Mystery braid - seeking information

[HeartofHaleth]

Has anybody seen a braid like this before? It's like a Dutch braid, but the sections are taken from the opposite side and wrapped over. I was wondering if it exists somewhere else and what it's called.

http://i.imgur.com/BLJRsl0.jpg

[meteor]

Wow, it's really gorgeous, HeartofHaleth ! :applause Interesting pattern, kind of looks like almost a French braid but different... :D If somebody figures how to do this, it would be so cool to see how to do this on video or maybe a pictorial...? :)

[HeartofHaleth]

Wow, it's really gorgeous, HeartofHaleth ! :applause Interesting pattern, kind of looks like almost a French braid but different... :D If somebody figures how to do this, it would be so cool to see how to do this on video or maybe a pictorial...? :)

Thanks! I'll make a video of it if you like. I probably should have specified that it's a technique I came up with...Oops!

[-Fern]

Looks like a Dianyla-style french braid?

[HeartofHaleth]

Looks like a Dianyla-style french braid?

is that the same as the Dianyla braid parting?

[Hairkay]

I think I've seen it done, except it started at the nape and went toward the crown then the resulting plait/braid was put into a bun at the top of the head.

[Neoma]

To me, it looks like a two-strand French or Dutch braid. I'm going to try it. It's gorgeous!

[LongCurlyTress]

Looks to me like it is just a regular french braid with really big, thick, wide sections, maybe? :confused:

[meteor]

Thanks! I'll make a video of it if you like. I probably should have specified that it's a technique I came up with...Oops!

Oh yes, pretty please :D, I'd love to see how it's done (and I'm sure so would many others), but no pressure, of course! :flower:


Looks like a Dianyla-style french braid?

What's Dianyla-style braid? :) After a quick search I found this old thread http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=14504, but it references some archived page (probably with instructions) that I can't open and I can't see any pictures either, sadly...

[Anje]

Two-stranded french braid would be like a french herringbone braid, but in this case with big sections. It might be, but it doesn't quite have the look to my eye. (If it is, they tend to slide down the head really quick, be forewarned.)

It looks like what you describe, they're dutch-braiding, but they're taking the sections from the opposite side and crossing them over the forming braid. Really different looking! I don't know any name for it -- might call it a "covered dutch braid" or a "concealed dutch braid"?

[HeartofHaleth]

Two-stranded french braid would be like a french herringbone braid, but in this case with big sections. It might be, but it doesn't quite have the look to my eye. (If it is, they tend to slide down the head really quick, be forewarned.)

It looks like what you describe, they're dutch-braiding, but they're taking the sections from the opposite side and crossing them over the forming braid. Really different looking! I don't know any name for it -- might call it a "covered dutch braid" or a "concealed dutch braid"?

That's what it is. It's a braid that I made, that's how I know the construction technique (that head belongs to me! ;)). I was just wondering if anyone had seen something similar or knew what it was called. Thank you for your help, though! :D

[Anje]

Ah, sorry, reading comprehension fail. :lol: (I've seen so many "this is cool, how was it done?" threads....)
Yeah, I don't know a name for it. I think you get to name it!

[Neoma]

Two-stranded french braid would be like a french herringbone braid, but in this case with big sections. It might be, but it doesn't quite have the look to my eye. (If it is, they tend to slide down the head really quick, be forewarned.)

It looks like what you describe, they're dutch-braiding, but they're taking the sections from the opposite side and crossing them over the forming braid. Really different looking! I don't know any name for it -- might call it a "covered dutch braid" or a "concealed dutch braid"?


That's what it is. It's a braid that I made, that's how I know the construction technique (that head belongs to me! ;)). I was just wondering if anyone had seen something similar or knew what it was called. Thank you for your help, though! :D

Thank you for that, Anje! I see now that the top was started with three strands. I'm totally lost as to what happens after that.

I need pics or a video, please! Instructions of some kind... :popcorn:

[Arctic]

The look does not remind me of this, but the description/technique does: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=38184 (There are both dutch and french versions discussed in the thread IIRC)

[HeartofHaleth]

Ah, sorry, reading comprehension fail. :lol: (I've seen so many "this is cool, how was it done?" threads....)
Yeah, I don't know a name for it. I think you get to name it!

