My first little fishtail (pic)

[OleanderTime]

I'm trying to learn a few new braids and I've always loved the herringbone (difficult with such short hair and layers, but I still really liked it). I remember looking at the directions for this braid in the Klutz Braid Book almost 15 years ago and being so perplexed. It's not as hard as I always thought.

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx3/OleanderTime/Photoon2010-01-21at1732.jpg

[Naava]

It looks really pretty :)

I tried to do a herringbone braid a while ago and I just can't seem to get it to look nice and even.

[Shorty89]

That looks gorgeous. I still struggle with the fishtail.

[khan]

Congratulations :D
I did my first one yesterday. It stayed up well. Not very even - but it's a start. Yours looks nice.

[SunshineHair]

Aww that is really cute!!! You did great job:D

[justme]

Very pretty!

[Beets]

Little?!?! That's one thick, shiny, pretty braid!

[Aditi]

Good job on the braid :thumbsup: Its looks very pretty and thick :)

[GoddesJourney]

That looks great. That's a lot of hair for a half up.

[Sammich]

Wow, well you've inspired me to try and learn herringbone. Beautiful. :)

[Tonks]

Fishtail braids are my favourite braid! They're also a lot easier for me to do than a standard three-strand braid because I only have to keep track of two chunks of hair instead of three :P Yours looks very nice! Your hair looks great :)

[Angela_Rose]

So cute! I wish mine would come out that even...

[Pixna]

That turned out GREAT!!! It really looks beautiful in your hair. FABULOUS job!!! :applause

[girlcat36]

It's really pretty, and the braid is so thick!

[Dreams_in_Pink]

looks like you used bigger sections of hair to do it. When i do it i use very small sections and it looks less like regular english braid. I suggest you try that; it takes very long time to finish but the result looks pretty :)

[Yozhik]

Very cute! That's a very thick braid, too :)
I've only so far mastered the french herringbone -- now I'll have to go off and try this one!

[kimki]

That's a lovely braid :flower:

[camirra555]

Looks great! If I can ever master french braiding I'll have to try this one too!

[yellowchariot]

I'm trying to learn a few new braids and I've always loved the herringbone (difficult with such short hair and layers, but I still really liked it). I remember looking at the directions for this braid in the Klutz Braid Book almost 15 years ago and being so perplexed. It's not as hard as I always thought.

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx3/OleanderTime/Photoon2010-01-21at1732.jpg

OleanderTime, I'm trying to figure this particular braid out. I always get confused. It seems like it would be a very secure style. You did a great job, very intricate! It also looks cool as a half-up-do! :thumbsup:

[Johanna64]

I love your braid,it is really pretty!! :)

[SchnauzerMom]

You did a great job, it looks very pretty!

[janeytilllie]

That's really pretty and so neat.:thumbsup:
It looks really beautiful :)

[DanielleRenae]

That looks so much better than my first fishtail. Keep practicing and you'll get the hang of it in no time :)


The result of my practice:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm187/Gripz2010/DSC01136.jpg

[redneckprincess]

ohhh i completly forgot all about that kind of braiding, I should try it later..yours looks so nice

[Yarn Muse]

Nice! I'll have to try that one. Your hair is pretty and shiny.

[Juneii]

oohhh, I remember when I first did my fishtail braid - I first saw it in my klutz book too :D

it looks gorgeous OleanderTime!

[Nyghtingale]

That looks really pretty. You did a great job.

[FroandBeyond]

It's cute!

[JamieLeigh]

Nice fishtail!! :D It looks so much thicker than what my hair would be capable of in a half-up. /envy.

[chaoticwaves]

Looks great... really cute!

[OleanderTime]

This site is just the best for hair confidence. Thank you all for your kind words and compliments! Especially for the comments about my hair looking thick---lately there seems to be quite a few people posting about ponytail circumference and I was starting to get a thickness inferiority complex. The ironic thing is that when my hair is fully down it's pretty thick-feeling and fluffy, but it only feels long when those shorter layers are tied back. Perhaps one day I'll know what it's like to feel both.

DanielleRenae: very pretty braid! I like how thin each section is, that must have taken forever.

[Chamomile betty]

How pretty!
What a great style.

[little_acorn]

Good job OleanderTime :D

[DanielleRenae]

Thank you, OleanderTime. It did take forever, which is why I never wear fishtails anymore.