How to make leather braids for hair?

The leather braids for hair they are usually seen among the girls who make braids on the beach. It's about the typical hippie leather braid where by braiding the leather it is possible to make a hair accessory with different options, since we can change the beads and balls, the finish, the color of the leather, etc.

From Decoración Alcazaba , the experts in the manufacture of leather products we want to show you one technique to make round leather braids for hair, as well as use it for bracelets, key chains, etc. 

What material is needed to make leather braids?

The braids are still trend in summer hairstyles for women and men, since it allows you to wear your hair arranged and wear elegant and attractive hairstyles.

El material used to make hippie leather braids you can buy them or make them yourself with countless materials and accessories. They are very easy to combine and can be adapted to the hair easily and simply. As well as making felts, leather crowns, etc. thanks to its versatility.

The materials needed for make leather braids for hair are:

• 2 strips of leather about 1,5 meters long. They can also be made with round leather, mouse tail, suede, etc.
• Colored balls, ornaments such as shells, bells, gold and silver beads, etc. Here the imagination is free to create the best leather braid for hair. 

How to make leather braids step by step?

1. We divide in half and hold the two leather strips together, then hold them so they don't fall off. You can use a cork, a cushion, some other object to help us hold them.
2. After that, the ends of the leather will be crossed to create knots. Care should be taken that the leather is not twisted. The first rope would be crossed under the next two, then we would turn it over the third rope. So successively, we will be able to close the knots.
3. In the end we leave a piece of leather thread, floors to introduce the balls and beads that we have chosen.

How is the leather braid placed in the hair?

The Advantages of using handmade leather braids for hair is that if you take good care of them, it is a accessory that you can wear every summer. 

We can find a wide variety of stores in the market with different categories of braids, as well as producing them ourselves, making sure that they are really the way we like them.

La placement of hippie leather braids It is very simple, since already in its manufacture a small piece is left to be able to introduce a strand of hair and make a knot with it. In this way, it would be completely safe and simply by undoing it we would have the braid in our hand.

How long does a hippie leather braid last?

Being a braid made of leather, the treated skin through leather goods makes it a durable and resistant material, but we must take certain care, such as avoiding the abuse of water. They are reusable and can be removed and placed as many times as we want.

Therefore, the ideal is to review all the hippie braids on the market and buy the one that best suits our style of dress and the current trend. In addition, they are ideal for young people, children and adults, so they will always be in fashion.

We hope that this article has been helpful to you and that you get to know a very versatile product made with leather of different characteristics and shapes.