Grab a small section of hair from middle of your head (the length — not the tail ends of your braids) and wind it up and around the elastic — covering the area where the plaits cross. (marieclaire.com)
Keep repeating this braiding pattern until you have reached the very end of your braid and secure it with a hair elastic. (stylecraze.com)
I secured the braid with tons of bobby pins and I let the little end of the braid hang out. (kassinka.com)