Please can someone tell me how to do french plaits?

Question

Hi everyone,
Please could someone tell me how to french plait hair because i would really like to learn how to do them as they are really pretty and tidy. I have been told they are hard to do so, i would like some easy steps or something like that.
Thank-You very much

Answer 1

Medium to long hair works best for French braiding. A ponytail holder or elastic hair scrunchie is needed; hairspray and bobby pins are helpful, but optional.
Gather up the hair that falls in front of the ears when loose and hold in a ponytail at the top of the head. Divide it into three parts. Complete one section of a traditional "English" braid by crossing the right section into the center, the center to the right, the left to the center, and the newer center to the left (For more help, see braid below).
Keeping two sections of one's braid in one hand, gather more hair from the same side as the section in one's other hand, and incorporate it into the section of hair one is braiding. Repeat this for the center section of hair, and the opposite section. A more gradual addition of hair increases the intricacy of the braid.
After adding extra hair and another English braiding round, repeat the third and fourth steps until all hair is gathered into the plait. Once that is achieved, continue with an English braid until meeting the ends of the strands of hair. Secure braid with elastic.

Answer 2

It is very hard to do a french plait on your own head, you need to start on some one else. If you can plait. You just need to keep it close to the head by getting lose hair a bit at a time as you go. Keep trying till you get it. Good luck.

Answer 3

Ok...well, I hope this makes sense as this is one of those things it's much easier to show than to describe! Right:
Start at the top of your head (or wherever you want the plait to start, and bring a strand from either side to the middle. Using this as the middle strand of your plait, bring in small pieces from either side so you have three, just as you would for a normal plait. Then, each time you pass one of the side strands over, you pull another bit of hair from the same side to add to your initial strand so you always have three strands, but you are always adding to the strand each time you pass a side bit over the middle strand. You don't add to the middle one, as, of course, each strand becomes the middle one. Oh god, that sounds horribly muddled. Good luck!

Answer 4

My mum never taught me too.

Answer 5

ask the hair dressers.