Here is the current state of my messy hair. I did a mixture of methods, backcomb and twist and rip. Learned alot from this site prior to trying for dreads. Just figured I would share some pics and thanks for useful info.
They look nice ,but you may have this thing i call the (flat spot in back) problem ,If you dont care... great But if you are curious on how to remedy that slight you can always tie the dreads back like a pony tail ,otherwise Coming along nicely.
Funny you should say that..when I was a kid I was dropped on my head really hard. just kidding but it may be cause I was leaning over for the picture? There is definitely a spot in the back center that the hair is parted at. I did it myself over about a month with no consistency. I'm kinda hoping that once the front/top gets longer that it'll cover that spot. Thanks for the input, always appreciated