How To: French Braid Hair

What is needed: A person with decently long hair, a brush, and a hair tie.

Grab the brush and brush the hair of the person receiving the braid.

Grab a section of hair (about 2 inches wide) at the top of the hairline.

From the section of hair, you just grabbed, divide it into 3 equal-sized pieces

Hold the 3 pieces of hair between different crevices in your fingers.

Move the left piece of hair you're holding over into the middle and simultaneously move the former middle piece to the left.

Grab a piece of hair- about 1/2 inch- from the top left side of the head (separate from the strands you're already holding) and incorporate it into the new middle piece.

After each movement of the 3 pieces, hold your hands close to the top of the bottom of the braid and pull the strands taut.

Move the right piece of hair you’re holding over into the middle and simultaneously move the former middle piece to the right side.

Grab a piece of hair -about 1/2 inch- from the top right side of the head (separate from the stands you're already holding) and incorporate it into the new middle piece.

After each movement of the 3 pieces, hold your hands close to the top of the bottom of the braid and pull the strands taut.

Repeat steps 5-10 until you run out of additional hair from the side of the head.

Once you run out of additional hair from the side of the head just repeat Steps 5, 7, and 8 (aka regular braiding) until you reach the bottom of the hair

Once you reach where you would like to end the braid, grab the hair tie and tie off the hair at the bottom of the braid.