French Braid

I've had a few people ask me to show you how to do a french braid, so today I'm going to show you the simple straight french braid, 2 french braids, the half french braid and the "to the side" french braid.
First of all, French braids are EXTREMELY hard to do.That's why practicing over and over on a doll (not a human, they get bored too fast!) is a GREAT idea. Don't worry if it looks terrible at first. I've been trying to do it for a long time and only in the past few months have finally got it. Don't be discouraged..."If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." :)

Okay, so start with straight, brushed hair.

Grab some hair at the very tippy top of your doll's head. Make sure you start VERY high, or else you'll still have hair when you get the the base of the neck and the braid will get puffy.

Divide the hair into three sections and make one regular "braid stitch."

This is a bad photo, but it's hard to hold onto doll's hair and photograph it at the same time! You have to take the section on the left side and grab some hair to add to it. Then "braid stitch" again.

Now, do it on the right.

Keep going until you have all the hair into the braid, and finish off the length by braiding normally.

See? One tip: pull everything tight, so it doesn't get puffy, and make sure you grab the same amount of hair from each side, or else the braid won't be straight!

For two braids, just divide the hair in half...

And divide one side into three sections, then start french braiding just like you did above. Just in case you can't remember, here's the steps:

1. Divide into three sections

2. Do one braid stitch

3. Then grab even amounts of hair and add them to the section you're about to braid

4. braid normally when you've got all the hair included in your braid.

Tada!

This is the half french braid. It is easier than the French Braid. Grab a section on one side of your dolls head right up near the part.

Divide it into three sections.

Then, french braid, but ONLY grab sections from the side towards your doll's face.

See?

I love this one. When you get the back, you can just bobby pin it.

This one is really goofy, and advanced. You basically just french braid over the side of your doll's head!

I don't know if that's very clear or not, but hopefully it helps! Please feel free to ask me questions about French braiding! Practice practice practice, AND it may help if you ask someone who knows how to actually show you. :) It will become natural eventually!