Dutch and crown braid work-arounds

[Arctic]

If you can't french/dutch braid, but can make an English braid, these styles might bring some change into the same old same old:


Tucked braid updo at A Beautiful Mess site:

http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/07/tucked-braid-updo.html

This looks a lot like tucked under dutch braid. I bet this could be done without the ponytails/elastics. ETA: The braid tail can be left untucked too!


And faux-crown braid, or should I say heidi-crown braid hybrid at Blushing Basics:

http://www.blushingbasics.com/2014/08/crown-braid-tutorial-and-head-shoulders.html

[parkmikii]

Totally bookmarking this. :o
I never managed to do neither the Dutch or the french braid so these are amazing tutorials for me.
Thank you for sharing! :blossom:

[Arctic]

I'm glad you liked them! I know many here can't french/dutch braid, but would like to enjoy those styles too. Let us know if they worked!

[DollyDagger]

very nice ..potentially doable ..even for me :) thnx for sharing

[nalgena]

I'm definitely gonna try the first one. The second on is nice too, but I think it wouldn't look good on me

[-Fern]

Love that Heidi/Crown hybrid!! I am going to have to try that!

[pailin]

Wow, a crown braid even I might be able to manage! I have to try this.

[spotsb4myiz]

Hope for my thin hair braids....

[nicolezoie]

I've managed to successfully complete a bona-fide crown braid twice in my life, and the technique I use (separating by quarters) is remarkably similar to the dutch/heidi crown braid hybrid.