3. Double low braid
Date: Tuesday, July 10th 2007 @ 17:55 - Subscribe
Time needed: 10 minutes including ties
One gets tired of that ponytail rather quickly, so I moved on ahead with the styles and leave the ponytail to use when nothing wishes to work.
For this technique you need two braids. One braid is easy enough. You take three strands of hair and then move the left side over the middle one so the left side becomes the new middle one. And then you take the right side and move it over the middle one. Now the right side has become the middle one. Move the left side over the middle one, and so on and on until you reach the end of the hair and tie off.
To make two braids it is easiest to divide the hair in two, and then tie one in a low ponytail. Braid the other one and tie it off. Now take the ponytail out and braid that one too and tie it.
The basic updo is now done, but you can of course vary a wee bit. In my case I used two leather strips and made a tie of that. Start by placing the center of the leather strip right above the tie you made with the elastic, and put a single knot in it around the tail. Both leather ends that are hanging loose should be the same length, roughly. Now simply start wrapping the two ends downward around the hair and when you get to the end wrap one more time upward. Again put a single knot in it and leave the ends hanging loose. Nice and simple, and very secure. I found it more secure in fact than the usual bands. Here is a picture of my hair done this way. I put the braids on my back for the picture, but in fact they were worn on the front the whole time.
If you need a video on how to braid since that may be easier than my explanation in text, here is one that tells you how to braid on someone else and then tells you how to braid your own hair.
Good luck!
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