How To Braid In Weave For Beginners
- Posted on 04 March, 2017
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- By Anonymous
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I really hope you find this video helpful and educational! If you have any questions or requests, don't hesitate to ask! The technique you see in the video is the same technique used for box braids. My hope is that I have simplified each step, and made it easy for you to grasp, and do! Thank you so much for watching!
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Hey glam fam linwood here and today i'm going to show you how to do some box. Braiding techniques like this here with hair added, of course, and i'm going to even show you how to taper off those ends really thin like this here. So you don't end up with this super bulky braid and it's actually a little easier than you might think. The tools that you're going to need for this tutorial, of course, is going to be someone's hair and this instance i'm using straight hair, which is a little bit harder to do so i'll. Tell you guys some techniques to make it look good on straight hair as well, i'm going to use some braiding hair and i tried to get one that's as close as possible to the color of this hair. Here i will tell you now: it is a blend and it's really soft. I don't care for this hair per se. Usually, i prefer kanekalon because it's easier to burn or to roll and dip and hold its shape when it comes down to trying to shape your braids when you're finished. This one here does not burn very well and also doesn't roll and dip well. So i'm not a huge fan of this style of hair and it's it kind of feels like it's cutting your fingers, even though it's really soft so watch out for that, if you're using extension, hair kanekalon in my opinion, is the best and it's the most versatile Toyokalon looks nice, but it will cut the mess out of your fingers and you definitely cannot burn or dip it. So you definitely want to keep in mind what type of hair you're using and why? Okay, so we've got our hair. We'Ve got a head of hair uh here and, of course, we're going to need a set of butterfly clips. We'Re going to need some duck bill clips like these here. My camera will pick it up here. We go duck bill clips like that. Okay and i'm also going to need a rat tail comb now, if you prefer, you can use an all-purpose comb. So it's entirely up to you, but i'm going to go ahead and show you guys using my rat tail, because it's my preference and i'll go ahead and get started with that in a moment now. I know i want to start off with a block here and i've got about maybe a half an inch by a half an inch block. I have a pretty good amount of hair in there to kind of give you that box spray type of feel. So i want to start off by creating my block of hair and i'll go ahead and pull you guys closer. So i can show you and then i'll back you guys up. So i can show you how to stretch this hair and make it work if you'll notice, here i've already got this first braid done just to kind of give you an idea of what it'll look like. I'M just going to pick up another section about, like so, and this excess hair here, i'm gon na actually pull up and clip with my duckbill. I prefer the duckbill there just because it's thinner and that way it's not getting in my way and usually with straighter hair, because you had a lot more aways. I also prefer to kind of hit around the perimeter of that section. I'M braiding! I don't want to have it all loose in there, so i've got my section of hair here. I will say it does help if the hair is not freshly cut and you have a little bit of natural taper on those ends. So that does make a huge difference. So now that we've got our section i'll go ahead and back you up some and then i'll show you how to stretch this hair, so i'm gon na start off. First, by grabbing my hair and let's back you up just a little bit, i'm gon na start off by grabbing my hair here and i'm gon na take a section of hair and you kind of have to learn to develop like a feel for it. But honestly, this is about i'd, say three times the thickness of the hair. That'S in this section here now you can go with a smaller amount of hair. If you like, it's just depending on what size braid you want when you're finished. So i've got my section of hair here. You can see it matches pretty closely and i'm going to go ahead and show you now how to stretch this hair. So, let's back you up again, this part is honestly really easy and to me the easiest way to back it up, like you'll, see some people where they'll go ahead and take it and stretch down at the bottom by pulling, i honestly just prefer to stretch out At the ends and i'll grab a little bit of the ends of the hair on each side, so just so, you can see the hair off camera, i'm doing the same thing and i just lightly stretch and it begins to kind of pull some of those strands Away from each other and naturally taper those ends down, and that way, when i bring it back out, i can kind of finger comb through there and it will gradually taper down on those ends. That'S what i'm looking for. I don't want a blunt edge on there. Okay, all right so from here. What i'm going to do is i'm going to take this hair and i'm actually going. Let me get it to focus here there we go, i'm actually going to separate it out. So i'm taking this hair and i'm going to separate it to where, in my right hand here i have about half of the thickness that i have in my left hand here, so you can see the difference in thickness. Okay, i'm just going to take this thinner strand and wrap it around the thicker strand like so so my thicker strand is here my thin strand. Is this whole piece here and it's just wrapping around there? I'M just going to pull it like this. So now i've got three strands and just grip that knot right there in the middle from there i'm going to go ahead and grip. It like i'm cornrowing, which, if you guys, haven't seen my cornrow video check that out so i've got it between my uh middle finger, my thumb and then my index finger is going to hold the next piece of my thumb and the other piece i'll. Just let rest there - okay, let's scoot you on in here, okay, so i'm going to start off by taking that section. I'Ve already pinched off i'm going to place it