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2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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I had one baby dread that i lopped off to swap with my other half's dread and successfully crocheted an extension into the loose hair at the end, so it can be done, sorry I misunderstood the t+r thing lol... Good luck with it! dreadymom marla said:

oh, i totally know what twist and rip is. lol. i just was not sure if you meant it was a hair brand or something. lol. i have my dreads now. had them for 8 months. i just wanted to add some length. totally not sure what to do. i am sick of this length. i feel like it will be a few more years till i get the length i want. i know it is rewarding, but i can always cut out the fakes after the human hair is at my length.. ugh. why do things have to be so hard. ... thanks for all your help. i guess its up to me now..

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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Twist and Rip, it does kinda what backcombing does in encouraging your hair to knot up, by packing them together, but there's a better guide on here http://www.dreadlockssite.com/page/twist-and-rip-method-dreading#axzz0teyZGohS You can find bags of colour in any shade I believe, is your hair dreaded already? Ebay brings up quite a few hits http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=kanekalon+brown&_sacat=0&_odkw=kanekalon&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313 but if it's just length you're after I'd suggest waiting it out, because it'll be far more rewarding when you finally get there, plus if you're going for all over extensions there'll definitely be a distinguished difference in texture and/or colour if you cant find an exact match, hope that helps dreadymom marla said:

ok, i have brown hair, does that matter? do they have brown colors too?? what is T&R. sorry for the questions.. i am new to this if i do it.

Jemma said:

Eeeeik....don't buy human hair, it's way too expensive! Less money wasted if they refuse to stay in too you'll only end up having to crochet it to make it look dreaded as it won't move as if on your head! Maybe a bit of t+r.... I bought my bag of hair from an afro-caribbean extension/wig type shop for 1, far cheaper than buying human hair


If you do get some though stick a pic up I'd like to see the difference in textures

dreadymom marla said:

i would love to put in extensions. i have been thinking all day about just buying some human hair online. ugh. im afraid they wont stay in..

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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Eeeeik....don't buy human hair, it's way too expensive! Less money wasted if they refuse to stay in too you'll only end up having to crochet it to make it look dreaded as it won't move as if on your head! Maybe a bit of t+r.... I bought my bag of hair from an afro-caribbean extension/wig type shop for 1, far cheaper than buying human hair If you do get some though stick a pic up I'd like to see the difference in textures dreadymom marla said:

i would love to put in extensions. i have been thinking all day about just buying some human hair online. ugh. im afraid they wont stay in..

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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Okidoke, well if you like when they're a bit longer and you're thinking about doing it, I'll get me another bag of kanekelon and make a youtube vid showing how to do it if you'd like? dreadymom marla said:

yeah, i have like 53 dreads and it looks like nothing really. not alot to do with them either cause they are too short still, just wondering how its done if i wanted to do it..

Jemma said:

Um, well, if there's such a thing as gentle crocheting, I'm sure SE would disagree, but only enough to keep it in there then the natural lock it's attached to has kinda just latched onto it, they're like very sturdy congos at the minute I used to have full looking hair when it was natural and curly, but in reality the hair dreaded is rather thin so even so I have 50 something dreads it doesn't look that much to see.

It's really easy to go over the top with it though, and I nearly ended up having a whole head of congo looking dreads, figured it'd thicken my hair up in the immediate future, but a few years later on could look rather odd being all poofy at the ends
dreadymom marla said:

how are you attaching them so they stay in, or did i totally overlook your mentioning that. sometimes i swear i skip whole lines of text when i read.. LOL.. i would love to thicken mine up... my friend tried, but hers fell out in the shower. she said she crochet'd them in....

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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Um, well, if there's such a thing as gentle crocheting, I'm sure SE would disagree, but only enough to keep it in there then the natural lock it's attached to has kinda just latched onto it, they're like very sturdy congos at the minute I used to have full looking hair when it was natural and curly, but in reality the hair dreaded is rather thin so even so I have 50 something dreads it doesn't look that much to see.It's really easy to go over the top with it though, and I nearly ended up having a whole head of congo looking dreads, figured it'd thicken my hair up in the immediate future, but a few years later on could look rather odd being all poofy at the ends dreadymom marla said:

how are you attaching them so they stay in, or did i totally overlook your mentioning that. sometimes i swear i skip whole lines of text when i read.. LOL.. i would love to thicken mine up... my friend tried, but hers fell out in the shower. she said she crochet'd them in....

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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:D Sister Rags said:

*WOW* Jemma!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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Emberanna said:

Synthetic Fake-locks I made today. Always wanted to have a bright red streak but my work dress code says no unnatural colors

I like this colour
updated by @jemma: 07/10/15 03:40:20AM

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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Yep, basically, I made them with backcombing and a crochet hook- doesn't matter how much you screw em up, cos it's synthetic, and then very very gently tease them into a dreads thats quite nicely formed.... i've had mine in for months and wash them as I do my normal dreads, the bag of fibre cost 1 and I can chop and change as I like, just a case of cut or tease them loose and put another colour in, they just end up looking like multicoloured congoes after a lot of root growth I should imagine :D chemowasabi said:

how do these work? do they get left in at night and when you wash ?
Jemma Dawson said:

I've put a few fake colours to bulk my quite naturally thin hair, dreads are thickening up nicely, but makes a nice splash of colour, without going the full hog

p.s sorry about ridiculously big pic upload!
updated by @jemma: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

2 more guides wanted dread extentions and dresadfalls

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I've put a few fake colours to bulk my quite naturally thin hair, dreads are thickening up nicely, but makes a nice splash of colour, without going the full hog

updated by @jemma: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

loops lumps kinks and zig zags in dreadlocks

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Wow, I love it, need to get my oddest loops up on here too soon