No worries, I'm in no position to judge with the number of times I :foot:! :p


Thank you for that, Anje! I see now that the top was started with three strands. I'm totally lost as to what happens after that.

I need pics or a video, please! Instructions of some kind... :popcorn:

I made a video, it's still in the process of uploading. I've never made a hair video before, and my hair is floofy, so it might not be super clear, but I think you can maybe get the gist.


The look does not remind me of this, but the description/technique does: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=38184 (There are both dutch and french versions discussed in the thread IIRC)

That's really interesting! It's like my braid, but the opposite: French and wrapped under, instead of Dutch and wrapped over! Thanks!

ETA: Finished the video! :)

https://youtu.be/2px0DNNaXz8

[meteor]

^ That's such a cool braid! :D :applause And thank you so very much for sharing the video instructions, HeartofHaleth! :flowers:

[Neoma]

Thank you for posting the video, HeartofHaleth! I am still confused by how to start it. If I could figure that out, the rest would be easy.

Clearly, the starting strand is key... I can't figure out why it doesn't end up looking like a Dutch braid with the raised braid in the center. :silly:

[HeartofHaleth]

You start just like a regular Dutch braid, three strands, cross the outside strands under the middle strand. Then when you add the first section in, instead of taking it from the same side as the strand that's about to get crossed under, take the section from the OPPOSITE side of the head, pass it over the two other strands, add it to the strand that then gets crossed under. Rinse and repeat. It doesn't look like a raised braid because the wrapped sections cover up the Dutch braid, but it's still there underneath.

[Neoma]

You start just like a regular Dutch braid, three strands, cross the outside strands under the middle strand. Then when you add the first section in, instead of taking it from the same side as the strand that's about to get crossed under, take the section from the OPPOSITE side of the head, pass it over the two other strands, add it to the strand that then gets crossed under. Rinse and repeat. It doesn't look like a raised braid because the wrapped sections cover up the Dutch braid, but it's still there underneath.

Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!! I understand! Thank you, HeartofHaleth! I'm going to try that now! I appreciate your patience! :flowers:

[HeartofHaleth]

Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!! I understand! Thank you, HeartofHaleth! I'm going to try that now! I appreciate your patience! :flowers:

No problem! The video is kind of confusing, I understand why you were having difficulties! I can't wait to see pictures of your results! :cheer:

[Neoma]

No problem! The video is kind of confusing, I understand why you were having difficulties! I can't wait to see pictures of your results! :cheer:

Thanks! It may be a while. Conceptually I understand it. But I seem to need another pair of hands!

[papayatree]

Whatever you call that braid, it is a gorgeous one and it looks fantastic in your hair HeartofHaleth!

[lapushka]

I'm sorry, but I can't figure it out, even with the tutorial. It's like you overextend one side, no? Otherwise... I don't get the style at all. Probably one that's too complicated for me. :o

[wispe]

So I revisited this braid and thought some comparison photos might be interesting, especially as (I think) my roots help illustrate the difference between this braid and a french.

HOH mystery braid vs french braid vs. ??? what happened when I did it wrong


HOH's mystery braid - dutch braid but when you add hair to your outside strand you use a section of hair taken from the opposite side of the head
french braid, no mystery here
??? 3 sections, add hair to an outside section and cross it over both the other two sections and then back under one, so it ends up as the new middle strand. Repeat, alternating sides as you go.




http://i.imgur.com/p03Id27.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/csACH5x.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/ma3NFBw.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/cJySGtg.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/4BIOOre.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/qna1vKd.jpg?1

Some observations... The proper version of this braid and the version I ended up doing by accident look pretty similar visually, but I find my oops version easier to keep track of strands while doing, and it does a better job (for me) of covering up the underlying dutch braid as when I do it proper, the new sections of hair I add aren't thick enough to fully cover it. But maybe not a problem in thicker hair or if you take larger sections. In the proper version I find the nape is easier to keep tight than with my variation, but not impossible.

I'm kind of considered doing the techniques in the thread Arctic linked as well and posting a comparison of them all along w/ french and dutch... but though that might be too much thread hijacking. LOL

[stachelbeere]

HeartofHaleth! I understand your technique, the mystery braid is on my head and looks very unique and pretty! It'll be my sleep braid tonight and tomorrow I'll try it with smaller sections. I did a hybrid braid instead instead of a regular Dutch on the length and looks nice too :)