How To Cornrow Braid For Beginners | Clear Easy Steps
- Posted on 04 May, 2016
- Full Lace Wig
- By Anonymous
NOT Boxer Braids... these are actually called Cornrows, thanks. We're doing two easy cornrow braids today! In clear and easy steps that are perfect for beginners, I'll show you how to cornrow your own natural hair. Xo! Nap
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don't tune Antonia and don't hey guys today we're going to be doing a how to cornrow braid your hair this is something that I don't really do a lot with my hair number one just because I think that twisting is a lot more gentle I tend to lose less hair when I twist less hair gets caught and I get less frustrated and it doesn't take as long but with that being said there's a couple of styles that I want to try out and so I figured it was about time that I finally just sucked it up and teach myself how to properly cornrows I can always cornrow on my daughter's hair for some reason but just doing it on myself with always such a struggle just take my word for it for somebody who also struggles with cornrow continue trying practice makes perfect and you will get it it just takes a little bit of muscle memory with your fingers but once your fingers get it it's just like it just keeps going so yeah I feel so accomplished I'm going to be doing these really cute cornrow braids on our natural hair I just did two this one too like a little weird some going on here I think that this braid has more hair than this one cuz this one's acting a little weird but it's all good but I hope that you guys enjoy this video I hope that it helps and I'll see you after okay so before we get to the hair I really want to break down this cornrow method I know it can be a bit overwhelming trying to learn while looking at a bunch of hair so I'm gonna first show you how to do this using yarn and I've color-coded it so you can clearly see each section so you're going to start with three small sections of hair a left a middle and a right section now you start with either the left or right section first whatever feels good to you I'm starting with my right section I'm going to grab it with my finger and pull it underneath the middle section you always pull your sections underneath each other not over okay now I'm going to grab the opposite side the left section and I'm going to use my finger to pull that underneath the middle section now just repeat the process grab the right side with your finger and pull it underneath the middle then grab the left side with your finger and pull it underneath the middle and that is your basic corner rotation just keep pulling one side at a time your middle section so keep going right underneath left underneath right underneath left underneath okay so now we have the pattern down an important part of cornering your hair is adding hair into the braid as you move down so we're going to braid the yarn again but this time we're going to add that gray yarn in the back so you can see how that looks so starting with our three sections I use my finger to grab the right section and bring it underneath the middle grab the left section and bring it underneath the middle and again now we start adding there I use my finger to grab the right section and a bit of that hair behind it and then pull it all underneath the middle again use my finger to grab the left section and some hair behind it and pull it underneath the middle now repeat grab the right section and more hair behind pull that underneath the middle grab the left section and more hair behind and pull that underneath the middle so you're always going to be doing this claw motion with your two pointer fingers back and forth grabbing hair from each side to pull underneath your middle section so one more time just showing you that claw motion in real time this is how it should look and feel as you're braiding underneath and adding in hair just imagine my fingers grabbing in hair from the sides and don't worry too much about how you hold the hair while braiding just focus on bringing one side at a time underneath that middle section and eventually you'll start holding your hair more naturally as your muscle-memory strengthens okay so you guys ready we're gonna do this on here now so split your hair into two sections and I already have the first braid done so now I'm going to get my next side ready to braid and I'm braiding today on stretched dry hair you can do this on wet or dry hair but it's easiest for me to show you and easiest for you guys to see what I'm doing if my hair is stretched and dry either way just make sure you're doing Misun completely detangled hair alright so I'm going to be licking my hair back with gel but first I'm grabbing a bit of my Jamaican black castor oil to act as a barrier between my hair and the gel that can get drying and it's also good for your edges so applying that to my hair near my part and gently working it into my edges and you can use whatever is left over for your ends as well I'm using eco styler as my gel this is a professional hold gel that I got at a hair event but I didn't notice any difference between this professional gel and the regular eco styler so just use what you have I was actually a little bummed because I didn't want it to revert my hair but of course it's water-based so did womp so only applying this to my part and my edges grabbing my boar bristle