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THE JENNIFER BRAID Make a center part (solid line). Part off sections A and B (broken lines). The center of each braid will be at X. Arrows indicate the direction in which the braid will travel.
Xs indicate an Invisible Braid. Arrows show that the braid is fed from the center part and hairline. Os represent feeding from the center part only.
The arrows, marked C indicate the last feed from the hairline, just behind the ear. Start with the left side. Make an Invisible Braid to the back of the ear. Now feed from the center part only and braid four turns. Braid another four turns (one turn equals right over and left over) without feeding. Secure with an elastic. The right side of the head is done with the same method. Helpful Hints Line: Remember that the line of the braid should lie and inch from the center part.
THE DIAGONAL BRAID
When starting the braid section, strand #1 must be even with the end of the left eyebrow. Strand #2 should be even with the arch in the eyebrow. Strand #3 is even with the beginning of the left eyebrow. These arrows indicate the direction of the braid.
The Xs on Figure 2 symbolize the Visible Braid method. The braid should travel across the head in the same line as the Xs. The arrows show that the hair is fed from the bottom and top, coming from the hairline on the left and the hairline on the right.
The finished product looks as though the braid lays across the head. It is different from the Invisible Braid because the entire braid can be seen on top of the hair. (The plait cannot be seen when the Invisible Braid is worked.)
THE GRECIAN The solid line is the center part from the frontal hairline to the nape area. Figures 1, 2, and 3 show how the head is sectioned into eight sections.
Tie off each section, A to H, individually. Each circled letter represents a braid. Starting with section A, braid a regular pigtail. Hold the hair toward the bottom of the section as the hair is braided down. The base of the braid should lay flat against the head. Do not lift the base as you would in a ponytail. (See Figure 3, Sections A and B.)
Complete the braid to nearly the end and secure with a small elastic. Braid all sections A to H. Join the braids to one another. Start with A. Put the end of A under braid B. (Be sure the elastic is under the base so it doesnt show.)
Take a thin pipe cleaner and put it under some of the base hair, to the right of the pigtail, then under the elastic (keeping the elastic above the pipe cleaner) and then under some base hair to the left of the elastic. Bring the pipe cleaner ends together and fasten over the top of the pigtail. Twist the pipe cleaner ends together securely. (Be sure the pipe cleaner is far enough under B base so it does not show.) The length of pipe cleaner used will be determined by the circumference of the pigtail.
Follow the procedure in Figure 4 to put: B under C C under F D under E Continue this procedure as in Figure 5: F under E E under F G under H H under G Arrows indicate the direction the braid goes, from one base to another. As the Braids are secured, they will overlap as they hang down. Helpful Hints Sectioning: Sectioning can be done all at once, before any braiding is done, or as needed so long as the sections remain even. Very Long or Thick Hair: Do more sections as thinner braids are easier to work with and can also be secured better.
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