the secret is that FANCY braids are just combinations of the not so fancy techniques...kind of like crochet ends up being. Looks complicated like a fighter jet cockpit until you understand how to read the building blocks hidden in the mumbo-jumbo

And I don't do too many super fancy things, I can't four or five strand worth a darn in real life, my fingers eyes and brain get confused about which strand is supposed to be going where

any braids!!! *PURRR*