How to: Ladder headband braid

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Ladder headband braid

You'll need:
2 small elastics
Small bobby pins (if needed)
For photo 2: 1 bigger elastic
Decorations (if desired)

How to do this hairstyle?

1. Comb all of the hair to one side and create a part from one ear to another.
2. Bring the section that's closest to the forehead to the front, put an elastic around the rest of the hair to keep it out of the way.
3. Take a small section of hair above the ear (it doesn't matter which ear) and devide this into three.
4. Do one stitch of a regular braid: cross the strand closest to the forehead (the front strand) over the middle one and then cross the strand far away from the forehead (the back strand) over de middle one.
5. Add some hair to the front strand and cross it over the middle strand.
6. Take a small strand of hair from the back strand and bring this to the side. Now cross the back strand over the middle one.
7. Repeat step 5 and 6 until you've reached the other ear. Then braid on a few more stitches and finish off with a small elastic.
8. Bring the loose strands from step 6 to the front and add a clip to it if needed to keep them out of the way.
9. Comb the rest of the hair to the take so it's smooth and then take a small section of hair above the ear (the same ear as where you started step 3). Divide it into 3.
10. Cross the front strand (the strand closest to the first braid) over the middle one and cross the back strand over the middle one.
11. Now add the first small strand you've removed in step 6 to the front strand and cross them both over the middle strand.
12. Cross the back strand over the middle one.
13. Now add the next small strand to the front strand and cross them both over the middle strand.
14. Repeat steps 12 and 13 until you've added all of the small strands and reached the other ear.
15. Braid on a little further and finish off with a small elastic.
16. If your back braid is moving forward to much, create bumps in your ladder braid, then pull the back braid tightly back and pin it into place with small bobby pins.
17. In photo 2 a ponytail has been created by bringing all of the hair back and putting an elastic around it.
18. If you like, you can add a flower or a bow.