felted and crochetted dreads way too tight and hard

did u use wax or crochet?

could be from sleeping on em but
hardness is usualy a result of wax or crochet or ..extreme dryness even mold

lets rule out the wax and crochet factors 1st since thats most common

I have really really stiff dreads from crochet so I know what you're talking about. How many times did you do it? if you bend it does it stay and act like a pipe cleaner? If you hold it sideways does it stay sideways? pics would be helpful. From experience though, I have to shave mine off. I tried super conditioning and leaving overnight and it didn't even loosen a little. I would try doing that first though before making any decisions, yours may not be as bad as mine.
If you do manage to loosen them, just stop crocheting altogether, the more you do it the more you need to do it. All the maintenance you need is washing and separating, do nothing else and this won't happen again

and dont palm roll either
just leave em alone
i edited the title and moved it
if your sure its palm rolling not crochet edit it again but i bet both are to blame

mine are super soft spongy and comfy cause they werre always left alone

well it does get hard after i have palm rolled them so i guess i'll stop. I was only doing it because the girl that did my hair said palm roll them for 2 weeks and they should start to settle down and tighten up.

I do have to say your dreads are SWEET!!!! they look awesome, showed my brother and he was like woah :D

soaringeagle said:

and dont palm roll either
just leave em alone
i edited the title and moved it
if your sure its palm rolling not crochet edit it again but i bet both are to blame

mine are super soft spongy and comfy cause they werre always left alone

the girl who did them crocheted too proves how lil she knows about dreading
no wax though i hope? no products at all?


mine are all natural never did a thing to em except put in beads and absentmindlessly play with em lil


the last thing u need to dread is a girl to put them in..they just happen if u let em

Shuaib ahmed said:

well it does get hard after i have palm rolled them so i guess i'll stop. I was only doing it because the girl that did my hair said palm roll them for 2 weeks and they should start to settle down and tighten up.

I do have to say your dreads are SWEET!!!! they look awesome, showed my brother and he was like woah :D

soaringeagle said:

and dont palm roll either
just leave em alone
i edited the title and moved it
if your sure its palm rolling not crochet edit it again but i bet both are to blame

mine are super soft spongy and comfy cause they werre always left alone

na no products just a crochet hook and a needle. thought she may no what she is on about, she said her uncle had dreads for like 18 years and she learned how to do them. but after being on here I have realised you just let them happen on there own :D

soaringeagle said:

the girl who did them crocheted too proves how lil she knows about dreading
no wax though i hope? no products at all?


mine are all natural never did a thing to em except put in beads and absentmindlessly play with em lil


the last thing u need to dread is a girl to put them in..they just happen if u let em

Shuaib ahmed said:

well it does get hard after i have palm rolled them so i guess i'll stop. I was only doing it because the girl that did my hair said palm roll them for 2 weeks and they should start to settle down and tighten up.

I do have to say your dreads are SWEET!!!! they look awesome, showed my brother and he was like woah :D

soaringeagle said:

and dont palm roll either
just leave em alone
i edited the title and moved it
if your sure its palm rolling not crochet edit it again but i bet both are to blame

mine are super soft spongy and comfy cause they werre always left alone