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  • Hi Guys! Today, I'm going to go back to basics, and I'm going to do a tutorial on all the

  • basic braids, and

  • basically there are 4 type of braids : There's a French braid,

  • a fishtail braid, a Dutch braid and a lace braid.

  • and once you learn these basic braiding techniques, you can do so many different braids and so

  • many... you can come up with so many styles.

  • So, when I first started braiding I couldn't do any braids. How I learned how to braid

  • was I use to just tie my hair into a side pony, and I'm going to do that now.

  • Once I got used to doing the braids in a side pony, I then moved on to doing French and

  • dutch versions.

  • The first braid I'm going to do, I know a lot you's know already! but I'm just going to do

  • it anyway, it's one of the basic braids and that's a 3 strand.

  • To do this you want to divide the hair into 3 even pieces. Then, you're going to cross

  • the outer strands over the middle piece.

  • I'm crossing the right strand over the middle, the left strand over the middle. The right

  • stand over the middle, and the left strand over the middle. Right strand over the middle,

  • and left strand over the middle.

  • and there we have a basic 3 strand braid.

  • I'm going to move onto a French braid.

  • I'm going to do two versions of a French braid. I'm going to show you how to do a tight French braid,

  • and how to do a loose French braid.

  • You want to start off my taking a section of hair,

  • and you're going to ( like a 3 strand braid ) divide this into 3 even pieces,

  • and you're going to cross 1.) the right strand over the middle and

  • 2.) the left strand over the middle.

  • To French braid, you want to 1.) Add a small section of hair to the outer strand.

  • and then you want to 2.) Cross this over to the middle.

  • Then, you're going to repeat this on the opposite side :

  • 1.) Take a small section of hair .

  • 2.) Add this to the outer strand,

  • and 3.) Cross this over to the middle.

  • There you have your first braided stitch.

  • Again, I'm just going to 1.) add a small section of hair to my outer strand. 2.) Cross this over to the middle.

  • and then I'm going to go to the opposite side,

  • and again, I'm just going to add a small section of hair to this, and cross it over to the middle,

  • and it becomes the new middle strand.

  • Basically, you're just adding hair to the outer strands, and you're just crossing them over to

  • the middle, and then they become the new middle strand.

  • So, I'm just bringing my outer strand to the middle, and now it's the new middle strand.

  • Cross the outer strand to the middle, and now it becomes the new middle strand.

  • 1.) Add a section of hair.

  • 2.) Cross it over .

  • 1.)Add a section of hair.

  • 2.) Cross it over,

  • Add a section of hair,

  • cross it over,

  • and you just want to keep doing this, the whole way down the braid.

  • When you reach the nape of your neck, you just want to continue doing a normal 3 strand braid.

  • So just bring the outer strands over the middle strand.

  • There we have a tight French braid.

  • If you're someone who prefers a loose French braid, You're going to do the same thing, except

  • you're just going to take larger sections.

  • So divide this into 3 even pieces,

  • and now, I'm going to loosely add sections of hair to my braid, to get a nice, loose and soft

  • French braid.

  • I'm 1.) Adding a section of hair to my outer strand. 2.) Crossing this over to the middle.

  • 1.) Add a section of hair to the outer strand.

  • 2.) Cross this over to the middle.

  • 1.) Add another section.

  • 2.) Cross it over to the middle.

  • I don't know if you can see what I'm doing in the mirror..don't mind the mirror it's a bit dirty,

  • em.. but, I'm just shaking the strands.

  • There we have a loose French braid , If you like loose French braids.

  • and as I said, all I did was gently tug on the strands,

  • and, I kind of just shake them like this, to get a nice, loose braid.

  • So, now I'm going to move onto a Fishtail braid, and I know a lot you guys find this one a little difficult,

  • especially when you're doing a French Fishtail version.

  • Another trick: If you find it hard to keep the strands separated, is to dampen your hair

  • as to braid, and you might find it a bit easier to keep the strands separated.

  • So, I'm going to move nice and close to you guys and show you how to do a French Fishtail.

  • And I'm sorry if I sound a really loud, because I'm just so close to the microphone.

  • You're going to divide your hair in half, like so.

  • Then 1.) On your right side, you want to take a small secion of hair (like this), and you're

  • going to 2.) Cross it over and 3.) And it to the opposite side.

  • We're going to repeat this on the left side:

  • 1.) Take a small section of hair, cross it over, and 3.) you're going to add it to the right side.

  • so, we kinda have this 'X' pattern.

  • 1.) Take a small section of hair , cross it over, and 3.) add it to the left side.

  • and 1.) Take a small section of hair from the left side, 2.) Cross it over , and add it to the right side.