right at the scalp area. So i'm just picking up this hair and placing this right at the scalp. When i do that, i'm going to pinch a little bit of hair and add it to that middle strand of my index finger and my thumb. And then i'm just going to go ahead and pick up a little bit of hair here on this left side with that left strand and that last bit of hair, as i go around to pick up with my index finger my thumb. On the other hand, i'm going to scoop up the remaining here. So now, each of these strands has a strand of hair assigned to it. Now from there i'm just going to go ahead, keeping a nice grip on this hair, i'm going to begin braiding right on down and honestly once you get started with this part, it's really not bad! So after i kind of get it in there to where it feels like it's locked and secure, there's no risk of it sliding. Then i can flip my hands like i do for underhand braiding. That'S essentially what this is and we are going to just kind of begin braiding right on down this hair. Now i'm going to start off a little slower here which, if you haven't watched my underhand braiding tutorial, i can link that up top as well. Okay, just making sure since you're adding extensions every now and then you've got to go through just drag your hands through the hair. Now, when i get down to the ends of the hair, you can kind of see like these little pieces that are trying to stick up here. We want to make sure that we slow down some. We start getting to the ends of the hair, so as we're getting to the ends of those hair, i'm just going to slow down some and tighten up my grip a bit and that's going to help keep those ends from coming out now. If they've recently had a haircut and her hair is naturally straight, you can mist it with a little bit of water down there and as you're braiding it'll hold into that braid a bit better. If the hair is naturally kinky or coily, you usually don't have to worry about that just blow the hair out some with a blow dryer before you start and it'll blend right in with no problems so from there. I'M just going to go ahead and begin tightening up my grip on here and braid it down and bring it down some here all right and then from there. I'M just going to go ahead and begin picking up speed a bit and we're going to braid this. All the way down now, because we did that stretch in the beginning, it's going to actually cause that braid to taper down, which is fantastic. It just gives you a more natural look and feel to that hair. So hopefully you guys can kind of grasp and understand what i'm talking about there. Now, if you're doing something like box braids, i will tell you now after you've done an entire head of these wait for at least a week before you try pulling it up in a high ponytail, especially if you tend to be a bit more heavy-handed. You do not want to braid it down in one direction and then pull it up in the opposite direction. You can actually cause traction alopecia and you do not want to cause any type of hair loss which, by the way, traction alopecia is baldness due to pulling that hair too tight, so be careful, anytime, you're doing a braided style that you're not overdoing it with the Tension on that braid and you will notice a huge difference in how satisfied your clientele is when they are done. I'M just gon na move her over here, real quick, so i can show you on the ends of this hair and move her out of the way. Okay, so once i get to the ends of this hair, you'll notice, i have one strand: that's significantly thinner than the others, so i can just gradually take and little pieces at a time borrow from my strands right next to it and then just continue braiding. It still feels a little thinner, so i'm feeling for my strands are thicker and it's going to gradually steal from there robin peter to pay paul here and i'm just going to go ahead and continue right on through there, and you can kind of see how this Begins to taper right on down, and that's all that we are doing so once you have done this, i mean you just basically start right back over. Let me know if this is a little bit too difficult i'll see if i can do it on a larger scale, if need be, for you to catch with your eye or possibly with a lighter color of hair, because lighter hair just catches better on camera, but Hopefully, you can kind of see that there and bring you back up. We have a bit better lighting. Hopefully you can see that there, where we've got our two braids the knot on those braids. Can you see them? Let me know if everything is looking like it should on there and then from there the braids all the way down. Okay, those are some long, braids baby all right. So let me know what you think in the comment box below notice how they taper down on the bottom, so it just gives more natural feel. But let me know what you think in the comment box below and i will see you guys next time. Thank you. So much for watching and take care, god bless and don't forget to stay glam bye. You guys you
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_Victoria: Thank you so much for the zooming! Makes it way better! And your voice is so soothing and it helps me not stay frustrated. I love how you do this step by step. Definitely helped me learn how to box braid. Thank you! :)
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Melissa Payne: Thank you for explaining this so easily to follow! My biracial daughter wants extensions and I thought I was going to have to take her in for braids. Watching this, I feel confident enough to do them at home!
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mamabear: I love this video. You really explained it nicely. I'm trying to teach myself how to braid so I can do my nieces hair.
Zuri: You gave great instructions! I did my first weave in braids yeaterday. Thank you! ☺
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DeAndra: Thank you so much !! I never could really get the task of adding hair in but you described this for me perfectly !! You just gave me some hustle !! I’m so happy I can across this
Cute To Death: Thank you so much for your tutorials. They have taught me so much. You are the only one that I can actually learn from and retain the information given. Plus my daughter loves the braids that I learn from you so Thanks again!
