The bad news: A two-strand rope braid is a bit more complicated than you may have thought. (Ever try twisting two sections of hair into a rope braid? It unravels after you tie it off.) The good news: justbebexo’s video tutorial shows how to do it the right way so it stays in place. Watch the video to the left for the entire tutorial.

Things to keep in mind: If your rope braid starts unraveling even after you watched this video, you probably twisted the two sections in the wrong directions. Remember: twist both sections individually clockwise, and then twist them together counterclockwise. That’s what gets the rope braid to stay.