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Changing methods lol

Dreading Methods

Thanks for the idea Jordan but I can't seem to find a wool sweater anywhere believe me, I searched this town before because I wanted to unravel it for a tam. :P

I think I might take everyone's suggestions, even Jordan's. Why Jordan's, even though I can find no wool sweaters? Because I have a 100% wool tam that I recently made and I guess it can't hurt. [Although I have found a few strands of wool in my hair before lol]

I kinda figured today when i was thinking over this post that I really think I would like neglect dreads better. They will be unique and well worth the effort, and like Tied Up already said, what's a few more weeks when I've come 7 months already? Especially since yes, I do have some tangles at the bottom, that MUST mean something.

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. I will stick with neglect and the couple of TnRs I have already started. <333

Changing methods lol

Dreading Methods

Okay. So some of you know because I ask a LOT of questions I have been trying to grow my hair into dreadlocks for the past 7 months. I quit brushing and literally threw out my combs and brushes 7 months ago. I don't know what is going on with my hair, I think I have done something wrong... it's not really dreading except I have one dreadlock, and that's it. I am thinking I want to give my hair a little nudge and use a starter method. BUT I have some more questions.

I think I want to do TnR. But at the ends of my hair I have a few tangles. I've had these tangles and they will not turn into knots. I have tried a few TnR's already but the tangles at the bottom of my hair just get tighter while it stays loose up to the roots. So. My question is.... do I comb out my hair and separate and TnR? Or do I just leave it as is and try to TnR that way? I don't want to undo anything and I don't want to screw it up either. lol. It's hard to twist it around when it won't let go at the bottom, know what I mean?

Thanks y'all. <3

updated by @heathen-hippie-o: 01/13/15 09:20:53PM

Being a dready vegetarian :P

Dreads and Diets

I get that I just don't like being jumped on...

Being a dready vegetarian :P

Dreads and Diets

No problem, Baba Fats! The chickens are still treated quite inhumanely, although I will probably buy mine from the farmers.... [at least my husband and son still eat meat] They are still treated like crap and given abx, but the USDA does prohibit the use of hormones in all poultry like I said, so that's one little bitty good thing. It's good to know your food before you eat it, whether it be animal or vegetation....

Baba Fats said:

Thanks Heaven. I would never have thought to look up the USDA's ruling on hormones in chickens.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/fact_sheets/chicken_from_farm_to_table/ind...

I'm with Eagle on this one. I make stir-fry almost every other day. I make huge portions that it can last me for 3 meals. Sometimes I through it on top of pasta, but more often than not, I use a brown rice.

1 package of seitan

1 or 2 bell peppers

10 or so Shitake mushrooms

half an onion, 1jalapeno

2 gloves garlic

a little ginger

1 can of chunk pineapple (I put it on almost everything)

1/2 to 1 jar of Korma or Curry depending on my mood or consistency preference.

I haven't gotten around to making my own curry paste because I can't get myself to break yogurt. It creeps me out that I'd have to heat it up. I know it'd be safe. I am just overly cautious about my food. I worked in a kitchen for years. I know what goes on back there.

I've got my own spiritual reasons for not eating meat. So I've found that this works for me.

My girlfriend, on the other hand, does eat meat, so I find myself spending a little extra time in the kitchen cooking because I have to cook for her and me. Most of the time she'll just use my stir fry and pick around the seitan and cut up her chicken and use that as herproteinin it

Being a dready vegetarian :P

Dreads and Diets

Sorry to be that girl but chicken is poultry, and does not fall under every definition of meat. Also, there are are different types of vegetarians and some eat fish while others abstain from all sorts. Thanks though. I mean, instead of saying, "yeah, sure, I've got something for you!" you're all "Sorry but you're not a vegetarian if you eat chicken."..........

Timmy Carlsen said:

sorry to be that guy but if u occasionally eat meat ur NOT a vegetarian dont call yourself one. ive been a vegetarian for a long time. since i started calling myself a vegetarian i havent eaten any meet or ever "cheated". accidentally eating meat is one thing but but doing it intentionally is a completely different story.

Being a dready vegetarian :P

Dreads and Diets

[Aha! Thanks lol]

Part of my switch was to be healthier and part of it was to acquire a taste for more vegetables. I have to say even though it's processed food and not from scratch [gotta find a recipe for it!] I did love Stouffer's veggie lasagna... even the spinach in it! I wonder if I could get a casserole recipe for that, long noodles were too much for me. haha.

