Q&A for How to Do Double French Braids

If you don't want your hair to appear as thick, you can first do a blowout and even straighten your hair with a flatiron. If you want your French braids to be longer, consider adding hair extensions to your hair and then beginning the braids. Proceed to follow the steps that are outlined above, and take smaller, equal sections of hair if you desire a tighter, smaller, and neater braid.

Yes, any texture of hair is capable of being double French braided. However, if you want to loosen your curls before braiding, you may do so by stretching your curls, or doing a blowout before proceeding with the braids.

Hair should be at least shoulder length to make double French braids.

Interestingly, it can be easier to do French braids on yourself if you don't do it in front of a mirror, because it gets confusing on which way to pull the hair. Learn to do it by feel, sensing your way through the braid using your fingertips and muscle memory.

Not necessarily; your thick hair will help the style hold better. At the same time, you might get more stray hairs poking out. If that happens, you can gently smooth the stray hairs down with some water and hairspray.

To make the French braid tighter, pull on your hair tighter while braiding it. To make your braid neater, try using smaller sections of hair, and smoothing the strands down as you braid them. Also, make sure that your hair is brushed. If your hair tends to be frizzy, consider applying some smoothing cream or serum into it before braiding it.

You might be able to, depending on how short your hair is. You should be able to at least braid all of your hair on your scalp, but you might not be able to get longer, dangling braids. Also, you might get pieces of hair sticking out from your braids; you can smooth those down with some water or hairspray.

No you don't but if you choose to have a side parting, the two braids will look uneven or you could even try a zigzag parting if you have more experience.

Try watching instructional videos on YouTube or just keep practicing. Braiding takes time, I still can't do it perfectly.

To make a raised braid (also known as a "Dutch Braid") you'll want to follow the same steps as for a standard French braid. Instead of crossing the strands over each other, however, you would cross them under each other.

Braids that go outwards are usually too tight. Try forming a looser braid to avoid the issue.

Take a break if your arms get too tired. That's all you can really do, aside from exercising your arms regularly to strengthen them and prevent them from being strained by activities like this.

You can braid the rest of your hair. You may not be able to create two braids, though small braids might be possible.

Pull your hair down as you braid it, especially until you've braided past the nape of your neck.

Try putting a smoothing product in your hair before you start braiding, and braid it while it's damp. Go slowly and try to gently untangle your hair as you braid. Curly and textured hair often have this issue, but they both look great when braided. Keep going and your tangled pieces will not be noticeable in the final braid.

This style will work great on long, unlayered hair. Your arms might get tired, so plan extra time in case you need to rest them between braids.

If your hair tends to be frizzy, consider applying some soothing cream before braiding it, or braid your hair whilst it is slightly wet. Take smaller sections if your hair is thick.

Yes! This style looks very cute on curly hair. You may need to braid your hair while it's still damp to make it easier. You can also braid your hair after it's been brushed out or while your curls are still intact, though it's harder to pull in new pieces of hair while the curls are intact.

You shouldn't if you keep them out of the way and just braid your normal hair.

You add hair to each section of hair right before you make a new weave until you run out of hair. Pinch off a small section of unbraided hair and pull it into your existing section. Then weave it into your braid. The goal is to have all of your hair pulled into the braid by the time you reach the nape of your neck.

It depends on how good you are at plating, or you could ask someone else to help you to make it go faster.

Yes, but it takes practice and a little upper arm strength since it takes longer than a regular braid. Practice with a mirror in front of and behind you so you can see what you're doing, and take short breaks if you need to.

You would make them the same way as you would make standard double braids. Instead of parting your hair down the middle, however, you would part your hair off to the side. Keep in mind that, due to the uneven parting, one braid will be slightly thicker than the other.

Just keep on practicing till you get it. You will eventually.

A Dutch braid is a variation on a French braid. It is an inverted French braid where you weave the hair under instead of over.

Try to braid towards the top of your head, so your braid can look better and thicker.

Absolutely. Just know that wet hair tends to break easily when combed through. It would be better if you waited until your hair is slightly damp and not fully wet.

Yes. You may have some hair sticking out of the braid, which you can smooth down with water or hairspray.

Yes! This style looks lovely on Asian hair. New styles take practice, so keep trying if you find it hard at first.

A fishtail braid is considered a variation on a French braid, so yes you can.