Health and Safety:
Place apron around the neck to protect clothing.
Always ensure to run a client consultation to check for any infections, allergies or contraindications.
Wash/Disinfect hands thoroughly before touching the clients hair/skin.
Tools Used:
- Paddle Brush
- Hair Elastics
- Sectioning Grips
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| Original 5 Strand |
- Tail Comb
5 Strand Plait:
1. Brush the hair through thoroughly with a paddle brush to ensure all knots and tangles have been removed.
2. Using a tail comb section the front two pieces of hair from behind the ears forward leaving a solid piece at the back of the head.
3. Section this back piece of hair into 5 even pieces.
4. Taking the outside section of hair begin weaving the first section over one section and under the next.
5. Repeat this pattern of over/under on the opposite section working in a similar pattern to a normal plait.
6. Continue this rhythm all the way down the hair until you reach your desired length, then secure with a hairband.
8 Strand Plait:
1. To create an eight strand plait you must first be able to complete a 5 strand plait.
2. Taking one of the previous side sections of hair that was put aside in the original 5 strand begin creating a normal 3 strand plait.
3. Each time however you move a section in loop it through the outside loop of the 5 strand plait to bring the two sides together.
4. Continue this for each loop ensuring non are left out as this will break the pattern.
5. When reaching the end add the hair into the original tie for the 5 strand plait.
11 Strand Plait:
Repeat the same pattern as the 8 strand but on the other side of the 5 strand plait.
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| Waterfall Braid |
Waterfall Braid:
1. Beginning at the front section of the face by the natural parting divide a piece of hair into three sections. 2. Braid the hair as normal roughly three times but allow the third section to hang freely.
3. Now you are left with two sections therefore another must be added back into the braid. This will be a section that is closer to the parting and above the rest of the braid.
4. Continue in this pattern down the rest of the braid for however long desired.
5. Finish off the style with a traditional plait for the duration of the hair, securing with an elastic.
Ladder Braid:
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| Ladder Braid |
2. Start by splitting a lower section of hair into three equal pieces.
3. Beging plaiting these sections for a traditional three crosses and then add one of the falling sections from the above waterfall braid into the next section that will be braided.
4. Then continue with however many traditional plaits as desired to create the distance between the ladder steps.
5. Continue this down the rest of the hairstyle securing at the end with an elastic.
Evaluation
Advanced plaiting is probably the hardest hair technique I have come across so far in this unit I can definitely say that this was something I truly found difficult, which actually makes the fact that I did it all the more satisfying. What was so difficult about this whole process was keeping track of the strands and their placement, mathematics was never my strong point so trying to complete these braids was like attempting to complete a puzzle. That being said it is most likely a case of practice and getting to grips with where certain pieces of hair belong in connection to creating the final outcome. In addition I challenged myself with this by working on a wig that had very long hair, easily 30" which made tangling and loosing track very easy. However I did complete each plait although it took me a relatively long time and therefore now understand the basics of how to create each one. My favourite is probably that of the 11 strand plait simply because of how impressive it looks despite the ease of creating it, a contrast to that of the waterfall plait which I found awfully confusing and will most likely need to go back over the concept for its creation at another time. Each plait however is very pretty in their final outcome and can easily be reworked to create a number of different styles.
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