Afternoon all.
I felt like being creative the other day and what better excuse to plait then my daughter getting ready to go to 'big school.' She has fairly long hair now after going through a 'Rapunzel' phase and wanting it down to the floor, but it does make it easier for it to become tangled and knotted.
The plait I'm talking about today is a plain and simple French plait method. Three stands with either the right or the left being fed over into the middle each time.
The key to achieving this is to have three bobbles and a comb. That's it... and hopefully a child like mine that is happy to watch cbeebies while you faff around with their hair :)
Start by using the comb to section the hair in a middle parting. I usually use between the eyes as a starting point for my comb to make sure it ends central. Once the hair is in two sections, tie one half up with a bobble out of the way.
With the section that is left divide in half vertically. Beth way is start at top of ear and work across until you get to the parting. The secure the top section ( roughly 1/4 of her hair) into a bobble. Repeat on the other side and you can see in the picture the top two bobbles.
Now comes the tricky bit.
Take half the hair from each bobble and divide in your fingers so that you have three sections. Start a regular plait taking the hair over and once you have done this on the right and the left, now each time you cross over you also add in hair from the hair left underneath.
The best way is to think of a French plait where hair is added over each time, the same applies except the hair is held in the middle away from the head and not against the head. As you add in sections to the plait the smaller the sections the more intricate the plait will look.
When you get to the bottom, secure with a bobble and all hair should have been used. It may take a couple of attempts but please do try and it's can be done in less then 10 minutes once you know what you're doing.
If you have done one do send it to me or leave a comment below :) Also leave comments on any blog posts you would like me to consider writing about
www.facebook.com/vickifrostmua
FrostinatorFashion xx
I felt like being creative the other day and what better excuse to plait then my daughter getting ready to go to 'big school.' She has fairly long hair now after going through a 'Rapunzel' phase and wanting it down to the floor, but it does make it easier for it to become tangled and knotted.
The plait I'm talking about today is a plain and simple French plait method. Three stands with either the right or the left being fed over into the middle each time.
The key to achieving this is to have three bobbles and a comb. That's it... and hopefully a child like mine that is happy to watch cbeebies while you faff around with their hair :)
Start by using the comb to section the hair in a middle parting. I usually use between the eyes as a starting point for my comb to make sure it ends central. Once the hair is in two sections, tie one half up with a bobble out of the way.
With the section that is left divide in half vertically. Beth way is start at top of ear and work across until you get to the parting. The secure the top section ( roughly 1/4 of her hair) into a bobble. Repeat on the other side and you can see in the picture the top two bobbles.
Now comes the tricky bit.
Take half the hair from each bobble and divide in your fingers so that you have three sections. Start a regular plait taking the hair over and once you have done this on the right and the left, now each time you cross over you also add in hair from the hair left underneath.
The best way is to think of a French plait where hair is added over each time, the same applies except the hair is held in the middle away from the head and not against the head. As you add in sections to the plait the smaller the sections the more intricate the plait will look.
When you get to the bottom, secure with a bobble and all hair should have been used. It may take a couple of attempts but please do try and it's can be done in less then 10 minutes once you know what you're doing.
If you have done one do send it to me or leave a comment below :) Also leave comments on any blog posts you would like me to consider writing about
www.facebook.com/vickifrostmua
FrostinatorFashion xx
