This lesson we learnt how to do a variety of plaits including a basic plait, fishtail plait and a french plait. I started this lesson only being able to do a basic plait. I was extremely worried I would be behind everyone else in the class. We got shown a demonstration by the lecturer, showing us how to achieve these hairstyles, using the proper techniques. After she had shown us the proper way to achieve these hairstyles we then had a chance to practise them ourselves.
Fishtail Plait
I started off by taking a section of the hair at the side of the head so I didn't have to deal with all the hair at once. This made it a lot easier for me to practise something I hadn't done before because as it doesn't get as tangled up. To start the fishtail plait you need to section the hair into two, once you have done this you then need to take a small section from the back and bring it over the top of that section. You then need to pass it to the other section placing it on the inside of the other section. Once you have done the first one you copy that on the other side and keep going till you run out of hair. To make this plait effective, you need to take very small pieces of hair from the backs of the sections because this way you get a better outcome.
French Plait
The french plait is slightly more complicated and tricky because the key technique to this is to always keep it tight to the head otherwise it goes baggy and doesn't have the same overall look at the end. To create this look you need to do it in layers and by picking pieces of hair while your plaiting.
To start the french plait, you will need to section a small part of the hair to practise with to make it easier. You then take the first layer of hair and sectioned that into three. After you have your three sections you will need to secure those by starting the plait as you would a basic plait to lock it in place. To do this, you need to bring the right section to the middle swapping that with the middle piece and then again with the left side. Once you have locked it in place with the first plait you then need to start the most important part which is where you need to start picking up hair are you go. To do this, you will need to carry on plaiting but also picking up hair on both sides each time you move the outer sections to the middle. This is done by taking the left section with an added bit of hair the placing it in the middle, then taking the right section and adding a piece of hair to that and then placing it in the middle and that carries on throughout the plate till you get to the point where there is no more hair to pick up then you finish it by carrying on the plait as you normally would. The key to getting the plait as tight as you can is by having your knuckles almost touching the scalp as you plait.
I then went on to be braver and attempt doing a french plait with the whole head of hair, which turned out very successful for a first attempt.
Evaluation
Coming into this class today I had no idea how to do a french plait or a fishtail plait and came out knowing how to do it and being able to practise it confidently on my own. The parts I did struggle with was understanding where your fingers should be while doing these plaits as i found myself getting slightly confused and tangled up which is what happened when I was doing the first fishtail plait as I missed picking up a piece of hair from the right side where you can see there is a slight gap. To help me understand this I asked the lecturer and she told me that it's where you find it most comfortable. I think if I practise more at home this will become more natural to me as I get used to putting my hands in the right positions. I really enjoyed learning these new techniques and I am really proud of myself how well the outcome was to them. I will continue to practise these at home till I can achieve them quickly and perfectly.
Below are two examples of plaits which have been used. One is a image of the film Elizabeth which i looked at a while back and in the first part of the film she is a younge lady and she wears her hair in a milk maid type of braid which is show in the image below. Then i have an image of a more modern way of wearing this sort of hair style. Both are using either a normal braid and wrapped round or french plait over the head to create the same type of style.
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