How to braid braids to yourself?

Not always at our fingertips is a professional hairdresser or friend who is ready to help. Sometimes you have to create different types of hairstyles on your own head, which causes some inconvenience. One of the hairstyles that you can do yourself at home is braids.

Creating hairstyles yourself is not very convenient, but possible. Undoubtedly, if you braided braids for someone, then it will be much easier for you, since the weaving pattern will already be familiar to you, and the so-called muscle memory will do everything for you, you only need to repeat the actions mechanically.

The second feature of a successful weaving process is knowledge of the weaving pattern. That is, you must know the order of alternating strands. When weaving yourself, you must remember that everything is reflected in the mirror on the contrary, so do not get confused! Also, in order to remember the scheme and understand it, you can prepare in advance and watch the training videos or schemes and figures on the Internet.

The next weaving feature will also come with experience.To make the hairstyle beautiful and neat, you need to use approximately the same strands in the weave (of course, unless otherwise indicated in the instructions), which must be pulled into a braid with approximately equal strength. If a little more effort was applied to one strand, and a little less to the other, then one part of the hairstyle will look weak, sloppy and threatening to crumble, and the other, on the contrary, too stretched and stiff.

Another important point in independent weaving is not the most comfortable body position. It is better to use a chair with a back, because if you stand, your back will get tired very quickly, and you can even lean back on the chair.

So that nothing distracts you from creating your own hairstyle, you need to take care that so that all the most necessary tools are handy in advance.

1. Large trellis or other mirror system for a complete view.
2. Chair with backrest - for comfort.
3. Combs. It is desirable, several types - from wide massage brushes to comb the entire head of hair to thin, to create a parting and separation of strands.
4. Hair Care Products. Anything from a light combing spray to mousse or foam. The main thing is that the hair becomes a little wet, since wet hair is much easier to work with.
5. Hair clips, small elastic bands and invisible hairpins. Everything that can come in handy for fixing work or fixing individual strands in the process of creating a hairstyle.
6. Hair styling product - for fixing the result.

The room in which you will do hairstyles should be as light as possible - this will help to see some possible imperfections and deviations from the weaving pattern. It is necessary to prepare in advance for working with hair - clean hair needs to be combed thoroughly, and then slightly moistened with a spray or water to remove possible electrification and slightly moisturized. You can also periodically wet your hands with water.

So we came to the main question: how to learn how to braid pigtails to herself. It will contain practical instructions and some tips that will greatly simplify your life and creating hairstyles.

The very first thing to learn is to braid an ordinary braid. It is very easy, beautiful, does not take much time and is suitable, including for beginners in the field of hairstyles.

1. Sprinkle hair with plain water or a special product so that it becomes slightly damp. Comb your hair and fold the whole mop onto your back. Divide the hair into three equal strands.
2. Take the leftmost strand with your right hand and lay on top of the center one. If you want, you can start from the opposite side. Hold the strands in the center with your left hand. Now take the left strand and cross it with the right, holding with your free hand. Continue weaving, alternating strands.
3. Secure the finished braid with a rubber band.

Another simple pattern for braiding is a fish tail. This option looks most impressive on long hair and medium length hair.

1. Lightly moisturize your hair first. Comb them, fold them behind your back and divide into two approximately identical parts with a direct parting.
2. Now choose the side you’d like to start with. Take a thin lock on one side and transfer to the opposite. Repeat the same on the opposite side. Repeat the rotation until the braid is ready. The smaller the strands used in weaving, the more fanciful and original the hairstyle will turn out.
3. Fix the finished braid with a rubber band and lightly sprinkle with varnish.

This method already requires some preparation, so you should practice before you complete it. This braid may not work the first time, but it should not stop you. There are so many ways of this weaving, the simplest ones will be considered here.

1. Moisten your hair slightly. Comb them and put them back.
2. Select one part of the hair from the crown and divide into three approximately equal parts. Braid the base with an elastic band to simplify your further actions. When you gain the necessary experience, you can no longer use additional binding. Now start weaving this selected strand as an ordinary braid, but the strands added to the side should overlap under the central part, and not on it. After that, start adding new strands from the remaining hair that was not involved in creating the main braid. Try to add new strands of approximately the same volume, so the hairstyle will be more accurate.
3. The interweaving of the side strands should continue until the pigtail reaches the base of the neck, by this time all the basal hair should be in the hairstyle. After that, continue to weave it like an ordinary three-strand pigtail.
4. Secure the finished braid with an elastic band and apply a fixative.

