11. Dutch braid
Date: Sunday, September 9th 2007 @ 10:31 - Subscribe
Time needed: 10 minutes
This is a variation on the French braid (instructions can be found under style number 9). The only real difference is that the side strands cross under instead of over the middle strand.
The basic technique is the same, but since you cannot let go of a strand like is done in the French braid technique you will have to find a way to hold three strands in one hand.
The easiest way that I found to do this is to hold the outer strand (the one on the side of your ears) in your ring finger and pinky, the middle strand in your middle finger, and the inner most strand (the strand that gets hair added to it) in your index finger. This way you can get the fingers looped around the hair strands easily and it leaves the other hand free to grab the new hair from the scalp.
Though this technique is a bit harder than the French braid, it is much more forgiving in its neatness as the braid will lay much more snug against the head than the French one, since the actual braid is laying on top.
Here is the result on me:
Good luck!
Observances
For whatever reason when I finish braiding and put the pony tail holder in, I find that strands of hair are not making it to the end of the braid. Whether that is the braiding technique or an error on my part I don't know, however to avoid this you might want to tie the hair off a little higher than normal, leaving a longer tassel.
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