How to Fishtail Braid Your Own Hair

Braids, cornrows and weaves are easy ways to make statements with your hairstyle. Having a fishtail braid takes it a step further. Fishtail braids are done inside out. They look soft, loose and sexy. Fishtail braids (sometimes called fishbone braids) can be done up easily.

There are so many hairstyles a woman of today has available for her to choose from, but if your hair is shoulder length or longer, you should consider learning how to fishtail braid your hair.

As an added plus, these fishtail braids are easy to undo. So once you have practiced it enough, you could change your evening look by quickly doing a fishtail braid. If you really want to learn how to fishtail braid your hair, go through the instructions below and please let me know how it works out.

Follow these instructions to fishtail braid your own hair

Step One - Divide your hair into two roughly equal sections, holding each apart with your fingers.

Step Two - To begin the fishtail braid, hold the section of the hair on the right with your right hand and vice versa.

With your left hand, take a small chunk of hair (about 1/8 inch thick) from the outside of the left section and bring it over to the right section.

You should take it from the portions beneath the section so that it fully wraps around.

Step Three - Repeat Step Two for the right portion. What makes the Fishtail braid different from the normal braids will only be obvious when you pick small chunks each time.

Step Four - Continue picking up the stands of hair as described in the steps above until you get to the end of the hair.

Step Five - Secure the edges with a colorful elastic band.

The video is pretty much self explanatory.

The key to learning how to fishtail braid your own hair is to practice it often.

Don't be too worried if at first the fishtail braids look messy. That is part of their unique charm.