brush and gently brushing my hair back along my edges and the hair next to the part just to give it a smoother look and if anyone knows of a good Jo that's soft and doesn't revert your hair please let me know in the comments thanks next grabbing a bit of argan oil and adding that to my hair to help nourish it while it's in the braids and a bit more so my fingers are nice and slippery so they can glide through my hair while braiding okay so here we go first position your hands so that they're comfortable what I always do is the hand that's closest to the side I'm braiding stays in the front and the hand that's farthest I relaxed on top of my head so on the other side it would look like this alright so remember that pattern that we do with the yarn okay grabbing our three sections a left middle and right grab the hair close to the root for a tighter braid and remember we always go underneath the middle so grab the left section and pull it underneath the middle grab the right section pull it underneath the middle and after one pass I begin adding hair into the braid so bringing my finger underneath the middle again grabbing the left section and a bit more hair from below and you just want to make sure you're not pulling your hair out so I always make sure it's a nice and clean section so take your time with this and then bring it underneath to the middle now again to the opposite side grab the side section grab some hair from the base and then bring it underneath to the middle now just keep alternating sides grabbing hair from the base and pulling it underneath to the middle and this can definitely be a slow process especially when you're just learning but just stay focused it's really separating the hair into clean sections as you pull it through that takes up most of your time which is why it's so important to make sure that your hair is detangled prior to braiding and if you look closely you can see that claw motion with the fingers and the braid is starting to form now when you get to the back of your head you may start to feel your edges being pulled a little tight I really don't like that feeling so I'll usually stop here for a second and pull up at the braid tugging it forward a bit to loosen the hair and relieve my edges we want to give our edges a little space to breathe so we don't lose them so just stop every now and then when you feel the need to loosen up that braid a little bit and give your edges a break now when there's no more sections of hair to add from the base just keep braiding downward and you can also switch the braid over to the front to give your arms a little rest now this is the easy part just keep braiding down like normal and the layers in my hair are a little bit choppy right now so I have to make sure to hide that while braiding but give it a little twirl at the end and you're done now like I mentioned I have a lot of uneven layers the braid isn't perfect but that's it you're beautiful cornrow braid now cleaning out my edges a bit I have this wonky one here I don't know I feel like we have uneven hair distribution going on here or whatever anyway you get the point if you've ever struggled with cornrowing give it a try I promise that if you stick with it and keep trying you will teach yourself how to do this if I can do it so can you alright guys I hope you enjoyed the video I hope that it helps and I'll see you in the next one bye if you missed my last video I was showing me the guys all the things that were happening that we're affecting my health and my hair is health if you guys are finding out that your hair might be breaking or falling out or you feel like your hair isn't growing I gave you a couple of reasons as to why that could be happening so if you guys are having those issues and you want to hear more or you just want to hear more about what I've been going through you can click the link on top and if you guys are into daily vlogs you can click the link on the bottom and come hang out with me in the family alright guys I'll see you there you you
Comments
Kyle Knaggs: I am a single father of two beautiful mixed girls, and your video has helped me learn to be a better father and help take care of their hair. Thank you so much for doing this video, it has truly helped more than you will know. god bless you.
CommonxQueen: I did 1/4 of braid I'm so proud of myself. Now that's enough for the day
Tritobia: I am 25 years old and because of your breakdown I can FINALLY do a cornrow, effortlessly. Just had to stop by and say thank you. Ooo and you have inspired my boyfriend and brother to learn as well! Hugs and Kisses.
aster: I love how she explained the technique with the yarn, it really helps that instead of just getting straight into “TAKE THIS SECTION THEN ADD THIS SECTIONS AND PUT IT INTHER ANOTHER SECTION” she made sure to explain it simple beforehand. it’s just so much easier to learn to do something when you actually understand what you’re doing.
Kayla’s World: #growingup at some point is kids are gonna get older and our parents stopped doing out hair so we need to learn thx so much
D Green: I'm a single dad. My wife of 13 years ran off and left me with our 8 years old daughter, I had to learn how to do hair in order to keep my daughter looking presentable. Thank you for this video... you are a giant.
Joyce Chitechi: I LOVE THAT YOU USED YARN TO GIVE A PRECISE EXAMPLE! YOU'RE AMAZING!
