Braids at all times will be a relevant hair style option for girls, girls and adult women. There are many ways to braid, which is very easy to learn at home. All that is needed is hair (preferably long), hands and a comb.
Braiding hair
The first images of intertwined hair can be found in the illustrations of the Bible, where Samson wore a hairstyle consisting of seven braids in which his strength was enclosed. Throughout history, not only women, but also men have used this method of hair fixation. A braid is a special type of weaving of strands with the formation of a dense structure, which is fixed at the end with an elastic band, hair clip or ribbon.
In the time of Ancient Rus, young girls braided their hair in one braid. A thick and long braid was considered a sign of the girl’s special attractiveness and beauty. When the girl got married, her hair changed. Hair was laid around the head and fixed in the form of a basket, and the head was covered with a linen scarf.
Currently, styling methods using braid weaving are very popular and have a large number of variations. Stunning hairstyles are made of braids. Consider in detail how to perform weaving, and understand the techniques for creating original types of hairstyles.
Weaving techniques
From a wide variety of options, we consider the most common ones that you can perform yourself. To make the braid neat and beautiful, you need to train in weaving.
- Classic braid. Comb your hair, divide it into three parts. We throw the right strand through the middle, then do the same with the left strand. Thus, repeating these simple steps, we get to the end. We fix the tip of the hair with an elastic band.
- A braid of five strands. Hair is divided into five equal parts. The fifth strand is thrown through the fourth and third, the first is thrown through the second and fifth, which was in place of the third. By this principle, we weave to the edge of hair growth. The braid formed in this way is more magnificent. Weaving itself looks original and unusual.
- A braid of four strands with one central. When the strand in the middle remains straight, and the other three braid it in the classical pattern. If you pull the central strand, the braid will become thicker and more voluminous.
Hair preparation for weaving
Before you start braiding your hair, you need to prepare. Wash your head and dry it. To make your hair more manageable, you can apply foam or gel on it. Do not use a large amount of cosmetic substance. If the hair sticks together, then working with them will be extremely uncomfortable. Use good quality foam; it should not make strands heavier.
For more comfortable weaving, it is better to straighten your hair with an iron. So the strands will turn out smooth and neat. If the tips are dry and brittle, then apply oil. Dried strands tend to get confused, causing problems with weaving. If your hair is not long enough, then to fix it in a braid, treat it with strong fixation varnish.
The roots should be treated with corrugated forceps. It is enough to curl 3-4 cm from the roots. Some of the strands can be processed along the entire length. A shallow wave will add volume. And fixing the strands will be easier, especially when doing volumetric hairstyles.
Braiding for beginners
If you do not have knowledge in this area, then train in the most primitive way of weaving. When you are satisfied with the result, move on to more complex options. In the photo - the technique of step-by-step braiding of braids. To make it neat, it is necessary to train the motility of the fingers, because it is the ability to hold and fix the locks that makes the braid symmetrical.
In order to weave braids for yourself, you will need not only well-developed motor skills of fingers and hands, but also the ability to perform the technique by touch, since it is not possible to visually monitor the process.
It is better if you have a model with long hair for training. Learning to weave braids for yourself is much more difficult than for someone else.
Spikelet weaving
This hairstyle has another name - "French braid". Consider the technology of implementation using three strands of hair. In the photo - the braid weaving technique in the form of a spikelet. The first stage is preparatory. If necessary, wash your hair, dry it and comb it. Apply foam on the strands and blow dry with a hairdryer.
We start weaving from the crown zone. We take some hair and divide them into three parts. We begin to weave a classic braid. Throw the left strand, then the right. After that, on the left temporal side, take an additional strand and throw it along with the existing one. We do the same on the right side. Each element of the braid should include a new strand of loose hair. Thus all hair is woven. It is most convenient to take strands with a comb. Their parting will be in the form of a horizontal strip. If you did everything correctly, then you will get a spikelet, as in the photo. The phased technique of weaving a French braid is similar to performing the most primitive weaving of three strands. The only difference is that additional strands are added to the braid.
There is another version of this hairstyle, it is called "outer spikelet." In the photo - the technique of weaving a closed French braid. In the open version, additional strands are braided under a scythe. It turns out as if laid on the head. This type of weaving looks very nice.
Make sure that when fixing the strands in the spikelet, all the hair rests evenly, without the formation of "loops". If the hair is tangled at the ends, then be sure to comb them, otherwise the spikelet will be sloppy, and it will be difficult for you to separate the strands.
Fishtail braid weaving
The fishtail hairstyle was so named because of the visual resemblance to the skeleton of a fish. The secret of weaving a beautiful braid is the accuracy of the technology. In this style, they perform not only a braid, but also a spikelet. Let us consider in more detail the technique of creating weaving.
