Well i was going for natural dreads but nothing was really happening and my hair was probably too short so i went ahead and backcombed. This would be the second backcombing since the first time i did it they get ripped apart from 3 and half hours driving up to the lake with all the windows down and about 10 hours on a wave runner. So i went ahead and did them again like 3 days ago and im gonna try and be a little more gentle on them so they have time to knot up
One thing that I do to help them knot up is backcomb and then rip the dread a few times to pull the knot up to the root. I do this several times. Then palmroll, palmroll, palmroll. I keep on doing this until the dread is nice and knotty. The front ones I did this with and they're nice and knotted. The back ones I just backcombed and they keep on falling out. Going to try to do with the back what I did with the front. Good luck! Jessica
i did that with a couple of them one bad thing is im not looking forward to going out in public and having to deal with random peoples questions all the time. The crochet thread really doesnt help either.
if you dont feel like answering questions just wear a hat looking good... thread kinda made me giggle but then again
I think you should go right to the ends when you backcomb, i mean like you have an inch or maybe more after the ties that are still untouched.
they looked a lot more goofy cause the threads where like twice as long (easier to tie) but i trimed them. I dont have a hat besides a beanie, so i should probably get a tam or whatever there called.
i make hats... if you'd be interested if you look around a bit there there are a few that i have made... 2 or 3 that are mine and the blue one that luckyinthesky has
oo cool, ive been meaning to make some i found a really cool pattern but my mom hasnt gotten the yarn for it yet.
I wanna keep the strings in to make sure i dont rip them apart like i did last time. I'll probably only keep them in for another week or maybe even less. Plus im kinda ruff on them when i sleep i roll around alot. The strings do make me look super goofy you should have seen all the looks i got when i went to some garage sales today. Hard to believe how many adults will just fucking stare at you, but i did get a compliment from one lady today which was awesome, she even knew i was dreading it.
i wonder what kind of adult people is walking around in your place. i have still not met a single person older then 35 that know anything about drealocks, and very few under 30. i like that lady already, even tough i dont know anything about her. GL with your dreads mate, dont mind the stares
I've been using wool to keep mine sectioned at the base. Being just a tie of wool, it will slide around a bit but I've found that sorta works for ya in tightening things up as you push 'em back into place. Also, it comes in better colours than glaring white.
dunno if i have any yarn thats wool i think its all cotten or synthetic. If i donthave any i guess i'll have to make a trip to joanns or michaels.
i try not too but it still bugs the hell out of me. Espically from adults little kids i dont mind so much cause they dont really know any better
you were right i probably shouldnt have put them in at all my hair was starting to eat them but i managed to get them out.
Yeah, opening this thread made me giggle. But that's good! Smiles and laughs are good. Awesome, I'm happy you're getting dreads. keep us updated!
i will, im loving them already i just hope they dont all fall out now that they arent tied up. Also looks like i wont be on the wave runner anytime soon either until they get alot tighter
they will sort themselves out man and dnt worry bout stares when i get a bus to a tiny town my gf lives in nobody ther has ever seen dreadlocks so when i walk through the town they all stare, when i go into the shops the whole shop will turn round at the exact same time and will carry on staring until iv left. i also get complete idiots coming up and shouting in my face BOB MARLEY BOB MARLEY BOB MARLEY.....i love his music but its kinda obvious im fucking white lol (no offence of course)
