Weaving And Braiding A Four- Strand Braid, by Abby

Today dear readers, is going to be a little different, for I have found a way to both fulfill my writing assignment and teach y’all how to do a 4 strand braid! I hope y’all enjoy this exciting experiment and maybe learn a few things too.

The first two steps to any braid is to find some medium to long length hair (in my case my mannequin head) and thoroughly brush it out! After this you will begin by sectioning your hair into four even strands and keeping them separate you want to comfortably hold them in your hands.

To start your braid you will first take 1 strand from the very right and cross it over the strand closest to it ( we will call this strand 2 ). Strand 2 should now be where strand 1 was originally. Now you will take the middle strand or strand 3 and Cross it only over strand 1. Holding all of this in place you will proceed to take strand 1 over strand 4 of which is the strand farthest to the left. Then you will repeat this process all the way down your hair of choice. The pattern for this braid is over under, over under. When you have braided as far as you can on your hair you will secure with an elastic or hair tie ( I prefer hair ties) . There will be pictures to hopefully guide you through this endeavor! Please comment to let me know if you found this helpful and would like to learn more braids! Your ever persistent blogger, Abigail.