How to braid a spikelet for yourself or someone else

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

These tips and detailed instructions will help you create the perfect hairstyle.

How to make a spikelet beautiful and neat

A spikelet, or French braid, is fairly easy to weave. Here are some tips to make your job easier and make your hair look prettier.

• Comb your hair thoroughly before braiding.
• If they curl, it is best to straighten them with an iron. This will make it easier for you to cope with naughty curls.
• For reliability, you can slightly moisten your hair with water or a special agent, such as mousse or foam. The strands will not be knocked out of the braid, and the hairstyle itself will look neater and last longer.
• Choose the thickness of the strands yourself, but be sure to do the same. The thicker they are, the faster it will turn out to make the braid, because there will be fewer of them. With thin strands, the spikelet looks more unusual, but you will have to spend more time.
• The spikelet can be braided directly from the forehead or below. It also depends on your preference.
• If your hairstyle has loose hair, smooth it with a comb at the end. This will help to get rid of "bald patches" between the strands, if any.

Practice and patience are key to making a spikelet. Especially if you are braiding yourself. In this case, do your hair in front of a mirror. For convenience, you can put another mirror so that you can see the back of your head. Once you get used to it, you will no longer need it.

How to braid a classic spikelet

The weave is similar to a regular braid, but with some nuances.

How to braid a straight spikelet

There are two ways to start braiding. First, comb your hair back and grab a thick section on top. Then you can divide it into three equal parts.

Or leave this strand intact and use it as the center one. For convenience, you can tie it with a thin elastic band.

In the second case, take one strand on the sides. Then the actions will be the same.

Slip the right strand over the center strand and tighten.

Now drop the left strand over the center strand. That is, on the part that was previously located on the right. Tighten the curls again, pulling them to the sides. So the spikelet will be stronger.

Add some loose hair to the right strand. If you are braiding a spikelet yourself, it is more convenient to do it this way: throw the right strand over the central one, release the last one and add hair to the first.

Similarly, add hair to the left side of the spikelet and pull it over the center.

Continue braiding this way until all the hair is in the spikelet.

Then weave a regular braid out of them, taking turns tossing the curls on top of each other. If you used a rubber band on top and it is visible, just carefully cut it open and remove.

Here is a visual instruction:

In this video, the author explains in more detail how to correctly position the fingers, hold and grip the strands:

Weaving a spikelet to someone else is no different:

How to braid a classic spikelet on the side

Comb all or body hair to one side. Weave the spikelet in the same way as in the previous method, but grabbing more hair from one side.

How to braid two classic spikelets

Part it all over your head. Braid spikelets one by one on both sides in the same way as for a simple straight spikelet.

And here's how to braid two spikelets yourself:

How to braid a spikelet the other way around

With this method of weaving, the braid turns out to be, as it were, turned inside out.

How to braid a straight spikelet in reverse

Comb your hair back and separate the thick section at the top. Divide it into three equal strands.

Pull the right strand under the center strand. Please note: in the classic version, the strands are superimposed on top, and in this spikelet they are located one below the other.

Tighten your hair. Pull the left section under the center section and tighten again to hold the braid tighter.

Then weave the hair on the sides just like in a classic spikelet. But do not forget that the strands must be stretched from below under the central one.

When all the hair is in a spikelet, weave a regular braid at the bottom.

The spikelet can be left as it is, or you can add volume to it. To do this, gently pull the hair in strands so that the braid becomes wider.

All the details in this video:

And here it is shown how to braid a spikelet the other way around to yourself:

How to braid a spikelet on the opposite side

Comb all or body hair to one side. The braiding technique remains the same, but you need to grab more hair on one side of the head.

If desired, make the spikelet more voluminous by gently pulling out the strands.

And this video shows how to braid a braid to one side, as if bending around her head.

How to braid two spikelets the other way around

Part your hair in half with a parting in the middle. Braid the braids in the same way as a simple spikelet in reverse.

Such weaving looks very impressive if you make the braids voluminous.

And this is a variation for the most daring and patient - two spikelets, braided from bottom to top.