Pigtails, located point, braid a lot easier. Hair thus divided into small squares; plait them start from the middle of the head. As splicing pigtails going wide soft rubber so they do not interfere with work. To create a point often used hair braids synthetic fiber - kanekalon which podpletayutsya at their base. Braids using kanekalon longer retain their form, they are thicker and stronger. Moreover, this method allows to a certain extent to protect their own hair from the negative effects of environmental factors.
As regards the type of weaving, it may consist of two ("strings" or "cilia"), three or more strands. For "ropes" strands twisted together spirally, "flagella" - one strand entwine around each other. These braids are beautiful, but not as durable as the braided strands of more. Popular and so-called dreadlocks: to get the braids of this form, the hair does not spin and dump. They are stylish and original, but it should be understood: untwist them will not succeed, the only solution in this case - a short haircut. All other pigtails usually unwinds at 2, 5-3 months: after this period they lose their form.
African-American braids can be decorated with beads and colored threads, beads, they can be straight or wavy. To create some curl masters advise, 5-7 braided pigtails, douse them with boiling water. However, this method can hardly be considered reasonable, as it causes great harm to own hair.
Small braid pigtails easier on the hair, the length of which is not less than 30-40 cm. But even in that case, if your hair cut very short, the output is still there: you can build them in the cabin, using the services of experienced craftsmen.