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HELP is my dread going to fall out???

Dread Maintenance

You could stagger them, use some thread to loosely sew like half an inch of the base of it to another dread, and then put a long bead over the joint, possibly? Just be sure you can easily take out the thread later, and make sure it dries well, so that it doesn't start growing alien life and stuff under the bead. Odin said:

what is the most effective way to attach a dread to another?

Jo said:

you should attach it to another dread! that would be awesome,

What's up!

Introduce Yourself

Welcome to the site, Julian! There's tons of advise and experienced people to give it. Hope you have a great stay.Trev.

How tight should the hole be?

Dread Products

lol. I kinda figured that I didn't want to squeeze the life outta the dreads, but like I said, they're tapered, and so far it's like... if I get the top part (closest to the scalp) snug, it's not snug enough to keep the whole bead from shifting down, because the the further down (away from the scalp), the looser it is on the dread.... If that makes sense?I guess I could try making a tapered bead...lol. And I'm trying to figure out how to make spiral beads with the polymer clay without them slumping in the oven. >.< If I can get the spiral thing down, that's work perfectly.Right now I have about fifteen that I've gotten to stay in, my babies are all different sizes, so it's hard to judge how big I have to make the inner diameter.. but if it were easy, it wouldn't be nearly as fun.. or satisfying in the end.

How tight should the hole be?

Dread Products

Tsk tsk tsk, dirty minded dreadies! lolI am, of course, talking about beads. I'm experimenting in making my own beads, because I'm crafty like that, and I've already got butt-tons of polymer and paper-clay lying about that I haven't used in a while.But, I'm not sure how tight is too tight for dread beads... should they be just tight enough to not fall off, or kind of snug, or what. I used the twist -n- rip so mine are kind of tapered. My dreads are already tightening up right-nice, and I'm mostly just wanting beads to kind of help with sectioning so I don't have to rip quite so much.So what say you, my fellow dreadies? How tight do you prefer your bead's holes?Light-n-LaughterTrev.
updated by @mechanical-butterfly: 01/13/15 08:28:57PM

HELP! hives from baking soda!

General Questions

Test a portion of your skin with just the diluted baking soda mixture... say maybe a 2in x 2in area, to see if it's actually what caused it. If there's no reaction, try it again with a mixture of the baking soda wash and the Dr. Bronners, that way you'll know if it's just a combination of the two things....There might be a chemical reaction when combining the baking soda with the soap that's causing the irritation.

Responses to my most recent video on YouTube.

General Talk

Sounds like you're level headed enough to not let any of their pissing-around get into your cheerios (so to speak). There will almost always be people who will get defensive over even the most light-hearted criticism. Just take it with a grain of salt, and be satisfied with all the people you're helping to prevent being in a 'sticky' situation.

"Washing da dreads"?

Dread Products

I loved it when I was at the beach for the 4th of July this year. It's what made me finalize my decision to get dreads... I was there for a day, and they started forming.You're in M'boro? I grew up north of Nash, in White House. Small world... lol.

What's shakin'?

Introduce Yourself

Iain and Hayley... I look forward to having a Lock-Hawk..lol. My hair was so big at that concert, I had to lay down in the back of my friend's van with my head turned sideways, just to fit in the vehicle.I'm definitely letting my hair take it's course to dread-dom, and I'm thrilled to be on the path, so to speak. I think I'm going to see if I can start makin' some beads of my own as well. I don't suppose anyone knows if there are any adverse reactions between hair and poly clay, by chance?

What's shakin'?

Introduce Yourself

Just wanted to say hey to everyone and do the intro thing.My name's Trevor, and I'm a Dread-a-holic... haha.I'm down in Charlotte, SC... I've been considering dreads for about the last two years, and it's been quite a while in coming.I've always had short hair, up until about three years ago when I moved from my hometown in TN, to here. The first night I was here, I cropped my hair pretty close, and have only cut it twice, to get the bleached parts out of it. I've been in the process of a journey of self-discovery and finding who I want to be, versus who I was and what everyone -expected- me to be.So, I've sectioned my hair out kind of roughly with some 'bands until I can find some beads that will actually stay in my hair, and am taking the next step in removing my meddling hands from my hair. So far from what I've read (I almost feel like a peeping-tom, by not having jumped in and been a participant) this is probably the friendliest, most openly honest, and least catty of all the forums I've been a part of. So, how could I say 'no' to being involved?I look forward to talking with as many of you as I can, I think I'll benefit from the experience.Kindest,Trev.
updated by @mechanical-butterfly: 01/13/15 08:28:39PM

Help please... moral dialemma

General Talk

What was the first thing your intuition told you to do?Just phrase it right... instead of just confronting him out of the blue with, "Your girl's an unfaithful wench," try asking his 'friend' to help you break it to him, so that he knows that even though there are some uneasy feelings between you, that you're just trying to be a good person.Though, if his friend knows about it, I can only wonder why she hasn't told him.