Starting New Dreads?

Hi there,

I'm CT and I'm a hairdresser but have very little knowledge in dreadlocking and dread maintenance.

I'd like to to grow/start a few dreads again. I used this site for a full head and twist and rip ones a year ago but had to take them out due to health and stress but now I'm 100% healthy. On my profile there's a photo of them/me.

I just was wondering if it's safe to get crochet ones (lower half on a head) done at a "professional" (I like the neat, tubular shape, around 5/6cm each in size ) and then don't bother with any maintenance. Let them befree and get fuzzy, bumpy etc.

I have Caucasian hair, its wavy/curly European, it's fine but not too fine and it does knot naturally but this time round I only want my lower half of my head dreadlocked. So I don't want the top half getting knotted in with them, because I know my hair and it will eventually, haha.

Advice please/ alternatives? I know crochet dreads are seen as bad, but some people on here also have positive views one them.

Thanks you.

updated by @ceeeeetl: 01/13/15 10:02:40PM

well only those in denial do its a horible method and doing it to start means 6 months b4 they start dreding and a year or even 2 to lose the crochetted look your better off doing tnr

but

the tops going to want to dread into them no matter how u start

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

Fair enough to the tops though, I could always tie up when I sleep, and let whatever lock together.

Which methods do you think is best?

soaring eagle said:

well only those in denial do its a horible method and doing it to start means 6 months b4 they start dreding and a year or even 2 to lose the crochetted look your better off doing tnr

but

the tops going to want to dread into them no matter how u start

natural/freeform or tnr

if u can go natural youd love it if u cant tnr is a good option

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

Yeah, definitely never crochet, interlock, wax, retwist. All of these methods are damaging and dangerous for dreadlocks

Ty!

Jamison Johnston said:

Yeah, definitely never crochet, interlock, wax, retwist. All of these methods are damaging and dangerous for dreadlocks