Hair Help & How to Learn How to Fix Really Long Hair, like a French Braid?

LOTS of practice!

What I sometimes do with my daughters' hair is a tiered-ponytail type thing: you gather some hair at the crown and tie it, then add another layer and tie it, including the first ponytail and keep going until you're at the nape of the neck. You can do 2 or 3 tiers, or as many as you want! I will also do a few little braids around her face so when I pull it back into a ponytail the hair looks a little more interesting. She also loves side ponytails with a headband.

I had a friend show me how to French braid. It's easier to see how it's done in 3 dimensions rather than trying to learn from a book or video.

does this help?

http://2good2lose.com/braid-french.shtml

Funny is I can't do it to my own hair but I can my daughters..this lady can't do it to others except herself.

I got this book when I was about 8 years old...that's how I learned.

http://www.amazon.com/Hair-Braiding-Styles-Anne-Johnson/d...

I learned from watching a friend do it to another friend on our break at work. Many many years ago. I can do it to other people or I can do my own. I just did my 24 year old daughters the other day with 2 french braids. I wish you lived closer I would show you how to do it. It's very easy.

Library books or you tube. Seriously!

We got ideas and step by step instructions.

try these you tube channels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S8X3heXIO8&feature=pl...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1GjaNAiqaA&feature=pl...
These are two of my favorites!

cutegirlshair.com has really cute styles and they are all on video. You might go to your local cosmetology school and ask for their help too.

Whatever you do practice, practice, practice. 8-)

When I was a little girl, my mom and my best friend's mom took a class at the local community college to learn how to french braid our hair. We got to go and be their practice models. Maybe you could see if something like that exists in your area, or try a local beauty school to see if they might give you a lesson. If nothing else, ask your hairdresser if she could teach you.

Another braid I always liked and thought was pretty was called a fishtail braid, I think.