crochet hook dreadlocks

Was wondering if anyone had dreadlocks done with a crochet hook because i've found someone who has done many heads and the photos look great.So i'm considering going to see her.Also is it a good route for getting dreads?Can someone who has had it done let me know.

thanks

 

crochet dreads look nice from the get go but according to mostly everyone the crochet hook will cause a lot of damage to ur hair and make it weak.
i also dont like the texture it makes when the needle is used, but thats personal preference.
if the lady doesnt charge a ridiculous amount of money to do it, i would say if thats what u want do it.

 

Funny, I didn't realize one person constituted "mostly everyone."

I've met a few people who had their locks done like this. It looks incredible and causes about the same amount of damage as any other method (twist rip, backcomb, neglect) which is essentially none.

 

i didnt realize u did either.

 

woah your post blew my mind man.

Did you mean, you didn't realize that I didn't realize one person constituted mostly everyone,
or you didn't realize I constitute mostly everyone,
or you didn't realize that I was referring to the fact that I've only heard one person say that crocheting causes damage and when that person tried to back their claims up it resulted in an epic fail.

Btw, don't take my antics too seriously.

 

i think a mixture of all 3 at the same time but a quarter turn on the left.

 

you think you know everything snd you think your argumernts all make sence when they dont

\these are thr FACTS of crochetted dreads

making them by crochette doesnt do much dammage but the techture looks woven not dreaded
as they grow in and dread theres a distivnct difference in the techture so you continue crochetting, and u use the ghook to pull in loose hairs
thats where things go wrong, poking holes into dreads not loose hair, to push a hook though a dread which is practicly a solid it must break hairs going through..some hjairs broken then find theyre way outside again requiring more holes to pull in and more bro9ken hairs
at the same time u hjave to keep crochetting the root growthso it doesnt look and feel different from the woven crochetted parts
eventualy the dammaGE ADDS UP
they become perforated and weak
it can take years dependiong on how much u crochette but eventualy it can lead to breakage

this is simple logic as well as well known fact
its still pushed by those looking to proffit from it
and as u can tell deffended by those who tried it..but not by those who used it till theyre dreads fell off

better option twist n rip they look just as good withouit the added upkeep opr dammage compounded over years

dreads should be almost zero maintanance.. crochetted dreads are high maintanance

and to imply different methods dont do difgferent ammounts of dammage is also dumb

odviosly doing nothi9ng does no dammage while forcing sharp mettal teeth to go the opposite way your meahnt to comb (which normakl combing/brishing does enmough dammage to require several trims a year) odviosly will do far more dammage then simply leaving em alone
root rubbing also is agressive and dammaging
anytimne you r agressivly forcing hair to do what u want it yto your doing some dammage..its unavoidable unless u let the hair do what it wants naturaly..with zero force applied

hair is fragile..applying agressiver force will dammage it
unless u have titanium hair?


think things through for yourself

 

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real mature there

some ppl have to repeat themselves when certain other ppl insist on spreading misinformation without any conceince as to what dammage they may do by leaving out the facts

 

Do you have any evidence to back up your facts?
Where are all these people whose dreads have fallen off from using a crochet hook? Why don't they tell their story for themselves?

 

He just stated what he believed to be true

I see lots of people on here giving advice on natural dreads when they havent had anything close to them

Do you guys just go around looking for stuff SE says and try to make him look like a fool?

 

Im not sure why this offends you? ^ :S

(bcmama: SE post)

 

Huh, Sounds like your talking about yourself there...

(does that sound familiar? )

I'm glad you are still set in your ways about crocheting because it only supports my cause. Its completely pointless to try and argue with you about this because so much evidence has been given to show that crocheting doesn't cause damage and you completely ignore it.

I will just say this. To the OP, pay no attention to soaringeagles rants about damage. The poor fellow is on a crusade to "spread misinformation" ever since his myspace group failed.

 

I'm not offended, nor did I mean to offend anyone. When someone states things as facts, I like to know the sources of information that back it up. I honestly want to know if anyone's dreads were so damaged from using a crochet hook that their locks fell off. This is quite the claim and I just want some evidence to support it.
I just want to learn, and to me, that includes research, sources of info, etc. I have backcombed and maintained a few dreadheads, and I have not used the crochet method yet because of the "facts" that SE has given in the past. Now that I hear experiences from people who have used the crochet method successfully, I want to try and figure out the truth on this matter.

 

You only ever demand references and research sources from him though

Maybe you should provide some evidence that they don't damage dreads?

 

Stating what he believes to be true and calling them "FACTS" He's not giving advice when he's spewing out a load of unsubstantiated claims. BCmama is upset because she has argued this with SE before. I dont have to try to make him look like a fool. I do however feel that I have an obligation to call him out when he starts calling unsubstantiated opinions facts.

 

BTW, Bcmama I didn't mean to answer for you. I'm just getting really frustrated with this forum.

 

That's not true. I have asked others to back their claims with facts, research and they usually do. Then everybody learns and benefits.

Most of us do not make claims that your dreads will fall off if you do x or z, unless we have something to back us up. It's a pretty wild thing to say if it's not true.

I have never claimed that crochet hooks don't damage dreads, as I have no experience or facts to back me up. I am just trying to learn, from reliable sources.

 

No worries! You are usually more articulate than I am anyway.