Tiara Freeman: I literally watched 5+ videos, getting upset with myself thinking that I wouldn’t be able to learn how to braid my transitioning hair. Decided to give 1 more video a try and if I couldn’t get it then I was going to give up! I be darn I finally know how!! Thanks to you and this video, I know how to braid this is the best how to. Thank you so much. I wasn’t going to comment bc I seen that this was uploaded years ago, until I seen that you’re still very active on here so again, thank you! Definitely will be subscribing.
okaifan18: Girl, I've always wanted to learn how to braid my hair for years, and it was always a struggle starting off and continuing the braid. When I tell you that listening to 6:04 really helped me achieve the actual braiding, I was so happy! My braids look a bit wonky but baby I finally got it! Thank you so much for this tutorial!!!
Kevin Johnson: Thanks you just taught a single dad how to cornrow his 7 yr olddaughters hair I always braided going over instead of under so I could only do fishtail or French braids wtvr but after a few tries on her American girl doll hair I can't wait till she gets out of school so I can try it I truly feel like I just leveled up in
Christie Lowkey: After 3 years of trying to learn I finally did with this video I kept braiding over not under
Kee: I can't do this to save my life!!! It's been years!!! If "the struggle is real" was a person, it would be me while attempting this for the umpteenth time.
Jay Bae: The yarn example was so helpful and made it a lot easier to understand. After watching a few times I was actually able to braid my hair... finally! Lol Thank you!
T. F: Thank you so much, Nap! The yarn especially helped out A LOT! I've finally learned how to cornrow!
Elizabeth -: When you're natural and can't flat twist, French braid, Dutch braid or cornrow. #rough
S. Zarita: Tried so many times to make cornrows before this vid and failed! But the picking of hair underneath the middle row is the easiest way to master. Thank you!
Artina Croskey: You did an awesome job explaining this difficult task. I love the details also how you used the yarn to demonstrate the motion and placement of the fingers. I was frustrated but now i get it and it's fun. Thank you so much hun!
Charbella: I love love love your videos Whitney. I have been natural since September 2010 and I have watched your videos for years. Thank you for showing us how to cornrow on color yarn. This made it so much easier to follow.
Taleah Ortiz: Your tutorial was AMAZINGLY thorough, thank you for teaching me how to do this! I have tried watching videos and I could not get it, but you totally taught me in just one pass of the video!...Who would have thought a simple braiding video could make someone's day Thank you seriously thank you!
Serena Marie: I've been feeling like the only black girl in the world who doesn't know how to do this! I've watched countless tutorials but NONE of them were as helpful as yours! Thank you so much for doing this video
Cachos da Carmem: Esse penteado fico incrível! Vou fazer :D
Long Trips: Love your videos first of all! Today was a breakthrough day for me with cornrows and now I get it. I already knew how to braid but just could not get the cornrow part. Along with one other video, yours is the best that keeps pointing out how the middle is key.Now I get it! Thank you!
McKale Thompson: This was unbelievably helpful, Ive watched so many vids and this one is the only that actually helped me get better!
DeAnna Sumler: I've watched countless videos on how to cornrow and this is literally the most simple and straight forward cornrow instruction video I've seen. Thank you!
Cassandra Douglas: Every time I need a reminder on how to Cornrow I look for your video and it gets braiding and on to my next protective style. I’m so grateful because I’m in my late 30’s finally feeling empowered to embrace my natural hair and have fun with the process. Thank you SO much for sharing!
Jabria Nikell: I am so happy right now and am eternally grateful to you and this amazing tutorial. I have been trying for years to cornrow, and I just couldn't. I was going OVER instead of UNDER and my braids were twisting and turning and just looked a hot mess. I watched this and within 30 seconds grabbed a doll and started braiding. I was shocked as it was actually a real, beautiful cornrow. Now I can braid and I am so thankful. Thank you so much!!!