  • 1.) Take a small section of hair from your right side, 2.) Cross it over, and add it to the left side.

  • 1.) Take small section from the left side, 2.) cross it over, and add it to the right side.

  • If you like , you could take bigger strands to cross them over, if you find that easier.

  • but I'm just going to keep taking little stands, and I'm just going to cross them over to the

  • opposite side.

  • I'm just going to stop talking now so you guys can concentrate!

  • Then, you just want to tie it off, and that's how we do a basic fishtail braid.

  • If you want a fuller and messy French fishtail, you just want to go back and just gently

  • tug on the edges of the braid, and this will give you a nice, messy fishtail braid.

  • There you go! There we have a fuller, fishtail braid.

  • Now, I'm going to do the same technique in a french fishtail version.

  • I'm going to face you guys when I start it, and then i'll turn around.

  • Take a section of hair and split it in half.

  • Then, you want to take a small section from the right side, and cross it over to the left.

  • Take a small section of hair frorm the left side, and cross it over to the right.

  • Again 1.) Take a small section from the right, and if you like you could do this again, just

  • to get used to the stitches before we add in hair. I'm just going to do it again.

  • 1.) Take a small strand from the left and 2.) cross it over to the right.

  • Now, I'm going to start adding in hair to make it a french fishtail.

  • 1.) Take a small section, and add it to my little piece. 2.) Cross it over to the opposite side.

  • Again, take a small section from the left side , add a little bit of hair to this and

  • cross it over to the opposite side.

  • 1.) Take a small section, add some hair to this, 2.) Cross it over to the opposite side.

  • 1.)Take a small section of hair, add some hair to this, and 2.) Cross it over to the opposite side.

  • Take a small section of hair from your left side, add a little bit of hair to this, and

  • cross it over to the right side.

  • Take a small section of hair, add a little bit of hair to this, and cross it over to the left side.

  • Take a small section of hair from your left side, add some hair to this,

  • and cross it over to the right side.

  • Take a small section of hair, add some hair to this, and cross it over to the left side.

  • Take a small section of hair, add some hair to this, cross it over to the right side.

  • and again, if you're finding it hard to keep the strands separated, you could dampen your

  • hair before you braid. This will make it a bit easier.

  • Take a small section of hair, add a little bit to this, and cross it over.

  • How are you guys doing ? I know this can be an arm workout! If you like you can drop

  • your arms for a minute, and have a rest, and just continue when your ready.

  • So again: 1.) Add a small section of hair to the right strand, and 2.) Cross this over to the left.

  • Take a small section form the left strand, add a little bit of hair to this and cross

  • it over to the right strand.

  • and yep...so I'm just going to continue braiding!

  • I hope it's starting to look like a French fishtail! I can't really see what I'm doing.

  • I'm just adding hair to my little strand, crossing it over to create my 'x' and adding

  • it to the other side.

  • Take a small strand, add in hair to this , cross it over to the opposite side.

  • I'm reaching the nape of my neck, so I'm just adding hair to the outer pieces, and crossing them over.

  • Now, I've added in all my hair ,so I'm just going to continue doing a normal French fishtail.

  • I'm just going to turn around to finish off the braid... because it can be a bit of an arm workout!

  • So, I'm just going to a spin so you can see!

  • Now, I'm going to move onto a chunky one!

  • Again, split your hair in half!

  • and cross a small section from the right strand over to the left, and a small strand from the

  • left strand over to the right.

  • Now I'm going to start adding in hair to my little strand.

  • I'm going to cross this over to the opposite side.

  • Again, take a small section from your left side. Grab some hair and cross it over to

  • the right side.

  • Take a small section of hair from the right side , grab some hair , cross it over to the left side.

  • Take a small section of hair from the left side, grab some hair, and cross it over the right side.

  • and It's probably going to look a bit like a French braid, but it's not, it's a fishtail.

  • So, just keep adding hair to the outer strands, and cross them over the opposite side.

  • And again, I'm just gong to turn the braid around, so that I can braid a bit easier.

  • and I know I totally missed this piece of hair, so just ignore that!

  • I hope you found this tutorial useful guys! and if you did don't forget to give it a thumbs up

  • and subscribe if you'd to see more tutorials from me .

  • and I'd love to know which kind of braid is your favourite?

  • Do you prefer tight braids or loose braids? and which braid did you prefer overall ?

  • If you liked this little braid series, I'll leave a link above, I don't know which side

  • the 'i' is and in there i've got some tutorials on...

  • I've got tutorials on how to do like.. heatless curls, 5 braided ponytail ideas and other

  • little tutorials!

  • ye..so don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe and I'll see you next time! Bye Guys!

Hi Guys! Today, I'm going to go back to basics, and I'm going to do a tutorial on all the

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