Double Chinese staircase braid - Dutch version

Lately I've been totally in love with the Dutch version of the double Chinese staircase braid. The what?, I can hear you say. Yep, it's a long name, but it's also a really beautiful braid. It has a very unique look and the technique is actually really easy. The downside? The braid can take a while to do...

But let's recap first of all! The technique began as a regular Chinese staircase braid, which can be done loosely (as shown in the photo) or tighter. It's basically a knotted braid, where you take a small strand of hair, wrap it around the rest of the hair and then pull it through the opening where your strand began. You then add another small strand of hair to your first one and continue the braid. Nothing all too complicated yet.

Loose version of the Chinese staircase braid

Next, there was the reversed Chinese staircase braid. Instead of wrapping the small strand over the rest of the hair you now wrap it around by first going under the rest of the hair. Again, nothing too complicated yet.

Tight version of the reversed Chinese staircase braid

The third version of this braid is the one where it got a little more complicated: the double Chinese staircase braid. Instead of taking a strand of hair from the side you now have to take a strand from the middle and divide the rest of the hair into two sections. By going around the right and left section alternately you get a completely new and unique braid. 

Double Chinese staircase braid

After this third version of the braid it got kinda quiet around the Chinese staircase braid. But then PrettyHairIsFun did a tutorial on the French braided version of the Chinese staircase braid and of course one had to be created for the double Chinese staircase braid. I immediately fell in love with it as - like I said before - it's such a beautiful braid. I first did a version ending a ponytail, but I also did a half up version, which I also love. 

Dutch version of the double Chinese staircase braid, ending in a ponytail

Half up version of the Dutch double Chinese staircase braid

Please let me know what you think about this braid, I'd love to know! And if you have done this braid yourself and would like to share it with me, you can do so on the Facebook page of Miriam's Vlecht Lessen - I love seeing your styles!

Oh, and of course if you haven't tried out the braid yet, here are some helpful tutorials!

Ponytail version of the Chinese staircase braid - From CuteGirlsHairstyles

Ponytail version of the reversed Chinese staircase braid - From HolsterBrands

Ponytail version of the double Chinese staircase braid - From HolsterBrands

French braided version of the Chinese staircase braid - From PrettyHairIsFun

Dutch braided version of the double Chinese staircase braid - From SweetHeartsHair

Good luck and have fun with this braid!