Rebecca Vitalis: Managed to corn row my hair myself for the first time ever thanks to your video- thank you ❤️
Julissa Arias: Thank you so muvh for this video. I was able to cornrow my daughter hair finally! She has very dry curly hair so it has been hard for me to learn to grip the hair and slide my fingers through but this video was very helpful. Thank you
Red Curls: GIRLLLL , LEMME TELL YOU . THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ACTUALLY TRYING TO BRAID MY HAIR , & FINALLY I GOT IT . OMG , ITS NOT THE BEST LOOKING BRAID RN . BUT WHEN I START PRACTICING , IMA BE A PRO ! THANKK YOUUU SOO MUCHHH .
Amy Christine: Thank you! You made this look so easy! I can't wait to try this on my daughters hair. Her hair is sooooo thick and coarse and curly I always have a hard time with braids. Lol thanks again.
Tankgirl: Your explanations and demonstrations are amazing! Thank you for creating this tutorial!
Adrianna Aviles: Your video was by far the best one I've seen for doing such braids! I love how you demonstrated with yarn. It honestly helped a lot! Thanks again for the good content!!
Marie Stuart: I finally did my first cornrows because of this video!! they may not be perfect but I did it!!!! It is much easier than I thought thank you soooo much for this it really helped me now I can do this cute style on my own hair❤️❤️❤️
ElizaLanga: My problem is like what you said, adding hair in clean sections. It gets all mixed up between my fingers and then it becomes too much : ( This definitely helped though! I'll keep practicing
Danielle Stanley: Thank you for this cornrow tutorial ! This helped me and my mom so much.
Elanay18: Thank you so much ! Your tutorial is the best I have found !! Thanks to your explanations I just succeded at doing 2 cornrows which look so much better than last time I tried to. It's still far from loooking good but now that I get it I am motivated to practice
iamvanessawilkes: 5 years natural and just learnt how to canerow using this video. Thanks for uploading this!
Candace Stevens: Omg! I literally just accomplished this life goal! I've mastered overhand braiding. Still a babe with this underhand method. Have a baby girl on the way, plus my oldest...so we're going to have fun with this. Thankfully my middle child is a boy. Blessings.
owemeanthropology: oh my goooosh. lol i got frustrated watching. i get the concept. my mind understands. my hands just don't cooperate.
Sarah Lee: Thank you!! I have watched many videos so that I could perfect braiding and it's only yours that has made complete sense to me, you describe the process so clearly and easily! thank you for your help!
Dawn Worthy: Thank you so much for the tutorial and for taking the time and extra step of using the multicolored yarn demo. I have literally been trying to learn this for decades. And you really hooked me up. By the way, you are such an attractive young woman; such a beautiful face.
ChinaLeone: Me: the yarn was a good example on how to do hair! Thank you! Going to try this out. Also me: *tries to cornrow but my fingers and Brain won’t cooperate”
megan brightman: I literally just learn how to braid my daughters hair thanks to this video. This is the first video that actually explained it to me. After my second round my hands got their rhythm and I’m on a roll now. Just need to get these parts together now! Thank you so much!!!
Thats Who: Did this on my first try & I did pretty good ☺️ thank you for this video
Candace Davis: Girl, don’t ever take this video down, I have watched numerous videos trying to learn and then after watching this demonstration, I actually got it. Your demonstration with the yarn was soooo helpful, my daughter has thick hair and I’m actually able to put small cornrows in her hair so far. I’m still working on how much hair to separate and grab but wow thanks for making this video
Heather Flanagan: I've looked at several other tutorials, but yours helped me to finally understand exactly how to do it - thank you so much!!
Toni Jo: (My 4 year old )Danni: "momma why is she so pretty?" me: "Because God made her that way." danni: "O ok! She's very pretty!"
raima4: Omg girl you are a GODSEND! I’m currently twelve and this helped so much, especially with the color coded yarn! My mom has dreads and she never really taught me how to manage my hair. Thanks so much!
Not my name: Thank you!!! A while ago I taught myself how to braid my hair but the braid was always....underneath if that makes sense. Finally I can have a proper braid on top! A wonderful explanation, although it was easy for me because I already knew how to braid my hair and just needed to keep everything under the middle!
Daisy: Thanks for this tutorial! It was very helpful!
N Doll: Thank you so much for this tutorial !! Super helpful :))
HeadChampion: YES!!! thank you much for NOT calling corn rows "boxer braids" in your title!!!!!!!!! People are trying so hard to rename everything and make it brand new!!!
