Plaits - practical

Three strand plait:

Required equipment: hair/elastic band, Denman brush and a pin tail comb.

Step-by-Step guide:

1.        Firstly, brush the hair to get rid of any knots.
2.        Choose the section you wish to plait and separate it into 3 sections of hair.
3.        You must take the right section and cross it over to the middle section.
4.        Next, you must take the left section and cross it over to the middle section.
5.        Repeat this all the way down until you reach the tips of the hair.
6.        Use an elastic/hair band to tie the plait.

French plait:

Required equipment: hair/elastic band, Denman brush and a pin tail comb.

Step-by-Step guide:

1.        Firstly, brush the hair to get rid of any knots.
2.        Choose the section you wish to plait and separate it into 3 sections of hair, as if you were doing a regular plait.
3.        Continue to do this however every time you bring a section into the middle, grab a section of hair from that side and bring it into the plait. (The tighter the plait, the better the results.
4.        Repeat this all the way down until you reach the tips of the hair.
5.        Use an elastic/hair band to tie the plait.

Fishtail plait:

Required equipment: hair/elastic band, Denman brush and a pin tail comb.

Step-by-Step guide:

1.        Firstly, brush the hair to get rid of any knots.
2.        Choose the section you wish to plait and separate it into 2 sections of hair. 
3.        Take a small outer section of hair from one side (either left or right) and cross this piece of hair over to the other section of hair.
4.        Repeat this all the way down until you reach the tips of the hair.
5.        Use an elastic/hair band to tie the plait.