This one is a tricky 6 strand braid. The braiding technique is similar to the 3D braid and creates a round and voluminous braid opposed to the mostly flat woven ones.
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Since this one follows a similar pattern to the 3D braid, but takes quite a bit more time, it seemed logical to add the 4th dimension and call it 4D braid.
- Comb hair and divide it into 6 equally thick strands at the base of your neck.
- Take the outer left strand and place it in front of your left shoulder.
- Take the strand from the outer right side and put it over your left shoulder, too. But do not put it over the outer left strand which is already waiting there, put it ībehindī it. Thatīs a bit fiddly.
- Take the outer left strand going over the new strad from the previous step and also going over itīs two next neighbours. Or in other words, place it in the middle of the 4 remaining strands behind your back.
- Now take the outer left strand (the one from behind your back, not the single one in front of your shoulder) and put it over your right shoulder.
- Take the strand from the front of your left shoulder and place it in the Middle of the 4 strands behind your back.
- Take the outer right strand (from the ones behind your back) and put it over your left shoulder.
- Now place the strand hanging over your right shoulder in the middle between the 4 strands behind your back.
- Repeat.
When you take the braid to the front to finish it (or if your hair is not long enough to put it over your shoulders in the beginning) you can also put it to the left (or right) of the hand holding the other strands. This works equally good, but may be more confusing to remember which one was the left and right side of the hand. Itīs also possible to temporarily hold the strands with ones mouth, though it did not turn out to be necessary for me.
I recommend braiding without looking into the mirror, seeing it mirror-inverted is more confusing than helpful. Just conzentrateing on the pattern is easier.
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