Braids will always be a trendy hairstyle for girls, girls and adult women. There are a huge number of ways to weave braids, which are not difficult to master at home. All you need is hair (preferably long), hands and a comb.
Hair braids
The first images of intertwined hair can be found in the illustrations of the Bible, where Samson wore a hairstyle consisting of seven braids, in which his power was enclosed. Throughout history, not only women, but also men have used this method of fixing hair. A braid is a special type of weaving strands with the formation of a dense structure, which is fixed at the end with an elastic band, hairpin or ribbon.
In the days of Ancient Russia, young girls braided their hair in one braid. A thick and long braid was considered a sign of a girl's special attractiveness and beauty. When a girl got married, her hairstyle changed. The hair was laid out around the head and fixed in the form of a basket, and the head was covered with a linen scarf.
Currently weave styling methodsbraids are very popular and have a large number of variations. Stunning hairstyles are made from braids. Let us consider in detail how to weave, and we will understand the techniques for creating original types of hairstyles.
Weaving techniques
From a wide variety of options, consider the most common ones that you can do yourself. To make the braid neat and beautiful, you need to train in weaving.
- Classic braid. We comb the hair, divide it into three parts. We throw the right strand over the middle one, then we do the same with the left strand. Thus, by repeating these simple steps, we reach the end. We fix the tip of the hair with an elastic band.
- A braid of five strands. Hair is divided into five equal parts. We throw the fifth strand over the fourth and third, we throw the first over the second and fifth, which turned out to be in place of the third. According to this principle, we weave to the edge of hair growth. A braid formed in this way is more magnificent. The weaving itself looks original and unusual.
- A braid of four strands with one central. When the strand in the middle remains straight, and the other three braid it according to the classical pattern. If you pull on the center strand, the braid will become thicker and more voluminous.
Preparing hair for braiding
Before you start braiding hair, you need to prepare. Wash your hair and dry it. To make the hair more obedient, you can apply foam or gel on them. Do not use a large amount of cosmetic substance. If the hair sticks togetherworking with them will be extremely inconvenient. Use a good quality lather, it should not weigh down the strands.
For more comfortable weaving, it is better to straighten your hair with an iron. So the strands will turn out smooth and neat. If the tips are dry and brittle, then apply oil. Dried strands tend to tangle with each other, causing problems when weaving. If your hair is not long enough, then you should treat it with strong hold hairspray to fix it in a braid.
Roots should be processed with corrugated tongs. It is enough to curl 3-4 cm from the roots. Some of the strands can be processed along the entire length. A small wave will add volume. And it will be easier to fix the strands, especially when performing voluminous hairstyles.
Braid for beginners
If you do not have knowledge in this area, then train on the most primitive way of weaving. When you are satisfied with the result, move on to more complex options. In the photo - the technique of step-by-step braid weaving. To make it neat, it is necessary to train the motor skills of the fingers, because it is the ability to hold and fix the strands that makes the braid symmetrical.
In order to weave braids for yourself, you will need not only well-developed motor skills of fingers and hands, but also the ability to perform the technique by touch, since it is not possible to follow the process visually.
It's better if you have a model with long hair for training. Learning to weave braids for yourself is much more difficult than for someone else.
Weavingspikelet
This hairstyle has another name - "French braid". Consider the execution technology using three strands of hair. In the photo - the technique of weaving a braid in the form of a spikelet. The first stage is preparatory. If necessary, wash your hair, dry it and comb it. Apply foam to the strands and dry with a hair dryer.
We start weaving from the top of the head. We take some hair and divide it into three parts. We start weaving a classic braid. We throw the left strand, then the right. After that, on the left temporal side, we take an additional strand and throw it along with the existing one. We do the same on the right side. Each element of the braid should include a new strand of loose hair. Thus, all hair is woven. It is most convenient to take strands with a comb. Their parting of the branch will look like a horizontal strip. If you did everything right, then you will get a spikelet, as in the photo. The step-by-step technique of weaving a French braid is similar to doing the most primitive weaving of three strands. The only difference is that extra strands are added to the braid.
There is another variation of this hairstyle, it is called "outer spikelet". In the photo - the technique of weaving a French braid of a closed type. In the open version, additional strands are woven under the braid. It looks like it is placed on the head. This type of weaving looks very nice.
Make sure that when fixing the strands in the spikelet, all hair lay flat, without formation"loops". If the hair is tangled at the ends, then be sure to comb it, otherwise the spikelet will turn out sloppy, and it will be difficult for you to separate the strands.
Fishtail braid
The fishtail hairstyle was named so because of the visual resemblance to the skeleton of a fish. The secret of the technique of weaving a beautiful braid lies in the accuracy of the technology. In this style, not only a braid is performed, but also a spikelet. Let's take a closer look at the weaving technique.
