1. Rope braid
Date: Tuesday, July 3rd 2007 @ 17:42 - Subscribe
Time needed: 5, video included
This is a nice and quick updo, which you won't see outside that often and is bound to get noticed. A small girl looked at me with her mouth gaping when I was shopping yesterday, so, it worked on her! 
The rope braid is very easy to do. First you make a ponytail and tie it. High, middle, low, whatever you like is fine.
Divide the hair in two parts, holding them in your hands, left on left, right on right. Now slowly start twisting both parts clockwise with your hands. It takes a bit of practice, but when you get the hang of it you can do this pretty fast.
When you have twisted about 2 to 3 inches cross the right twisted tail part OVER the left one, this being a counter clockwise movement. Twist again for 2 to 3 inches, and cross right over left. Keep doing this until you run out of hair, tie it off, done.
This updo is actually easier if your hair isn't too long yet, otherwise you can sort out the bundle of hair by twisting the right hand one and just making sure not to get the left part entangled in it. Then when you are about 2-3 inches done, cross it over the left and start twisting the former left one. This will take you a bit longer to complete, but it can be done on any length.
Make sure not to let go of the hair strings or you can start over again. Also, don't twist too tightly or the two parts will look a bit crooked as they are starting to tangle up by themselves. You want a smooth look on your twists.
Here is a picture of what this looks like when done about half way up on the head. I added a scrunchie over the first tie to make it a bit more interesting.
Someone made a nice little video on how to do this, you can see it here.
Good luck!
Observances
1) Make sure the ponytail is well situated; the twisting tends to pull the tail a bit to the left.
2) For work I need to put a pin on each side behind the ears to avoid hair falling out on the sides.
3) This style looks better with a longer tassel than with a short one.
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