i slide em up till they stick, if they don't stick in that dread i ind 1 they will stick in. each bead finds its home this way
if you want them to stay, keep working them up a tiny bit higher over 1st couple days and they will stay in for years .. just the fact a dread varies in size shape and texture inch by inch as long as the size is close to right every dread should ave a point the bead will stick on and will not slid any further towards the roots
beads early on are more likely to stay in longer
they help prevent congos by keeping them separated, but if left in early n the dread can swell above and below trapping it
and lets put it this way..in the beginning, i found some beads i thought were unique, so had someone stick them in some undreaded loose hair that became dreaded hair in a very shot time
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