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sharonat: After watching so many braiding videos this one finally stuck. Very thorough and easy to follow thank. Now I can finally slay my hair lolol
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Audrey Bentley: So patient and instructional...thank you. Starting the braid is my challenge and you make it look so easy. Your braid is not lumpy or have that huge knot at the top. It's almost impossible to tell that hair was added--which is a true talent. Some braider's knots are humongous--not a good look to me. This has become my "go to" tutorial.
Donisa808: I have been practicing this for 3 months now and your video helped me perfect this technique THANK YOU SO MUCH!❤❤❤ Love your videos
Laq Uisa: I feel confident enough to braid my own hair now lol
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urfavuritgirl: Great tutorial! All I needed to know was a different way of starting the braid out and this way seems very easy I can't wait to try it.
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Bridgette Larkins: Your video is the first one that actually gave me a way to start the braid. I always have had problems with the hair sliding out and not having a way to secure the top. Thank you for explaining it.
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Sheryl Atkinson: So sweet and pleasant! Thank you for sharing your technique!!
Ci Ci: I think that is the best video I have ever seen demonstrating this process. Finally I feel like I can actually learn how to braid weave. Thank you so much!!! Awesome Job
Britney Potrzebowski: This was the best and most detailed video I have found for box braid beginners ... thank you !
Rachel Polite: Thank you! I spent hours looking for a tutorial on how to learn how to box braid, found yours... AWESOME! I could not figure out how to position my hands and the hair. Thanks again.
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Cali girl: I know this is a old video but this just helped me out tremendously. Just did my own singles and it came out so cute!!
Sandra Boakye: This very detailed, thank you. I am still struggling with the grip part, my braid is very loose on the scalp, definitely going to practice until I get it right.
Mrs. K Hamilton: I think out of ALL the 100's of videos I have watched on hair braiding you have most definitely put it in the easiest form step by step all of the way! Thank you
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Lee Hampton: Best hair integration, best lighting, best video and easy to follow presentation. Thank you.
Ariel Harris - Blacher: thank you so much I’m tryna braid my hair on this quarantine
Nyleesia Nicome: This is amazing. I've seen this a hundred times before but the way you did it was special somehow. I really liked it. New sub!!
꧁༺Lex༻꧂: Wow! Finally found a video that explains in detail and I can actually see. You did an amazing job. Well done. I'll definitely check out more videos once I get this technique done. I'm doing a crochet hairstyle today so I may check to see if you have any videos on that. But again thank you for this video. There's other good videos but yours is the best! Thx
Andzemo Truphenah: I love this tutorial. It's easy to understand.
Rosemary Clark: Explained very clearly. Thank you!
Chaquale Kemp: Your a great teacher! I’ve been learning to braid watching all your videos
Zena M: The braids are beautiful & easy to grasp the technique! I can't tell you how grateful I am to have met you & your family sorta kinda lol. I have learned so very much from you guys. You even taught my 9 yr old how to say baby heres lol! Lord help her lol. We're forever glamfam fans ❤
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Prophetess Lady Of Wisdom: Great tutorial. Now I feel confident that my hair won't look like crap now, lol. Thanks, honey. ❤
Queen Moves Willis Jr: I wonder why i have never ran into this everytime im attempted to do my hair. Glad i found this!! Makes it easy for me and all my girls.
Sharon Manlove: love your slow technique of how to start the braiding with the interlock method. It has taken me years to want to do my own hair and I really feel I am ready to try this.
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artsy21: Thank you I had a braid/spring twist slip you helped me fix it. Twisting was easy but starting the braid at the root was a challenge.
Sam Rattry: I really love your video, how you explain the steps so clearly and slowly that's a up. I can conrow since forever but I just cant get the hang on putting in braids & conrow in the proper way the root of the braids are always bulky & it doesn't look perfect so with watching this tutorial I'm sure I'll do a better job next time. Thanks so much.
Amifa Knight: Thank you for this tutorial GlamFam I watch your video for maybe a half and hour and I got it . I’ll keep practicing
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Temmra joly: that was a great video of how to do them, everyone else just did it really complex, and i wasnt sure what to do with the ends of my natural so thank you love your videos
Maranda Shields: I’d loooove love love for you to show us how to do these the “knotless” way!!! Loved this video btw. Been braiding since I was 11, by watching my aunt who always braided my hair. But could never get the damn technique of how to braid with weave and the gripping situation, lol … and so I just stopped all together. But now, I’m good to go. Thank you
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LaShonna Marie: I think using a different color of braiding hair from the mannequin would make it easier to see the technique. Thanks for the video!
aa mm amps: So clear and concise!
Trisha Webb: I could listen to you talk all day! This is a great tutorial for a little Native American girl who is learning to braid.
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