interesting article that reveals a little about how hair dreads and why conditioner prevents that, etc. Just thought you'd all find this interesting. not entirely relevant, but the beginning should shed a little light. HERE now it makes more sense to my why my hair seems tighter each time I shower
I always find it weird when people throw the term "science" out there. But that article is informative. Did the article actually say WHY the water helps it mat up? I've always thought that it adds friction... or weight which = friction.
I don't know if it said it in that article... but because it raises the layers of the cuticle, its also the reason that bleached hair dreads easier. Dreads are basically a combination of felting and knotting/tangling, not purely felting, but still relevent. When I do my extensions in about 4 months, I'm planning on attaching them to the ends of my dreads via the use of a felting needle. Experimental and I don't know how it'll turn out, but I figure its worth a shot. Basically I plan to dye human hair to match mine, backcomb sections the same size as my dreads and then felt them together... we'll see what happens.
that's ridiculous (in an "awesome" or "cool" kind of way)! so very interesting, though. we should give this link to anybody inquiring how to make dreadlocks. Emphasize the need for the iron to ensure their baby dreads look so mature almost instantly.
out of curiosity after reading this... I know a lot of people dunked their dreads in boiling water to get rid of wax... according to info on felting, boiling water helps hair to mat... did anyone that dunked in boiling water notice their dreads being noticeably tighter afterwards?
for some reason, that felted shit looks disgusting. i know some people that made a jacket out of the dog's fur. then wore it around the house and stuff. shits nasty man
alot of people on here dread thier dog's hair into their dreads. I said that shit was gross and people thought I was crazy
lol. there is probably some dog fur in mine- not on purpose though- not gonna judge though I am in the middle of crocheting hubbys old hair into me
I did this, and it worked well. So well, in fact, that they Do. Not. Come. Out. They don't even wiggle. I don't want them anymore as the attached hair texture is different, but I couldn't remove them (I'm sure it's possible, I just don't have the time). I ended up cutting as close to the joint as possible.
that's proving to be my biggest problem... I have very fine hair and can't find any my texture... its all indian hair around here.
*Stabs a bible* ... Do you think you could make dreads on your head like that? Like scrunch all your hair up stick in soap hot water and PALMROLL it to hell? I make felt dreads allll the time, that flat felting works with human hair so I wonder if it would work in cylindrical form.... someone should try
thats cool. i was under the impression that human hair couldnt be hand felted like that, but there you go. that does also explain why bleached hair dreads like lightning.
