Always keep in mind that most of the time there are many ways to do the same thing. And I noticed that this applies to almost everything in life. So, there is another way to make a round braid with six strands and it is probably simpler. If you look at the pictures the left braid was made using the previous method (click here to read more) and the right braid using this new method I just discover. As you can see the braids are equally messy – freshly washed hair is not cooperative when you want to braid it – but they look the same.
How you do it? I hope the sketch I made is explicative enough. You take one outer strand and place it under 3 strands, then change direction and put it over 1 strand, then take the other outer strand and place it under 3 strands and over 1 strand after you changed the direction… and repeat for as long as you have to.
My suggestion is to try both methods to see what you find easier. I first made a high ponytail and if you do that too, you can then insert two hair sticks at the base of the ponytail and make an chinese bun for an exotic looking hairstyle. Obviously, you can do that with any kind of braid.
Thank you Chad Yoon and Madelyn Cotton-Kinch. I also want to thank to all my readers for their beautiful thoughts and suggestions.
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!…
This hairstyle again uses the 4 strands round braiding technique, this time the second technique. The fourth and the second techniques are the ones I’m using most; it’s just a personal choice. If you want to know details about these techniques (and the others), click here to read more about how to make a round braid with 4 strands.
In order to make a dutch braid similar to the one in the pictures, you start with the front section of the hair divided into four, then – using your most convenient braiding technique for making a round braid (for me was the second one) – you begin to braid your hair. When you add hair to the braid, try to add hair to the strand that goes underneath and do that on both sides.
Always keep in mind that most of the time there are many ways to do the same thing. And I noticed that this applies to almost everything in life. So, there is another way to make a round braid with six strands and it is probably simpler. If you look at the pictures the left braid was made using the previous method (click here to read more) and the right braid using this new method I just discover. As you can see the braids are equally messy – freshly washed hair is not cooperative when you want to braid it – but they look the same.
How you do it? I hope the sketch I made is explicative enough. You take one outer strand and place it under 3 strands, then change direction and put it over 1 strand, then take the other outer strand and place it under 3 strands and over 1 strand after you changed the direction… and repeat for as long as you have to.
My suggestion is to try both methods to see what you find easier. I first made a high ponytail and if you do that too, you can then insert two hair sticks at the base of the ponytail and make an chinese bun for an exotic looking hairstyle. Obviously, you can do that with any kind of braid.