After the hairstyle is ready, you can tear your hair a little and fluff it to create the illusion of a larger volume. If you are the owner of a long bang, then remember that it must also be woven into the hair. Also, the necessary length of hair for a hairstyle is about 12 centimeters.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a spikelet can be found everywhere on the Internet. But not everywhere are tips on preliminary hair preparation in order to make this hairstyle look the most advantageous. Spikelet is suitable for thick hair. On thin and sparse hair with such styling, the scalp will shine through, which will create the impression of a small amount of hair. To avoid this, follow the instructions below, then the spikelet will look perfect.

1. Hair preparation - it is necessary to give the hair as much volume as possible. To do this, make a pile in the root zone or make a corrugation using a special device.
2. Comb your hair thoroughly and fold it back. Closer to the forehead, grab the three main strands. On top of the central strand, throw the left, and then the right. Along with the strands, add free hair that is not included in the main upper part. Cross the two remaining strands. Repeat until you go down to the base of the head. After that, braid the remaining hair with an ordinary braid.
3. Fix the finished braid with a rubber band and lightly fix with a special tool.

The advantage of long hair is also that you can create a wonderful bezel from them yourself. Such natural rims are just another variation of the most common French braid.

1. Comb your hair and divide it with a special comb into a horizontal parting into two parts - front and back.
2. Gather the back of the tail. On the front, on either side, we take three strands as close to the ear as possible and weave an ordinary braid. As soon as you move a little away from the ear, you can add extraneous strands from the remaining free hair. As soon as the braid reaches the opposite side, and all the strands are added to the rim, we complete the hairstyle with the usual three-strand braid.
3. Dissolve the far part, if desired, apply a fixative.If desired, hide the remaining end of the wreath.

This light type of braid is suitable for owners of thin hair, as it will add much more volume to the hairstyle. And this hairstyle looks spectacular. The only difficulty is that you will have to work out the weaving pattern very well - due to the large number of strands involved in creating the braid, it is very easy to get confused.

1. Moisten hair slightly, comb it back, divide into 5 approximately equal parts.
2. Now start weaving from the leftmost strand - throw it on the right side so that it crosses the other strands in the center with a snake (one crosses from above, the other goes down, the third is overlapped again from above). Continue weaving, following the pattern.
3. Continue weaving, then fix with varnish.

Greek braid is a simple hairstyle that will complement any look. It can be braided for any event or walk with the Druze.

1. Moisten your hair slightly. Comb them well. A little higher than the left ear, divide the hair with a direct parting. Divide this particular strand into three more identical strands.
2. Start braiding a regular three-part pigtail, holding your hair firmly to your head. Weave additional strands always when you take that main strand that is closer to the back of the head and the rest of the free hair (since the braid goes along the specific side of the head, it will combine the frontal and occipital parts). You must take additional parts from the side that is closer to the back of the head and loose hair. When the extra strands are over, continue the hairstyle with the usual braid.
3. Fix the result with an elastic band and sprinkle with a special tool.

This is just the kind of weaving that requires additional training. The weave will look good on straight hair, but if you need something quick and festive, do it on pre-curled curls and get a stunning effect!

1. Moisten hair slightly, remove it behind your back.
2. Choose a strand close to the temple, which should be divided into three parts and start braiding the usual three-part pigtail (you should start with the strand that is closer to the face). That lock that turned out lower should remain below. Instead, use another one from the remaining hair. Continue, leaving this lock every time. Bring the braid to the other side of the face.
3. Secure the braid with a thin rubber band or an invisible hairpin. Fix with varnish.

A braid is a hairstyle that you can always use. The main thing is to successfully choose the option of weaving and follow some simple tips. Do not use too many fixing agents! A huge amount of varnish or wax will weight the hair and give it a "sleek" look. Try to braid only clean hair. So the overall impression of the hairstyle will be as positive as possible. Do not stop! Even if it begins to seem to you that something does not work out as it should, but something does not work out at all.

This section gives some of the most beautiful options, plus they will be given a side view so that you understand how the final result of the hairstyle should look.

See how to braid a spikelet for yourself in the next video.