Hair must be divided into two parts - right and left. Take a thin strand on the right closer to the edge of hair growth in the ear area and attach it to the left half. Then we take the lock on the left and attach it to the right side of the hair. Thus, we get an interesting and unusual structure. The technique of weaving a fishtail braid is to use thin strands taken along the edge of hair growth, the rest of the curls are in a loose state inside the braid.
It is very important to take thin and identical strands. The thinner the strand, the more spectacular the braid will look. To give volume a little stretch the hair on the sides of the braid, increasing its width.
Braid as an element of hairstyles
Many women's hairstyles are created on the basis of weaving of various elements. Weaving hairstyles look especially good if the model's hair is long and thick.
The first step is to create volume at the roots. For this, it is convenient to use corrugated tongs. If the hair at the roots is processed in this way, then when weaving, they become more obedient, and the elements themselves will become much more magnificent.
Consider a simple hairstyle, which is based on the technique of weaving the braid of a spikelet. Divide the hair into two parts - right and left. Weave two tight spikelets. When the braid reaches the free edge, it is necessary to fluff the loop to make it wide and thick. First, we lay one braid in several rows, fix it with invisibility. Then we lay the second, we hide the tips and also fix with invisible. To fix, we process the hair with hair spray.
An equally interesting option would be weaving an asymmetric braid with its further fixation in the lower part of hair growth. Start with the crown, gradually weave the strands so that the braid goes along the side. It is better to make an external braid, so voluminous loops will look prettier. If some strands are not long enough, then fix them with invisibility so that the hairstyle does not fall apart. Put the loose braid in several rows and secure with invisible. Paint your entire hairstyle to securely lock the strands.
Weaving braids in the form of a "basket"
Weaving will begin on the side of the head. To do this, take three strands and begin to perform a standard braid. Gradually we will add locks of hair, but only on one side, the second side is braided like a normal braid. Do not take too large strands, the basket will turn out rough and sloppy. Before fixing the strand, make sure that all the hair in it lies smoothly. We continue weaving until we are at the place where the hairstyle begins.
When all the hair is woven into a basket, fix the braid with an elastic band. We will hide it in the formed pocket between the head and the weave. Slightly stretch the braids of the braid to give the hairstyle volume.
To add originality to the hairstyle, you can use a satin ribbon that will be woven into a braid. Such a hairstyle is very popular with preschool girls.
Weaving "French Cascade"
This type of braid is also called a "waterfall." The main difference from other types is the use of free strands that are released from the braid.
Weaving starts from the temporal region towards the back of the head. First, an ordinary braid is made, then we begin to pass additional strands through it, they will not be woven into a braid, just pass them along with each loop on one side. Thus, it turns out that the loose hair at the crown is evenly distributed and fixed with a braid that looks like a bezel. When weaving reaches the temple, you need to hide the tail of the braid. You can make symmetrical weaving. Weave braids from the temples, and fix the junction with invisible ones.
In order for the hairstyle to look natural and lively, curl the loose ends, give them a wavy shape, fix the curls with hair spray.
Giving Spit Volume
A thin braid does not look very pretty, so the girls resort to some tricks to increase the volume of hair.
In the process of weaving, slightly extend the loops so that they look more voluminous. The loop extends from the edge so that there are no voids in the center of the braid. You can do this at the final stage, only in this case it will not be convenient to pull out the loops from tight weaving. This technique of weaving braids is suitable for beginners. If the model has a haircut cascade and when pulling the loops the ends of the hair come out, then fix the hairdo with varnish, and hide the ends. Pull the hair out of the loops carefully so that they do not turn out to be different in size.
If braids are used for laying out hairstyles, then the loops can be pulled out more so that they are large and voluminous.
Hair Fixing Tools
The most common hair fixer using braids is varnish. To preserve the structure of the hairstyle, it is enough to spray this product at a distance of 30 cm. When the varnish dries, the locks will lock in place.
In order to make hair more obedient, use a foam or gel. Treat clean strands with one of these products and blow dry with a hairdryer. When you start to braid, the hair will not part, and the hairstyle will not slip. You can use foam when treating roots with corrugated forceps. The composition of the tool is able to fix the strands in the position that they were attached to during heat treatment.
If we talk about the mechanical means of fixing the hairstyle, then we will talk about invisibility and hairpins. These accessories are simply indispensable when doing complex hairstyles. They are easy to use and not visible at all in the finished version of the hairstyle.
Finally
Learning how to weave braids of varying complexity is an exciting and uncomplicated process. Discover new types of hairstyles and interesting ways to weave strands.