HELP !

Hello ! I have always wanted dreads for as long as I can remember ! Finally, im taking the leap into dreadlock world. However, I'm only partially dreading my hair because I want to see how they look and if I like them enough to dread the rest of my head. So a couple on the bottom nape of my neck, and a couple in random spots. I've decided to use the twist and rip but noticed that there are a lot of loose hairs. From what I know you can either crochet them in, or just let them naturally. I'd much rather let them lock naturally, however I was wondering if this would be a bad idea or conflict with the rest of my hair since I'm not dreading my whole head. Thank you guys so much !

updated by @eva: 01/13/15 09:35:30PM

Just let them lock naturally.

You can glue them together, too, but that doesn't mean you should.

Crochet is, as you probably know, very damaging.

And there's nothing wrong with partial dreading, just be careful when you comb the rest of your hair, and that's it.

crochet would be a very bad idea theres suposed to be aklot of loose hairs and they will si=uck in on their own

it really is a shame that anyone things you can crochet them in thats just such a bad idea but so many peope think its the right way to go..

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Thank you so much this really helped ! So, what about likewrapping themto help with the lockingbetter than crochet ? I also read that you can use a wide toothed needle if you want, because it doesn'thave a hook and its less damaging. ShouldI consider that ?

Rainbow Fortune said:

Just let them lock naturally.

You can glue them together, too, but that doesn't mean you should.

Crochet is, as you probably know, very damaging.

And there's nothing wrong with partial dreading, just be careful when you comb the rest of your hair, and that's it.

Thank you ! Ya, I'd much rather let them go naturally, but there truly is a lot of loose hairs aha. Uhm, what about using a wide toothed needle for just a little bit of maintenancein the beginningor at least after my firstwashing ? Because Iread that the wide toothed needle is less damaging then the crochet hook ! Thank you so much, this is really much appreciated !

soaring eagle said:

crochet would be a very bad idea theres suposed to be aklot of loose hairs and they will si=uck in on their own

it really is a shame that anyone things you can crochet them in thats just such a bad idea but so many peope think its the right way to go..

poking holes breaks hairs creating loose hairs..just leave em be they qwill take care of themselves

wrapping can help sorta but sqy=uisj=hes them so u end up with skinny tails off thicker roots

better to let them do theor thing

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

Thank you so much ! Natural way it is, I'll update with some pictures !