Today, a variety of hairstyles with braids have become very popular. That is why girls with long hair are trying to find interesting and unusual ways to diversify their hairstyle. From this article you will learn how to weave a braid of 5 strands, and what varieties of such braids exist today.
What you need to know about braiding 5 strands?
If you know how to weave a regular French braid, which consists of 3 strands, then this option will not be too difficult for you. Especially when you read how to weave a 5 strand braid, the diagram of which is shown below. But remember that it is quite difficult to do this on your own the first time, so either try experimenting on a mannequin or ask a friend for help. Remember that you can only braid a 5-strand braid on dry and clean hair. If you have curly hair, then this process will become even more difficult for you. Therefore, experts recommend first straightening them with an iron.
What do you need?
Before you start to figure out how to weave a braid of 5 strands, you will need to prepare the necessary tools. This is:
- Comb for massage. It is needed to comb tangled curls well before the procedure.
- Varnish for fixing (can be for light). You need to apply it before weaving, this way you will reduce the number of hairs that fall out of the hairstyle.
- Comb with thin small teeth and a fairly long shaft. With it, you can create perfect partings.
- Elastic bands, hairpins to choose from - take what you like best.
- Accessories. If you want to add some flair to your hairstyle, then you can use different decorations.
Step by step instructions for weaving
- First of all, comb your hair with a massage comb. To make your braid look taut, try lightly dampening your curls with a spray bottle.
- How to weave a braid of 5 strands? You need to start with a side strand on the forehead to finish our braid behind the ear. Separate a small section from the side of the head where you will have a braid, divide it into three equal parts.
- Start braiding as you normally would.
- After that, select another, fourth part of the hair, which should start on the left side of your pigtail.
- It needs to be applied to the second strand, and after a while - to the third. Thus, a checkerboard pattern is obtained.
- The fifth strand shouldseparate from the temporal side of the head and pass under the first, overlapping the fourth. Continue braiding using the second, third and fifth strands.
- We start the second strand under the third, threading it so that it passes over the fifth.
- Pull the 3rd strand up, separate another part of the curls and continue weaving, now using the first, second and fourth parts.
- Keep doing this for as long as your hair length allows.
Chess five-strand braid
As a rule, if you do not know how to weave a 5-strand braid so that it looks beautiful and elegant, you should pay attention to the checkerboard type of weaving, which uses a ribbon. When doing this, make sure that the tapes are not twisted. To do this, constantly pull the shreds, the width of which should not exceed 1.5 cm.
- Comb your hair.
- Tear off a small section of hair from the side you want to create a braid.
- Fold the ribbon prepared in advance in half. Pin it with a regular bobby pin to the hair at the bend.
- Divide the part of the hair that you selected earlier into 3 separate strands. Instead of two missing strands, we will have two ends of the tape. We stretch them between the 2nd and 3rd strands.
- Start with the leftmost strand, running it under the second, then over the third (which we have is a ribbon). Then it must be passed under the fourth (also tape).
French braid 5 strandsin the middle of the head
How to weave a braid of 5 strands in the French style? First of all, you need to understand that it can be diagonal or in the middle of the head. The second option is more popular today.
- Comb your hair.
- Divide them at the crown into three equal strands.
- Weave a braid of 5 strands, starting with the usual classic weaving. Having made one turn, we move on to a more complex one: we begin to add one strand from different sides, as long as the length of the hair allows.
- At the end of the braid, you can tighten it with an elastic band or ribbon.