TMC: Thank you so much for making a video that goes into a simple depth on how you braid! I watched your video today and learned how to braid within an hour! I’m so happy!!!!!!
Lynette Nicole: 23 years and I'm just learning how to braid. I've tried for years and then I come across this. You broke it down perfectly. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH
Michelle Rosemond: This was the only tutorial that could help me! Successfully did two big cornrows for the first time ever tonight! Thank you sooo much!!
Auti24: I cannot thank you enough for this tutorial!!!! I still have a lot of practicing to dp, but this helped me soooo much!!! Thank you!
Millionaire Hoy - HoyPRO App: Great tutorial - extra props for keeping it real and using "corn rows" in the title
BossladySupreme313: I want to genuinely thank you for posting this video. I've always been scared to do this.... But during this lockdown, I finally decided to give it a shot and learn how to do it on my daughter's hair. It turned out pretty ok. I need more practice Thanks again and keep up the great work
Anyha Anderson: Very helpful for a very young girl trying to do hair
Tasha Wood: THIS was the BEST tutorial, that, actually, showed me how to, simply, cornrow. Thank you for the yarn demonstration and thank you for such beautiful, simple hair, to illustrate.
Micaela Szawczukiewicz: This by far the best ever tutorial for cornrows I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much.
Monique F: I’ve looked at dozens of cornrow how to videos and this is the first one that gives me a bit of confidence that I can master it because cornrows and flattwists are almost the right of passage to natural hair lol thanks whit
Cee: let me tell youuuuuu , best video by far! I've watched tutorials before but never with yarn! you literally taught me how to braid in 3mins , while I've been trying for over a year ! thank you so much
Fine Ass Cinco: Omg thank you so much !!! I have looked at 10 videos and have been confused and still wasn’t able to cornrow i got the concept just by watching 2 minutes of your video the yarn method of explains it was super amazing !! And simple thank u again!!
•Laurelei Wolf•: This helpful!!! Thank you, I’ve been trying to learn for so long and I finally did it! My sister said it looks more like Dutch braids than cornrows but I don’t care lol I just needed a protective style
nicthommi: This video makes me think I might eventually learn to do this...
Brittany Cameron: I finally got the concept of how to corn row after watching this video! Thank you so much for making it easy to understand.
afropique: What an amazing video! The tutorial on yarn before you showed how to braid in your own hair was REALLY helpful.
Amari B: Wow this video helped me a lot I was so mad because I thought I never be able to braid yo the scalp and now that I get the hang and pattern of it it’s so simple thank you very much for sharing this video it’s helped me so much❤️❤️❤️
Life With Quyanna: This is very good! I learn straight away,BUT it took me a good 5,6 times to get it right. It’s very easy! Thank you for this tutorial!
Eurasia Shakai: It feels so uncomfortable going under this is the best tutorial BEST one I seen yet the yarn and the beginning was everything **Favorite**
Girls With Da Curls: Wow! Such a great tutorial. My clients are about to participate in a 'Learn to Braid" challenge, so I'll definitely be referencing your video to assist them. Thanks!!
Yvonne Townsend: Thank you for explaining it with the yarn. It really helped I have never been able to braid to the scalp because I couldn't figure out how to pick up hair as I was going. The way you explained it by saying to tuck the hair under and not over finally made it click. I pick up new hair as I go under.
Debra Cunningham: You have an amazing ability to clearly explain anything related to your hair science. Kudos to you Whitney!
Miss Muffin: Omg thank you, you don't even know how much this helped me. I finally understand that it's under, not over. Now I can finally do my own hair. You're a LIFESAVER
Deb: as a black girl/ woman I often felt ashamed for not being able to do this.. all my (long straight haired) friends would ask: hey can you do two quick cornrows for me? and Id have to be like.. Errrhh...... dude I cant do this to save my life!! But now! Finally, after watching this video! I can do it!! (on myself for now.. Ill have to practice more!!). Im so thankful and glad I "stumbled" onto your video :)
Trinity Smith: This tutorial was really helpful. I understand the concept, but my braid came out loose and messy. It barely even looked like a braid. But I think it'll be easier for me to do with wet hair and if I keep practicing. Thank you! I can't wait to start wearing braids as a protective style.
