Q&A for How to French Braid Short Hair

It's actually the same thing as a French braid, except you add a step. While the French braid uses 3 strings along a sequence, with the fishtail you keep layering the strings over one another with a stop after every 2 strings. Then, you regather the 2 together and layer those together. It's just a slightly different process.

They probably aren't going to last super long. When your hair is super short, it's easy for the pressure to pull them apart. But that's okay! It just means you get to try something new soon.

For a double French braid, you part the hair in the middle from the front to the back. Then you do French braids one each side so they're symmetrical.

If you follow the curve of your head from front to back as you braid, your hair doesn’t have to be very long at all! For example, you can create a short French braid crown on one or both sides with chin-length hair by starting at the middle of your forehead and working back around the sides. You’ll need to use a texturizing spray to keep the short pieces of hair from falling out of the braid.

Crown braids or French side braids work great for short hair. If you have short natural curls, classic cornrows are another great option.

Absolutely. In fact, most fishtail braids are done in the French style, incorporating more pieces of hair as you work your way along the head. It just requires a little more intricate sectioning and weaving than a standard French braid.

Shoulder-length hair should work, but anything shorter is hard. You can still french braid a bob, a pixie cut, or even a mohawk but any style that is shorter than one inch (2.5cm) won't work. You can either use hair extensions or grow it out.

It's better to learn on someone else or a hair doll because you can see what you are doing and what you messed up so you can learn to do your best. When you have that down, then move on to braiding your own hair.

Sexy Hair is one of the best; it holds all day with whatever you do.

You can make your own spray by filling up a spray bottle with water and adding a bit of conditioner.

If you're new to French braiding, it'll take quite some time, so you'll need to be patient. However, if you're experienced with French braiding, it shouldn't take too long.

You could try out the French braid pigtails, or you could wait it out until your hair grows long enough to do so. It'll require a lot of patience, it's going to be at least another year or so before hair will grow out the way you'd like it to!

Sure! You could do the French braid pigtails to give it an eccentric look, or you could check out other articles on how to do French braids on long hair.

You could ask somebody to do the braid for you if you want, such as your mom or an older sister/cousin. You could also spend at least 5 to 10 minutes a day practicing your braiding skills on yourself. Just take it slowly, and pretty soon you'll get the hang of it!

It's recommended to do so. Hairspray works great on braids because it holds them in place and can tame flyaways. If hairspray isn't readily available for you, you can easily make your own by filling up a clean spray bottle with water and a bit of conditioner; this works just as well as normal hairspray would!

Try holding onto what you have finished with your braid with one hand and relax the other by rotating your wrist. Then repeat this, but let the relaxed hand hold the braid and the other hand rotate. You can do this as many times as you need to, but don't do it too often that you accidentally let go of the braid and have to do it all over again!