3 strand fishbonebraid [Archive] - The Long Hair Community Discussion Boards

Phalaenopsis

January 30th, 2009, 10:50 AM

This braid looks similar to an usual 5-strand, but it's flatter and can be thightened better, so it's less wide.
It's done by the principle of passing on strands to the next strand, as in a fishbone.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/naturalgirl/01_29_2.jpg

What do you guys and girls think? Does this braid already exist by the way?

Isilya

January 30th, 2009, 11:01 AM

It looks great, well done! But I can't quite seem to grasp how a 3-strand fishbone can look like 5-strand braid. I'll have to try that before I'll catch on :)

Johanna64

January 30th, 2009, 11:22 AM

What a beautiful braid and it's so thick!! :)

Phalaenopsis

January 30th, 2009, 11:31 AM

Old picture of 5-strand:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/naturalgirl/05_12_1.jpg

You can see the difference, I think :)

Leabhar

January 30th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Wow, it looks really good! The 3-strand herringbone looks more complicated than the 5-strand plait, I think. How do you do it if you were hairdo-instruction challenged like myself? I can do a 2-strand, btw. :D

Coriander

January 30th, 2009, 01:06 PM

I think both are lovely... I'm very much braid-challenged myself, but maybe I'll just have to practice. It's too beautiful not to try!!!

freznow

January 30th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Cool! You always have the best braid ideas :D I think I'll wear this tomorrow, looks fun!

(Haven't seen it before. A braider like at a ren faire may have done it before but I haven't seen it on the 'net)

eresh

January 30th, 2009, 01:23 PM

It looks really good!

Arctic

January 30th, 2009, 01:31 PM

I don't understand how you make it, can you give more clear instructions, please :flower:

eadwine

January 31st, 2009, 01:13 AM

Yes please!

It looks great :) I like it better than the regular 5-strand one actually.. it's less bulky looking.

Phalaenopsis

January 31st, 2009, 01:16 AM

Okay, I've already made a drawing in Paint. One of these days I'll try to make an article :)

eadwine

January 31st, 2009, 01:38 AM

Thanks a bundle :)

maria_asa

January 31st, 2009, 02:18 AM

It looks great. I'm also interested in more detailed instructions.

Seraphina

January 31st, 2009, 03:23 AM

That looks great : )

Phalaenopsis

January 31st, 2009, 06:22 AM

Here you go: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=103

I hope it's a bit clear how you have to do it. :)

camara

January 31st, 2009, 06:27 AM

*stares at drawings in link* ok...concept is clear...Thanks a lot, Phalaenopsis, btw!...hrm...additional hands, anyone?

:) I think I´ll have to practice this, at the moment my fingers don´t cooperate!

rags

January 31st, 2009, 07:08 AM

It's beautiful - I think I prefer it to the 5 strand also!

eresh

January 31st, 2009, 08:44 AM

Thanks :-)
I'll give it a try after my next wash

Isilya

January 31st, 2009, 10:15 AM

Here you go: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=103

I hope it's a bit clear how you have to do it. :)

Yup, it's clear now :) Thanks for the explanation.

NurseMama

January 31st, 2009, 11:07 AM

Wow! That is a cool looking braid! It will probably take some practice for me to be able to do it though. I keep trying the 5 strand braid and my fingers get confused!

PurpleAshes

January 31st, 2009, 11:09 AM

Wow, it's actually easier than I thought it would be! I wish my hair was long enough to do this :(

WritingPrincess

January 31st, 2009, 12:59 PM

Wow! I haven't seen that before. But I can't quite grasp how you did it. Could you explain more?

Darkhorse1

January 31st, 2009, 01:49 PM

Oooh! I like the 3 strand fishbone braid!!! Where'd you find that? I LOVE braids! I did a hauser braid for work last week and got many compliments. :D

Phalaenopsis

January 31st, 2009, 02:09 PM

I didn't find it, it just came up with it like: hey, you have a 2-strand and a 3-strand ropebraid, couldn't be done the same with a fishbone?

And then I tried it. :)

pinkfairygrl

January 31st, 2009, 02:11 PM

Those instructions are so clear and the braid is beautiful. Great job!

TheKnight'sLady

January 31st, 2009, 06:40 PM

What a cool-looking braid! Thanks for the instructions, I am really excited to try it. :) Your hair is beautiful by the way

atlantaz3

January 31st, 2009, 09:13 PM

I have no clue how to do this - could you maybe start with the basic fishbone and explain this new variation? thanks

AprilElf

February 1st, 2009, 12:45 AM

That's an awesome braid, Phalaenopsis! :thud:
I understand the concepts from your article. Thanks for writing that.
Whether or not I can actually do it ... well, I'm looking forward to finding out! :D

Masara

February 1st, 2009, 12:53 AM

Thanks for the article. I'm having more success with this than with a standard 2 strand fishbone and it looks impressive.
On the other hand, it's a slow, fiddly one to do; my arms were tired before I even got half way.

I'm thinking it should be easier to do a french version, starting higher, than with the 2 strand. Something I'll have to work on .....

Phalaenopsis

February 1st, 2009, 02:17 AM

Wow! I haven't seen that before. But I can't quite grasp how you did it. Could you explain more?