Hair must be divided into two parts - right and left. We take a thin strand on the right closer to the edge of hair growth in the ear area and attach it to the left half. Then take a strand on the left and attach it to the right side of the hair. Thus, an interesting and unusual structure will turn out. The fishtail braid technique consists in using thin strands taken along the edge of hair growth, the rest of the curls are loose inside the braid.
It is very important to take thin and identical strands. The thinner the strand, the more spectacular the braid will look. To add volume, stretch the hair a little on the sides of the braid, increasing its width.
Braid as an element of hairstyles
Many women's hairstyles are based on weaving certain elements. Weave hairstyles look especially good if the model's hair is long and thick.
First of all, you need to create volume at the roots. For this, it is convenient to use corrugated tongs. If the hair at the roots is processed in this way, then when weaving it becomes more obedient, and the elements themselves will become much more magnificent.
Consider a simple hairstyle, which is based on the technique of weaving a spikelet braid. We divide the hair into two parts - right and left. Weave two tight spikelets. When the braid reaches the free edge, it is necessary to fluff the loops to make it wide and thick. We first lay one braid in several rows, fix it with invisibility. Then we lay the second one, hide the tips and also fix them with invisibility. To fix, we process the hair with hairspray.
An equally interesting option would be to weave an asymmetric braid with its further fixation at the bottom of the hair growth. Start at the crown, gradually weave the strands in such a way that the braid goes along the side. It is better to make an outer braid, so the bulky loops will look prettier. If some strands are not long enough, then fix them with invisibility so that the hairstyle does not fall apart. Lay out a free braid in several rows and secure with ste alth. Treat the entire hairstyle with varnish to securely fix the strands.
Weaving braids in the form of a "basket"
Weaving will start from the side of the head. To do this, take three strands and begin to carry out a standard braid. We will gradually add strands of hair, but only on one side, the second side is woven like a regular braid. Do not take too large strands, the basket will turn out to be rough and sloppy. Before fixing the strand, make sure that all hair is inshe lay down smoothly. We continue weaving until we find ourselves at the place where the hairstyle began.
When all the hair is woven into the basket, fix the braid with an elastic band. Hide it in the formed pocket between the head and weaving. Slightly stretch the loops of the braid to give volume to the hairstyle.
To add originality to the hairstyle, you can use a satin ribbon that will be woven into the braid. This hairstyle is very popular with preschool girls.
Weaving "French cascade"
This type of braid is also called a "waterfall". The main difference from other types is the use of loose strands that are released from the braid.
Weaving starts from the temporal region towards the back of the head. First, a regular braid is made, then we begin to pass additional strands through it, they will not be woven into the braid, just thread them along with each loop on one side. Thus, it turns out that the loose hair at the crown is evenly distributed and fixed with a braid that looks like a bezel. When weaving reaches the temple, you need to hide the tail of the braid. You can make a symmetrical weave. Weave braids from the temples, and fix the junction with invisibility.
For a natural and lively look, curl the loose ends, wave them, fix the curls with hairspray.
Give volume to the braid
Thin braid does not look very pretty, sogirls resort to some tricks to increase the volume of their hair.
In the process of weaving, slightly stretch the loops to make them look more voluminous. The loop is pulled out from the edge so that there are no voids in the center of the braid. You can do this at the final stage, only in this case it will not be very convenient to pull the loops out of the tight weave. This braiding technique is also suitable for beginners. If the model has a cascade haircut and the ends of the hair come out when the loops are pulled out, then fix the hairstyle with varnish and hide the ends. Pull the hair out of the loops carefully so that it does not come out in different sizes.
If braids are used to lay out hair, then the loops can be pulled out more so that they are large and voluminous.
Hair fixing tools
The most common means of fixing hair with braids is hairspray. To maintain the structure of the hairstyle, it is enough to spray this product at a distance of 30 cm. When the varnish dries, the strands will be fixed in the desired position.
In order to make hair more obedient, use foam or gel. Treat clean strands with one of these products and lightly dry with a hair dryer. When you start braiding, the hair will not part, and the hairstyle will not slip. You can use the foam when processing the roots with corrugated tongs. The composition of the product is able to fix the strands in the position that they were given during heat treatment.
If we talk about mechanical means of fixing hair, then we will talk about ste alth and hairpins. Theseaccessories are simply indispensable when performing complex hairstyles. They are easy to use and are not visible at all in the finished hairstyle.
In closing
Learning to weave braids of varying complexity is a fun and easy process. Discover new types of hairstyles and interesting ways to weave strands.