Q&A for How to Braid

Deep conditioning your hair will make braiding it easier by getting rid of tangles.

Wash and condition your hair, detangling it as you condition it. If there are still tangles after, brush your hair with a detangling product, working your way from the tips of your hair to the roots. Let your hair dry before you start braiding it.

No, as long as your braids aren't too tight. Sleeping with your hair in braids can actually help prevent breakage when you toss and turn at night.

Yes, if you apply a curl cream first to help hold the curls. You can find curl cream at most drug stores and beauty supply shops.

Practice regularly. If you have trouble and have a lot of strays, spray your hair lightly with water or put some gel.

You can do the same thing but with two ribbons and one strand of your hair. It is the same process. It takes practice.

For the first part, aim for the direct center. Then part through the center of each half of that split. That should give you four braids.

That’s okay! Mine is also short, but I found a way to braid it by doing a high ponytail, then braiding it.

Take the extra hair and put it to one side so you can braid on the other side.

Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

Use your middle finger and curl it around the middle strand very tightly, and the same with your index finger for the outside strand you aren't adding hair to. Then you lay the strand hair is being add to across your hand, holding it with your ring finger. Then that frees up your other hand to get hair to add. Get that hair, add it, and continue braiding.

Do the same thing, but on the side of the head and with thinner strands. Make sure the hair is brushed, perfect and even. Gel the hair after you braid it if you need to. (Personally I don't, as it makes my hair stiff.)

Add some hair products like hair gel to keep the stragglers from hanging out of the braid.

Practice! That's the only way to get better at anything. Practice on your own hair, practice on a friend's hair, practice on a doll's hair, etc. When you get good at a regular braid, try learning some other different styles!

Yes. This is possible if you take three strands of braids to braid together. It can become harder the thicker or bigger the braids are, so you may need helpers.