Crocheting dreads vs back combing?

No offence but that salon makes shitlocks.

 

yeah..those crocheted locks are shit. I hate crocheted locks...they look fake and stiff.

 

That is the kind of response I'd like
I want dreadhead's opinions on wether I should go to this salon or a salon that does the backcombing only method. Thanks guys.

 

Why can't you do it yourself/get a friend over? you'll be saving a good few hundred. And won't feel shit if sooner down the line you decide dreads aren't for you. Not generalising just going off other people who have spent ridiculous money and combed out a month later.

 

Yes yes. And waterproof...

 

Because I have no friends who would bother without me paying them as much as I would in a salon, and in a salon I can get people who know what they're doing to start my dreads.

 

That is so false I peed myself laughing.

 

I personally would not go to a salon, even if I had no-one to help me. There are plenty of people that have managed on their own, although I can imagine it might be a pain in the ass.

 

So according to you the following statement is true: "No hair dresser in the world is competent enough to start good dreadlocks."

I'm not doing neglect, and I don't have anyone to do it for me at home or whatever. Thus a salon is my best option as of now.

 

Pretty much. Yes. But from my experience and others, what the fuck would I know I've only had dreads for four years (on and off)

 

I would guess very few would actually know what they are doing. They probably wouldn't fuck your hair up on purpose, just due to a lack of knowledge they probably would. Even if they are geared specifically towards dreadlocks I still wouldn't trust them or bother having them do it.

The problem about salons is a salon is supposed to give you a new hairstyle, I guess you could say they are selling you a product. If they just backcombed someones's hair, most people (who don't know anything about dreadlocks) would complain because half of it fell out after a couple of weeks. Which is why they either wax it, or tell you to come back for multiple maintenance sesions, or both. None of which, including the first trip to the salon are necessary.

 

Good observation. I completely agree.

 

This is what happened on my first twist n rip job £80 it cost.They said they wouldn't charge me as it was "their fault" my dreads fell out but they convieniently said "that'll be £50" after it was done. They denied all knowledge of saying that and I was robbed of £50 but again. I found another salon who I went regularly to. They charge me in total about £200 for four "maintenance" visits. This salon did my second set. Told me to come back every two weeks for "maintenance" I never went back and my locks are shit hot. But again.. What would I know? I've only been robbed of £330

 

Dom knows what she's doing... so it's not all of them. But make sure you ask them very specific questions and only let them do to your hair what you want them to.

 

I would say to look at mamamojo's timeline herehttp://mamamojo.wordpress.com/ if you are still convinced lockticians will do a better job than friends or even yourself.

 

hmm, I don't think salons are intentionally trying to rip people off. Of course there are probably some unscrupulous fools out there that just don't care how they make there money, perhaps I'm being naive, but I don't think so. I think it is more (as I was indicating in my previous post), they are merely trying to create a perfect instant product and following the wishes of the customer which, (I'm guessing here) in the eyes of your average hairdresser should probably look neat, and not some wild looking different shape/size locks.

 

Yeah I know but I just wanted to tell OP how much regular maintenance is likely to cost. I mean it wouldn't be so bad if there were more hairdressers out there that where like "you know these will fall out but that's okay it's part of the process and by the way you'll only need this one job blah blah blah" I'd probably tell him to go for it. I dunno I just don't want people to make the mistakes I did.

 

I crocheted in the extensions of hair that I added to my dreads. The are stiff frizzy and itchy... the look neat and mature and almost feel tight, but they don't feel like the hard dreads the rest of my hair was just starting to form on its own.They are JUST now starting to get loopy and twist- it seems like MY hair that I t&R seemed to start moving around and tangling and looping by now
the tight crotchet extension part are taking bit longer to do so,two months or so and they only just started looping out of the crocheted stiffness to tangle

though perhaps they look better doing it??noo..meh matter of opinion-
they do look more like the idea of dreads many people have but without all the pretty loopy curly separation that the rest went through...just funky felty prickly stiff wads

My concern with crocheting my own hair is that it seems rough- like you would end up pulling out quite a lot of hair from your head- or breaking it... and my hair is not all thaat thick or strong. It is one thing to do that to hair not attached to my head, and then attach it. plus.. I like the loopies and crazy texture..esspecially now that I have seen them both.

 

I did backcomb and crochet method. check out my timeline here.. http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=359334

the way i did it hurt a lot.. the backcombing was fine, but the crocheting hurt quite a bit. we separated them into sections then backcombed about an inch, then used the crochet hook on the backcombed section, then after that backcombed another inch etc.. I get plenty of frizz hair, and I don't really feel that they are abnormally itchy or whatnot, and I think they look decent, but I also don't maintain them with a hook. There is a youtube video describing the method..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3r_4dzYzsM

good luck!

 

so this is my first post here, but i kind of feel like this really clicks to me. I've had dreads twice in my life, i had them a few years ago for about 3 years, and i've had them now for about 7 months. Basically, as far as going to a salon and having them done, regardless of which method you chose, REALLY REALLY think about it. dreads are a journey, and for me, a source of undescribeable pride and a feeling of self accomplishment due to the time it takes to actually "dread." you go a long time looking less then desirable then all of a sudden you start looking in a mirror and it seems like every day they are more and more perfect. one part of the experience that i would not trade for the world, and this goes for both of my dreadlock experiences, was doing them myself. both times it took me a few days, but they were some of my favorite days that i've had. people coming and going to hang out, and watch the process, a lot of times they would watch for a while to see how i do it then do one or two for me just to be a part of it. I've got a little of my favorite people that i carry around with me every day. and a lot of myself! even if you can get a friend to do it (and make sure they understand what they are getting into cuz thats how i wound up doing it myself the first time. i got a quitter a half hour in and got stuck with it)

as far as the backcoming vs. crochet issue, i like backcombing and crocheting for cosmetics. i backcombed, let it do its own thing, and about a week ago after 7 months when i felt like they are starting to really take shape i've started crocheting my tips up into the dreaded parts because i'm not a fan of whispies, i like nubs and thats been working great for me. i kind of feel like the crochet thing is more or less to fix cosmetic issues that i dont want to wait out.