to new leftmost strand, and repeat until there is no more hair to add.

  14.

      Braid the rest of your hair normally as far down as you can reach. If you have longer hair, bring the braid forward over your shoulder and braid in the opposite direction (instead of folding the strands towards you, you will be folding them away from you).

  15.

      Tie off or clip the end of the braid.

Answer 2

This is the best way I can personally describe it....

*First of all, make sure you know how to do a regular braid.

Grab your hair like you're putting it 1/2 up and then with your thumbs and index fingers divide the "half up" section into 3 equal parts.

Cross the left section over the center one, and then cross the right section over the new center one (which used to be on the left.)

Now grab a section of hair from the left side of your head, and add it to the left section of the braid, and cross that over the center part of the braid.

Then, you do the same thing on the right side - add a section of loose hair from the right side of your head to the right section of the braid and cross that over the center piece of the braid.

From that point just repeat that process until the braid goes down to the bottom of your head and you run out of hair.

Then you can continue braiding the tail into a regular braid and secure it.

It looks really tough at first by watching it, but once you practice you'll get the hang of it.

Hope my directions helped! Kind of difficult to explain without showing you. Any questions, feel free to e-mail me ~Amanda

Answer 3

it is very simple....watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6M7WzzYP...