

Create a messy bun at the crown of your head by not completely pulling your hair through the elastic and fluffing the hair. Take the bobby pin out of the first braid and combine both braids using a bow elastic. Repeat the braiding process on the other side of your head until you get to the crown of you head and meet the first braid you created.ĩ. Once you get to the crown of your head, simply braid off your ends and use a bobby pin to hold the finished braid against your head so it doesn’t unravel.Ĩ. Remember the more you practice your hand positions, the easier it will get to do this french braid!ħ. Keep your braid sections high against your center part as you braid. Switch hands as you go, continually braiding your hair towards the crown of your head. Repeat this process of adding a new section of hair to the bottom strand, and then the top strand. Braid the top over the middle section again.Ħ. Add it into the top section of your braid. Switch your hands again and pull a new section of hair from the top of your head by your center part. Use your free hand to grab a new section of hair and add it to the bottom strand of your braid. This will allow you to add more hair to your braid. Working on the bottom section again, hold the hair by your thumb and index finger. Take the top strand and braid it over the middle section, switching hands and fingers as you go.Ĥ. Switch your hands and the fingers which are holding the 3 hair sections.ģ. Take the bottom section and braid it over the middle section. It’s important to get your finger placement correct, so you can get a good, tight braid. **Finger placement: Using the hand that corresponds to the side of your head that you are starting on, place your pinky finger around the top section, your middle finger around the middle section, and then use your index finger and thumb to hold the bottom section. This will form the start of your french braid. Separate the hair into 3 smaller sections.

Gather a section of hair in the front of your head on one side of your center part. A post shared by Abby Smith on at 4:29pm PDTġ.To begin the braids, part your hair down the center.