I have no clue how to do this - could you maybe start with the basic fishbone and explain this new variation? thanks

I just saw that there is not yet an article about the fishbone. Maybe if I explain that it will be more clear?

Because I don't know how better to explain it than with the drawing.:o

Arctic

February 1st, 2009, 03:06 AM

Aaaahhhh, now I understand! Thanks for explaining and writing the article! I'll try it out sometime soon, I love the look! :inlove:

eadwine

February 1st, 2009, 03:21 AM

*waits patiently for someone to make an instruction thingie on youtube*

I am one of those who didn't really get the written one ;)

Phalaenopsis

February 1st, 2009, 04:07 AM

I tried to make a video, but it can't be too long otherwise the file is too big to put on photobucket. (I'm not a member of youtube)

PurpleAshes

February 1st, 2009, 09:39 AM

I think those who don't understand the instructions would understand very easily if the learn how to do a basic fishbone braid :)
Maybe this could help:
http://www.dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/herringbone.htm

eadwine

February 1st, 2009, 12:12 PM

That is the thing, I know how to do it (not that I have had the patience yet to try it :lol:)

Phalaenopsis

February 1st, 2009, 12:51 PM

Okay, just for the dummies :p
I made a real short video. You'll see me starting from the left going to the right and then I go from the right to the left. You won't see an actual braid, but you can see the technique. I had to make it real short or the file would be too big for Photobucket. (maybe I should consider becoming a youtube member...)

The file is loading, I'll post it when it's done, but it'll take a while.

ZadenWillowfyre

February 1st, 2009, 12:55 PM

That's awesome! We need a tutorial!!!! <3

eadwine

February 1st, 2009, 12:56 PM

Okay, just for the dummies :p

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/8253/tongueav1.gif

;)

Phalaenopsis

February 1st, 2009, 01:49 PM

It's loaded!

I had to do it quick, but I hope it helps for the visual learners among us:
http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/naturalgirl/?action=view&current=DSCI0111.flv

Ponytale

February 1st, 2009, 03:35 PM

This was great! I tried it via the instructions and it is a great braid! Thanks.

Darkhorse1

February 1st, 2009, 08:28 PM

GORGEOUS HAIR!!

To me, that looks like a 5 strand braid, but I LOVE it!! It's flat, which is what I like. The 5 strand nearly killed me to do, but I still want to try this :)

Phalaenopsis

February 3rd, 2009, 02:04 AM

Glad I could help :)

And I'm hoping that Eadwine likes the vid :p

eadwine

February 5th, 2009, 03:02 PM

It's probably a good video, but I can't tell because it is shocking like mad when played here, even after it has run out once.

It's probably my system and photobucket combined :)

Michou

February 5th, 2009, 03:52 PM

Holy cheese that looks complicated! I've read the article and viewed the video and have only a few questions. It looks as though the strands that you are moving are just integrated with the strand they are moving towards, am I right? I don't see 9 individual strands when you are braiding, I see 3 main strands, 2 of which have a third pulled aside to braid with at any moment.

Oy, tricky! I wish I had better coordination and longer hair, it's so lovely!

sahiba

February 6th, 2009, 10:35 AM

It looks complicated but very pretty :)

Phalaenopsis

February 6th, 2009, 12:12 PM

It's probably a good video, but I can't tell because it is shocking like mad when played here, even after it has run out once.

It's probably my system and photobucket combined :)

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Eadwine. Since I made the vid on your request :( I find it very strange though. Is there another way I could help you out?

Holy cheese that looks complicated! I've read the article and viewed the video and have only a few questions. It looks as though the strands that you are moving are just integrated with the strand they are moving towards, am I right? I don't see 9 individual strands when you are braiding, I see 3 main strands, 2 of which have a third pulled aside to braid with at any moment.

Oy, tricky! I wish I had better coordination and longer hair, it's so lovely!

And yes, the strands that I'm moving are integrated with the strands they are moving towards. That makes a herringbone/fishtail/fishbone braid different from other braids.;)

AutumnSky

February 6th, 2009, 12:18 PM

That's gorgeous, and amazing, and BRILLIANT. My wrists, however, are not that nimble. ;-p
Maybe I could get away with it wet....

Phalaenopsis

February 6th, 2009, 12:41 PM

To be honest, I find it harder to braid wet. My hair tends to tangle a lot more then.

abbatabba1137

May 31st, 2011, 06:53 PM

Such an amazing braid! I love finding new ones, especially when they aren't very common!
Cant wait to try it....

Venefica

May 31st, 2011, 07:36 PM

That is a nice braid, is there a youtube video anywhere explaining how to do it? I learn such things much easier from a video than from a description that is written.

Kristamommyx3

May 31st, 2011, 07:45 PM

IMO this is the prettiest braid I've ever seen! The instructions made me giggle, but they were very clear. :D

Lux88

May 31st, 2011, 08:00 PM

WOW that's thick! My whole braid would probably be like ONE of your sections to braid WITH. lol I'm jealous!

Knittycat

May 31st, 2011, 09:16 PM

Oh my that is a fantastic braid! I suck at braiding my own hair, but as it gets longer, I'm going to have to bite the bullet and practice more. I hope I manage to get good enough to do that braid one day!