Adanna Ihentuge: thx for the clear, detailed tutorial. This is by by far the most clearly explained tutorial on cornrowing I have ever watched! It makes sense to me and now I can practice.
Wendy Dyer: Thank you! You are beautiful and so helpful! This will definitely help me to better style my beautiful baby girls!!
v v: Thank You sooo much Naptural85, for this smart tutorial. This is the best and most comprehensive video I've ever seen on how to do cornrows. Well Done!
its_a_curls_world: Thank god for you Whitney! Until now, I seriously could NOT comprehend how to do cornrows. It didn't matter how many videos I watched/rewatched, it just wasn't clicking with me for some reason. But the yarn demonstration that you decided to use helped SO much! I think it's because it made it way easier to actually see the pieces you were working with, and the colors also made it much easier to follow the pattern. When people demonstrate on their own hair, everything tends to blend in with each other so it makes it so much more difficult to understand. Thank you so much for this video... I've been wanting to do this as a protective style for years, and now I finally can
Arianna Lenaè: Thank you SO MUCH I didn't know you had to pull the hair underneath.... I've been doing it so wrong ♀️ I was doing it over... That's all I needed to know ♥️
alice k: OMG! this helped so much i was finally able to wear it to school! thanks sooooo much by the way! i did this with weave and it worked perfectly!
aniyah brown: I’ve been trying to learn how to braid for years and I finally got it. It took a couple of replays but I finally got it
Faith Cunningham: Thanks soo much this is the only video in the past three months of training that actually helped me fully understand the kainrow method. Love u soo much I'm your biggest fan x Edit: Being 12, I have to wake up early to get to school so my mum can't wake up earlier enough to do it lol love her so this is helpful for us both x
Jabray Jay: Success! For the first ever time, I've been able to braid! Not very well, but practice makes perfect. Thank you for this clear and helpful video.
Amber Webster: Thank you so much. This is the best tutorial ever and taught me how to corn town my daughter’s hair.
momin: This is the best tutorial ive seen. It really helped to break it down, and made me see more than just a bunch of hair being braided. I could actually see the technique.
Sonya Onwu: This video is fab! I have never known how to cornrow. Now that I'm a mama to my beautiful girl (Black and Indian), I've been wanting to learn, because cornrows are part of her heritage and identity. This video has made it all clear! Thank you :)
naturalnicole: Whitney this is why you're the best natural hair youtuber because you are thoughtful and a great teacher!
Bold Victory: Thank you for your tutorial!! I feel more confident to braid my hair and try something new!
ThatGirl KayKay: This literally helped me sooo much !! Right when I was giving up hope and my arm was hurting really bad
Mikaela Blacconeri: This is the best tutorial for cornrows that I've seen in years. I watched tons and they would go so quickly and you couldn't see what their fingers were doing. I think the yarn demo was the most comprehensive
Tomasilienne: This was SOO helpful! Thank you! xx
LaLa: this is the first cornrow video ive seen that really explains how to position the fingers in an easy to understand way
SunRoccz M: Thank you so much for this videoI was literally laying in bed trying to find the perfect cornrow video so i can learn bc i wanted to start doing new hairstyles. From all the videos ive watched and practiced from, this one was the best one yet. I was literally laying down in bed and when i watched the video, the way of doing a cornrow registered in my brain and i gor up to try to do 4. And i finally did it for the first time in all of my 14 yearsAll thanks to you, i love you so much and thank you, this saved my beauty -Love Ashley
Hessed3712: Well, I had to watch the video 10 times while I was corn rowing my hair. But, I got it! Thank you so much! You taught me how to flat twist and cornrow!
Ashley Marie: Thank you showing us with the yarn, my problem was I kept going over instead of under lol I was getting so frustrated with other videos and once I learned with your video my fingers started flowing! Lol thank you so much!
Mira Malhotra: Because of you I finally learned this. Thank you! Took me 3 weekends but your video is so encouraging.
Kelli Sees: The yarn breakdown was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you