THE BRAID CLINIC: TRAINING EDITION

THE BRAIDERS ACCELERATOR

A complete professional development programme for braiders ready to upgrade their skills, strengthen their business and build towards a fully booked 2027.

BRAIDSTOP PRO

KICKSTART YOUR BRAIDING CAREER

The intensive one-day braiding course designed to take you from beginner to confident aspiring professional.

Learn 4 in-demand braid techniques. Get hands-on training. Build your professional foundations. Leave with your own career roadmap.

Knotless • Boho • Box Braids • Stitch Braids

£/€250

1 Day Intensive 9;30AM – 3:30PM  • Dublin & London •  Limited Spots

YOU’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT LEARNING TO BRAID.

Maybe you’ve been watching braiding videos for months.

Maybe you’ve tried to teach yourself.

Maybe you can braid a little, but you don’t feel confident enough to work on someone else.

Maybe you’ve always wondered:

“Could I actually turn this into a career?”

BraidStop Pro is where you start.

This is not a sit-down demonstration where you watch someone braid all day.

This is an intensive, hands-on training experience designed to give you the foundations, techniques and direction to start your braiding journey properly.

ONE DAY.

FOUR PROFESSIONAL BRAIDING TECHNIQUES.

KNOTLESS BRAIDS

Learn the foundations of creating clean, lightweight, natural-looking knotless braids.

You’ll learn:

• Hair preparation
• Sectioning
• Clean parting
• Consistent sizing
• Root preparation
• Knotless starting technique
• Feed-in technique
• Adding extension hair
• Tension control
• Maintaining consistency
• Length control
• Finishing
• Common beginner mistakes
• Troubleshooting uneven or bulky roots
• How to improve your speed with practice

BOHO BRAIDS

Learn the foundations of creating the modern boho braid look.

You’ll learn:

• Boho preparation
• Sectioning
• Extension selection
• Incorporating curly and textured pieces
• Placement of curly pieces
• Maintaining consistency
• Creating a natural finish
• Managing different textures
• Securing the style
• Finishing and detailing
• Troubleshooting common beginner mistakes

BOX BRAIDS

Build one of the fundamental skills every aspiring braider should understand.

You’ll learn:

• Consultation
• Hair preparation
• Sectioning
• Box/square parting
• Section sizing
• Starting techniques
• Extension integration
• Tension
• Braid formation
• Consistency
• Length control
• Finishing
• Creating a clean full-head foundation
• Troubleshooting uneven sections and inconsistent sizes

STITCH BRAIDS

Learn the foundations behind clean, defined stitch braids.

You’ll learn:

• Hair preparation
• Section planning
• Clean parting
• Product placement
• Feed-in technique
• Creating the stitch effect
• Direction
• Tension control
• Keeping lines clean
• Working with different hair textures
• Finishing
• Troubleshooting

MORE THAN BRAIDING.

LEARN THE FOUNDATIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL BRAIDER.

Knowing how to braid is only the beginning.

BraidStop Pro teaches you how to start thinking like a professional.

HAIR TYPES & TEXTURES

Learn how to adapt your approach to:

• Straight hair
• Wavy hair
• Curly hair
• Coily hair
• Fine hair
• High-density hair
• Different lengths
• Different levels of shrinkage
• Different hair conditions

One technique does not work identically on every head.

You’ll learn how to assess the hair in front of you and adapt.

SECTIONING & PARTING

Beautiful braids start with a beautiful foundation.

You’ll learn:

• Section planning
• Clean lines
• Symmetry
• Consistent sizing
• Parting patterns
• Working from a reference design
• Full-head planning
• Correcting uneven sections
• Developing your eye for detail

TENSION & HAIR SAFETY

Professional braiding isn’t about making everything as tight as possible.

You’ll learn:

• Appropriate tension
• Client comfort
• Communication
• Hairline awareness
• Scalp considerations
• When to adapt a technique
• When a style may not be appropriate
• How to recognise when something doesn’t feel right

Beautiful braids should also respect the client’s hair and comfort.

CLIENT CONSULTATIONS

Learn how to turn:

“I want knotless.”

into a professional consultation.

You’ll learn how to discuss:

• Desired style
• Size
• Length
• Colour
• Extension hair
• Hair condition
• Scalp sensitivity
• Previous treatments
• Maintenance
• Appointment expectations
• Timing
• Pricing

YOUR BRAIDING TOOLKIT

Stop wasting money buying everything you see online.

Learn what you actually need to get started.

We’ll cover:

• Combs
• Brushes
• Sectioning clips
• Edge tools
• Extension hair
• Products
• Accessories
• Workstation essentials
• Storage
• Professional setup

PLUS:

THE BRAIDSTOP STARTER SHOPPING GUIDE

Your starting checklist for building your kit.

PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE & WORKSTATION SET-UP

Learn the foundations of presenting yourself professionally.

