World Peace (member)- question

Hi. I saw the post by you called "3 Months Blunt Tips" and you said you used a needle. Did you ever find the name in English? Someone said it looks like a "felting needle" Is it easily obtainable at a craft store?

I was wondering if you could explain the process of how you did it. or better yet, post pictures of you doing it? If not that is ok.

Thank you

Pamela

 

It IS a felting needle. Here in the Netherlands you can buy one at most craft stores.
Pff I don't have pictures, because I'm finished with the process. (grr how do I tell this in English ). Just take a tip (piece of loose hair) and fault it over the dreaded hair. And then just stick the needle in it over and over again. The needle has little hooks which push the hair into the dread (and they wont come out at the other side (like with a crocheting needle). But when you use it a lot of hair will break of (you can hear the sound). Hope you understand It's so easy to tell in Dutch.. but translating in English.... ghhehehehe.
I think you can buy one on the internet too.

 

Thank you for explaining. I understand it has to be very difficult to type and speak another language! I appreciate it.

Your dreads really look nice! My hair is so straight and even though a lot of my dreads are locking up, the ends are like regular brushed hair. I hope I can figure it out and try it. I will post the results if I do.

One more thing!- I could not find any pictures online for felting except for using wool. Nothing for dreads. But every time it had instructions, it mentioned wetting the wool in very hot water. Did you keep your hair dry or did you do this after washing or what?

Thanks!
Pamela

 

when you useing th efleting needly your not ACTUALLY felting it. search online for felting needles and you'lkl see is a thin spear with barbs over it. What you do is just stabe the dread over and over (withthe loose hairs folded upwards i guess) and it will knott them in.

Personally i love my loose ends they remind me of how soft my hair was 2 and a bit years ago

 

Felting wool is something totally different than using it on your hair ghehe I think it's even more difficult to do it on wet hair

 

I went to two craft/fabric stores and neither had any felting needles. I got one on ebay and it should be here soon. Actually, I got TEN on ebay (I couldn't find just one thick one) and they are super cheap.

 

Haha this is Ironic.. another person from the netherlands was trying to explain this exact method to me yesterday but didn't know how to put it in english. This helped so much! Thanks

 

hahahha your welcome

 

WorldPeace-
do you know what size your needle was? I have one that is labeled as "20" which is a 20 guage. I am not sure if this is universal or not. I think I might need smaller ones.

 

Ehmm I don't know what size it is.. but it's the smallest there is.

 

Really? Wow I got the largest one I could find on ebay! Haha. Oh well I guess I will get a smaller one.

 

Hahhaha well you should just test it, maybe a large one works for you too

 

It's no biggie. I am trying to resell the needles here and get smaller ones on ebay. god i need to wash and fix my hair.....my head loks like a yeti

 

Hmm ok, how much did you pay for them btw?

 

With felting needles, a 20 is a super coarse one. A 30 or 32 is a regular coarse, 36 is medium and 38/40 gauge is fine. The higher the number, the finer they get. A coarse one will get you quicker results, but will also break more hairs. Nevertheless, it's a good method to get rid of bumps. (I sell them for 0,69 euro each)

 

Thank you. I figured the guage worked like wire/piercing (bigger # guage = smaller hole) I ordered some 38's off of ebay, but thank you for your offer. Yeah I tried one of the 20's but it was so big it just ripped so I stopped pretty quickly! I had figured to get the biggest one to do the work faster, buthad never seen a needle like that in person. Actually I am selling the 10 piece #20 felting needles for 5$ to anyone in the US, shipping included

 

I got the smaller one and it didn'thelp my hair. All it did was rip it. I guess I am doing it wrong? Help!

 

this is how I use it:

yellow/red thingy is the needle. The brown turd is a dreadlock with a loop sticking out on the left side. I move the needle up and down against the loop, if you understand what I mean.

 

maybe I have to wait for more of my dread to lock up? It's half-ish locked.

 

Do you want to use for the tips? I think you should follow the guidelines of WorldPeace then, and don't give up too soon. I know that there are people who even use the felting needle for making dreads, so 'half-ish locked up' hair should be no problem.