And those Asian-inspired dishes sound really good! I have been doing well so far with just eating sans meat. Can't wait to get our own place lol

Being a dready vegetarian :P

Dreads and Diets

Okay y'all I know there is a group for vegetarians/vegans but I didn't think this would reach everyone since you have to be a member of a group to comment. And not everyone who eats vegetables is a vegetarian. :P

Here's the deal... I haven't [consciously, we all have slip ups for things] had meat in... 6 weeks? But instead of meat I have latched on to carbohydrates. Baddddd. Lol I am not much of a vegetable eater and that was one reason for my switch. Animal protein is not good for you, but in spite of that I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian. Love my dairy. Right now we are living with my husband's mom and we have a 2 year old, and for 2 reasons it's really hard to eat JUST foods that are sans meat... 1) I have to cook separately for myself the majority of the time, 2) her fridge is usually so stuffed I can't fit any of my things in there. I have resolved to occasionally eat chicken, although I plan on doing it only once in a very blue moon.... I am a vegetarian for health reasons and partially moral. Other animals eat other animals all the time, I don't see much wrong with that. But the animals that are raised for profit and for their meat and products are treated inhumanely. Since I can find nothing better than chicken.... at least the USDA prohibits the use of hormones in the chickens [in fact, all poultry]. Which means no GMOs except from the foods they eat. Even then you can get free range. Anyway. My point is... lol. With all of this explaining done...

I was wondering, can anyone help me with some of their favorite things to eat? It doesn't have to be just one. But any help would be appreciated. As soon as we move out I will be full lacto-ovo-veg but for now I will do as much as I can sans meat. thanks! And what kind of vegetarian, if any, are you?

updated by @heathen-hippie-o: 02/14/15 03:49:06AM

EVERYONE! i want to know...

General Questions

I feel much the same way Rainbow Fortune and Brandy do...

It started as wanting to do something different with my hair, and not cutting or dying it... so I chose dreadlocks. I thought they would be really cool, I forget what gave me the original idea. At first I didn't really understand them, I had them backcombed and the person who backcombed them told me to twist them every few days. I saw someone at the local county fair with nice ones, and I saw her a couple more times and finally bucked up the courage to ask her how she did them so well. Know what she told me to do? She said, "Oh, I looked up a lot of stuff online. But really just go to DREADLOCKSSITE.COM and they have a lot of nice people there who can help you a lot." So here I came! lol. The more accustomed to the idea I became, the more I came to understand dreadlocks, the more I realized they represent many things I stand for. I am getting more and more into the hippie/natural/organic mindset by.the.day.! It's been a long time coming and finally has mad it, now I have a lot of catching up to do. lol. The idea makes me feel so much more connected to Mother Nature and Father Universe, and I can't wait until my hair is long enough I can wrap myself up in my dreads! I also believe they can hold in energy, and once they develop I am not planning on cutting them unless I have to. And I feel like by having them, I don't have to be scared to show who/what I really am, and that is VERY important.

Sorry for the long winded response.

[What does *Ayv gvgeyui nihi* mean? ]

-Sara )O(

Thin dreads, Crocheting?

Dreading Methods

Oh yeah and no matter what you wash with, make sure you use tolerably cold water. Warm/hot water opens pores on your scalp up to the oils and that's not good; cold water will keep them closed.

Thin dreads, Crocheting?

Dreading Methods

Dr. Bronner's is okay for washing but a lot of us use and recommend a baking soda/acv rinse... not at the same time. One tablespoon of baking soda per cup of water, pour onto your hair and rinse thoroughly after letting it sit. One tablespoon of apple cider vinegar [ACV] per cup of water, do the same, but you don't need to let it sit. The baking soda is scrubby and soaks up oils in your hair, and the ACV is a conditioner - but not too silky of one - and it balances the pH levels in your hair/on your scalp and clears residue. We use this instead of shampoo, regular shampoo is not good for your hair. You're on the right track since you're using Dr. Bronner's.


I don't have any experience with crochet hooks and hair, just with yarn. I don't recommend it because common sense tells me it will weaken your hair. You could just do the neglect method, which is similar to freeform except you separate your locks instead of letting them do their thing and taking whatever shape they want. Since I don't recommend crochet, I'm going to recommend you become comfortable with loose hairs. They are part of dreadlocks, they are part of the process, they are even part of "normal" hair styles. To my understanding you are not going to get thin *and* tight dreads without some sort of intervention like crochet or uhm the other method... interlocking? Not healthy for your hair.

I don't have a ton of knowledge so this is all I can politely offer you but trust me someone will jump on this thread sooner or later. :P