You’ll cover:

• Workstation preparation
• Hand hygiene
• Tool hygiene
• Clean working practices
• Product organisation
• Efficient setup
• Client comfort
• Professional presentation

PRICING YOUR SERVICES

Learn how to start thinking about your pricing.

We’ll cover:

• Your time
• Hair and materials
• Service complexity
• Appointment length
• Overheads
• Introductory pricing
• Deposits
• Cancellation policies
• When and why to increase your prices

You’ll understand why:

Being fully booked doesn’t automatically mean you’re profitable.

BUILDING YOUR FIRST PORTFOLIO

Before you need hundreds of clients, you need proof of what you can do.

Learn:

• What makes a strong portfolio
• Before & after photography
• Lighting
• Angles
• Close-up images
• Full-head images
• Consistency
• Model content
• What to post
• What not to post

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BRAIDERS

Learn how to turn your work into content.

We’ll cover:

TRANSFORMATIONS

Show the before and after.

PROCESS

Let people watch you create.

EDUCATION

Teach what you know.

RESULTS

Show your finished work.

PERSONAL BRAND

Let people get to know the person behind the braids.

CLIENT EXPERIENCE

Show what it feels like to book with you.

GETTING YOUR FIRST CLIENTS

You don’t need thousands of followers to begin.

Learn practical ways to build your first client base through:

• Models
• Friends & family
• Referrals
• Social media
• Introductory offers
• Local visibility
• Reviews
• Repeat bookings
• Client retention

We’ll help you understand the journey:

MODEL

↓

PRACTICE

↓

PORTFOLIO

↓

FIRST PAYING CLIENT

↓

REPEAT CLIENT

↓

PROFESSIONAL BRAIDER

YOUR BRAIDSTOP CAREER MAP

You won’t leave without a plan.

During the career-mapping session, you’ll identify:

WHERE YOU ARE NOW

Beginner? Self-taught? Beauty professional? Already braiding?

WHERE YOU WANT TO GO

Side income? Full-time braiding? Salon career? Business? Creative career?

WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN

Identify your technique and business gaps.

WHAT YOU NEED TO PRACTISE

Build your personal practice plan.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BUILD

Your portfolio, social presence and client experience.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NEXT

Create your first 30-day action plan.

YOUR FIRST 30 DAYS AFTER BRAIDSTOP PRO

WEEK 1

Master your foundations.

Practise your basic techniques and sectioning.

WEEK 2

Complete your first full-head practice.

Choose your style and focus on consistency.

WEEK 3

Build your first portfolio content.

Photograph your work and start documenting your progress.

WEEK 4

Begin your model/client launch strategy.

Start putting yourself out there.

YOUR NEXT 30 DAYS

Turn what you’ve learned into an action plan.

WHO IS BRAIDSTOP PRO FOR?

COMPLETE BEGINNERS

You’ve never professionally braided before.

ASPIRING Pro BRAIDERS

You’ve been practising and want proper structure.

BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS

You want to add braiding to your existing skill set.

HAIRDRESSERS

You want to expand into modern protective styling.

SIDE-HUSTLE BUILDERS

You want to develop a skill that could eventually create additional income.

FUTURE BUSINESS OWNERS

You want to eventually build your own braiding brand.

YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT.

You don’t need:

❌ Years of experience
❌ A huge social following
❌ A salon
❌ A beauty qualification to attend
❌ Hundreds of clients
❌ To know exactly what your career will look like

You need:

An open mind.

A willingness to practise.

And the decision to start.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

✓ One full day of intensive training
✓ Four core braiding techniques
✓ Hands-on instruction
✓ Professional foundations
✓ Hair & texture education
✓ Sectioning & parting training
✓ Tension & safety foundations
✓ Client consultation training
✓ Professional hygiene foundations
✓ BraidStop starter shopping guide
✓ Pricing fundamentals
✓ Portfolio guidance
✓ Social media guidance
✓ First-client strategy
✓ Personal career mapping
✓ 30-day action plan
✓ BraidStop Pro Certificate of Completion

YOUR INVESTMENT

€250 / £250

ONE INTENSIVE DAY.

FOUR IN-DEMAND BRAIDING TECHNIQUES.

ONE CLEAR CAREER ROADMAP.

Limited places per training day.

2027 TRAINING DATES

DUBLIN

Sunday 31 January 2027
BraidStop Pro — Dublin

Sunday 28 February 2027
BraidStop Pro — Dublin

Sunday 19 September 2027
BraidStop Pro — Dublin

LONDON

Sunday 24 January 2027
BraidStop Pro — London

Sunday 28 February 2027
BraidStop Pro — London

Sunday 19 September 2027
BraidStop Pro — London

Sunday 14 November 2027
BraidStop Pro — London

 

ONE DAY.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.

ARE YOU READY TO START?

You’ve watched the tutorials.

You’ve saved the videos.

You’ve said:

“One day I’ll learn.”

Make 2027 the year you actually do it.

BRAIDSTOP PRO

KICKSTART YOUR BRAIDING CAREER.

Book your place — €100 / £100 DEPOSIT