lets take a Dread journey :)

i wanted to share my dread journey in a few pictures

i dreaded them myself, i used a back combing method and crochet hook to bring in the puffiness, it took me about a week to dread all my hair. My hair was really long prior to dreading.. I do not maintenance my dreadlocks with a crochet hook, they have been doing their own natural thing since the initial dreading process. i make sure they stay separated and work on my roots every other week or so. i wash with handmade soaps and dr bronners 1-2x a week. i like to crochet headbands and make beads for them.

before:

couple months old:

1 year mark:

now ish at 1.5 years old

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updated by @mirka: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

u notice how a few are thiner atthe roots? you should not ever work on the roots theroots should be left alone

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soaring eagle said:

u notice how a few are thiner atthe roots? you should not ever work on the roots theroots should be left alone"

when i say i work on my roots , i mean that i roll the roots and make sure all dreads are separted at roots since its so messy there. You are saying do not work on roots at alll? i dont think my dreads are getting thinner at the roots, rather i think, they are getting thicker in the middle ?

Sweet. because i dont like rolling them, it hurts my arm after a while lol.

and thank you.

Amanda said:

Don't roll the roots. Separating is fine, but other than that, leave the roots alone. Your dreads look nice

mirka said:

soaring eagle said:

u notice how a few are thiner atthe roots? you should not ever work on the roots theroots should be left alone"

when i say i work on my roots , i mean that i roll the roots and make sure all dreads are separted at roots since its so messy there. You are saying do not work on roots at alll? i dont think my dreads are getting thinner at the roots, rather i think, they are getting thicker in the middle ?

grats on your 1.5 years theyre looking good

They look great. When I started I had a short Mohawk... I love how long yours are. Hope to get there too!

Beautiful! I hope mine turn out so good

Yes! these are so nice!

Love!