Beautiful Braids With Bows - Learning the many modern styles post 588
Two Three-Strand Plaits Decorated With White Bow by Carole. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.. When I was a child in the 1950s and 1960s, I saw braids, which were known in England as plaits. I helped plait my granny's silver hair. Braids or Plaits? In the UK we say plaits. In the USA they say braids. Using both words in online searching could bring different results. How To Plait A basic braid consisted of three strings of hair, three each side from a central parting. The three strands were plaited from the neck downwards. You simple moved each strand over another, holding the middle one of the three in your left hand and crossing over another from the right and left in turn. Styles of Braid The simplest braid had three strands. One plait. For example a single long fishtail, worn in the centre of the back. Two plaits. Multiple strands. Multiple plaits, African style. To list those I know of, and which you might learn in a class, 1fishtail braid, 2 a fiv...