Article: The first section should be taken from the hair closest to one of your ears. Work from the front to the back of your head, using the front point of your comb to separate a strip of your hair. Use a ponytail holder or duckbill clip to secure the other hair in place away from the section you just made. These pieces should be the same size as you would use for a normal cornrow braid. The extension should effectively be folded in half, with the middle point being the point of attachment to the scalp. Braid the extension piece in with the piece of your natural hair that you separated. Combine the natural hair with the extensions, maintaining the three equal pieces. Do one full rotation of braiding, in other words fold all three pieces over the top, before pausing. You will only be pulling out one side of the extension, the other side will get pulled out on the next cycle. Pulling pieces out will repeat like this, with one half of a piece getting pulled out in one cycle and the other half getting pulled out in the next. This way the hair extensions all come out relatively the same length. It's great if you can hook the length of the extension your pulled out onto the hair you have pulled away with your clip. This will keep it out of further braiding, as it will be the first piece of extension that will form the body of your hair. Make sure you are only pulling out the extension hair, not your natural hair. This will insure that your braids do not get too thick and that the previous extension is locked in place. Place it directly in front of where your braid currently stops, folding it around the outside and underneath before incorporating it into the next braid cycle. Ideally, you should continue braiding like this until you are past the endpoint of your natural hair and are working only with hair extensions. Using the outer two sections of hair, secure the braid with a knot. Allow the middle section of hair to fall through the braid. Use these two sections of hair to tie another knot, further securing the braid in place. It is important to avoid tying off the braid until you have reached the end of the natural hair. Tying a knot in your real hair can be very damaging to the hair. In addition, the security of knots tied with natural hair versus extensions is unsatisfactory. It is a good idea to go halfway up one side of the head and then switch to the other side, working your way up the same amount. This way you will be able to more easily assess that your tree braids are symmetrical on both sides.

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Section off a portion of your hair that is approximately 1/2-inch wide. Pull one small pieces from the front of the first section of hair you are working with. Place the middle of one of the small bunches of hair extension against your head, in front of the section of hair being worked with. Begin braiding the three pieces of hair. Pull one section of extension out of the braid, pulling it out and away from the line of the braid. Do one more rotation of braid before adding in another piece of extension. Add another section of extension into your hair. Continue this process until the braid has reached your desired length, adding an extension in one cycle, taking a piece out in the next, doing another regular cycle, and then adding the next piece of extension in the next. Finish the end of each line of braid. Repeat this process with small sections of hair until the entire head has been covered with tree braids.