Day 98: 6-strands round braid
In order to make a round braid with 6 strands you will need pretty long hair. It is a difficult braid or it just seems this way to me because I recently learned to make it. But it is a beautiful braid. Some people consider this braid more beautiful than the round braid with four strands; maybe because you don’t see very often a braid like this one – it requires some braiding skills.
Start with a ponytail (high or low), divide the hair into 2 even section and each section into 3. Basically you will need 6 even strands and if you know an easier way to obtain that, then use that method. Then take the left strand (like in the sketch I made), bring it to the right under four strands, then change direction to the left and place it over one strand and under the next strand. Then take the right strand and bring it to the left under four strands, then change direction to the right and place it over one strand and under the next strand. Then take again the left strand… under four, over one, under one… then the right strand… under four, over one, under one… and so on…
I hope your braid will look prettier!…
Is there a way to do a six stranded braid that’s more similar to method 3. for the four stranded braid? My brain can’t handle changing direction with strands. Like…Over 3 under 2 or something? *goes crosseyed*
This is the only method I know. Sorry… but you should keep looking; maybe someone knows a simpler way to make this type of braid. I am somehow accustomed with this method so I didn’t searched for another way.