How To Dutch Braid! Step By Step Guide

Hey friends! I have had quite a few people ask me for tips on braiding (how to hold hair in hands, etc.), and how to do a dutch braid. So here is a simple tutorial for you! Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or suggestions. I’m always happy to help!

Hey guys staydry welcome back to my
channel so today is gonna be a beginner
video so I’ve done a video on French
braiding and fishtail braiding I’ll do
some tags up there this is gonna be a
beginner video for how to Dutch braid

So we’re not doing anything too fancy
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out anyway let’s get started okay so to
start out you’re going to grab a section
of hair by your part and split it into
three equal sections of hair and for the
Dutch braid instead of going over the
middle section that’s a French braid
we’re going under the middle section so
the front section goes under the middle
section and then the back section will
go under the new middle section then
you’re gonna take the front section and
go under the new middle section and this
is where you add in a piece of hair to
that section you just put it under the
middle and then you’ll take the back
section and put it under the middle new
middle section and add in a piece of
hair from the back to that new middle
section so I’ll keep explaining this
you’re just gonna keep going all the way
down on this adding some hair from the
front of your head and some from the
crown of your head as you angle the
braid down to the nape of your neck so I
just did a little switcheroo so I hands here
so I’m going to break it down once again
you’re gonna take the front section or
the section closest to your face bring
it under the middle section hold it with
your fingers grab some hair from the
front of your face and pull it under and
then you’re gonna take the back section
cross it under the middle add in some
hair from your crack the crown of your
head into that new middle section you’re
just going to continue this all the way
down till you have no more hair added a
quick tip with my fingers is when I
bring a section under the middle I grab
it with my pointer finger and then when
I add hair into that section I also grab
it with my pointer finger and same with
the other side so basically my pointer
finger and my thumb are acting just like
a clamp and that’s what I use to grab
the new section so you see here I put it
under the middle section hold it put it
under the middle section and hold it so
my pointer finger is always under the
middle section and as you practice the
Dutch braid it will be easier it might
feel weird or awkward or hard at first
but it will get easier
so once you’ve added all the hair you
can to the braid this is where you are
going to just start doing a three strand
braid so carefully position your hands
again so you can continue that three
strand braid down by just crossing front
section under the middle back section
under the middle front section under the
middle back section under the middle
you’re going to want to continue the
braid in the directions direction it’s
already going and then go ahead and tie
it off with a clear elastic band I like
to pull my fringe out for this style so
a French braid is when you do the
strands over each other and embeds the
braid into each other so you just see
like a little zigzag the Dutch braid
makes the brain come outside it’s kind
of like a 3d so you hold the stitches
under each other so the braid is
actually on the outside my hair is thick
enough I don’t need to pancake but I
like it to be pancake so what you do is
you just pull gently out each stitch a
quick pancaking tip you may need to go
over the whole braid once or twice up
and down because as you pull some
sections they will deflate other ones
that you’ve already pulled so it just it
takes some patience you’ll get used to it
and then I noticed a section of hair
pulled out weird when I was pancaking so
I just took a bobby pin and pinned it
back into the braids so I stuck the
bobby pin under the braid so you
couldn’t see it it looks like I think
this is such a beautiful hairstyle it
looks like Elsa hair I absolutely love it and there you go

I hope this tutorial helped you guys
learn how to Dutch braid it is one of my
very favorite braids is so pretty you
can get it so big and I always get
compliments when I actually wear just
this but anyway I hope this tutorial
helped ya give me a thumbs up if did
leave me a comment below if this helped
you or if you would like to see any
other braiding basics tutorials I could
even do pancaking tutorial or tips and
tricks I don’t know whatever you guys
want leave it down below I will see you
guys next time bye