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Hello, slightly uninteresting introduction!

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Just to update since you asked
I have now finished redoing my head (it took many hours and many films) and have 38 dreads. Interestingly they are now a lot longer, about bra strap length rather then shoulder length. I'm pretty thrilled about this but I have no idea how my friend dreaded them that way, they were very odd to undo. But no harm done in the end and they are looking a lot better, I shall get some pictures up soon!

taye said:

I think 40 is a great number! In my opinion...30 to 40 is perfect....not too thick and not too thin. I wish you all the best. Please let us know how it is going!!

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Thank you Taye, I have actually taken your advice and started taking out some of my dreads and splitting them. I have done one side of my head and will do the other side tomorrow, should have around 40 by the time I finish. Its taking a long time but it will be well worth it later on!

Also thank you everyone else for the nice welcome

taye said:

if your hair is as fine and thin as mine....the dreads will never be as thick as your sections. But what i would worry about is gaps. Because our hair is thin...it looks better with more dreads on top. (20 dreads are not very many). If not..you are going to have gaps between your dreads. You will see more scalp. I suggest taking the dreads that are on top of your head and making each one of those 2. Believe me....you will be happier with the way they look in the long run. It is a lot easier to do that now than it will be later on. I split one of my mature dreads on top in two a few years ago....it was tedious and painful. I wish someone had given me this advice in the beginning.

Hello, slightly uninteresting introduction!

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Hello everyone,

My name is Belle and I must start by admitting that I have been lurking around this forum for quite a long while now.

After a year of wanting them I finally had a friend dread my hair two days ago, she used twist and rip and no wax. I started with waist length hair which was quite fine and thin so I was not overly surprised to see it shrink to just below my shoulders when dreaded. I also only have 20 dreads but they are thickish.

However I am very happy with them and completely in love already! I cannot wait to see them mature and develop. I also look foward to getting past the stage of them sticking up at odd angles when loose :P

Love and happy dreading to you all,

Belle xx

updated by @belle-neilson: 01/13/15 09:18:53PM

Day two of dreads

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Hey, welcome!

I am also on my second day of having dreads so it's nice to see someone else who is incredibly new to this!

Yours are looking great so far, I wish you the best of luck with them