Anyone who's starting to braid more or wants to learn more about braiding, will soon come across the names 'French braiding' and 'Dutch braiding'. Most people will have heard the name French braiding, Dutch braiding is less well-known. What are these two braiding techniques and what's the difference between them?
French braiding
To do a French braid, you add a little bit of hair every time. You start with 3 strands (or more of course, if you're an advanced braider) and every time you braid a stitch, you add a little bit of hair. Keep repeating this until you've added in all of the hair.
This tutorial explains French braiding. Here you will see you have to cross the strands over each other every time. This makes a French braid.
Dutch braiding
To do a Dutch braid, you also add in a little bit of hair every time. Again you will start with 3 strands (or more) and every time you add in some hair. Keep repeating this until you've added in all of the hair.
This tutorial explains Dutch braiding. Here you will see you have to cross the strands under each other everytime. This makes a Dutch braid.
The difference
The difference between the braids is how you cross the strands: over each other (French braiding) or under each other (Dutch braiding). This small difference in technique creates two completely different braids.
French braiding
Dutch braiding
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