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Taking the plunge

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Heidi, that is honestly one of the reasons I am considering dreadlocks as well. I can't seem to grow my hair out as long as I want without it looking gross on the bottoms, and I'm ready for something different. Feedback much appreciated. What technique did you use to make your dreads?

Also, thank you for the added advice on extensions. I've actually never used them before and I think the temporary one are what I'm going to go for. I don't want the possibility of extensions messing up my dreads. How long does shrinkage usually take to start?

Taking the plunge

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I also don't plan on using extensions for permanence, mainly I'm just worried about shrinkage and my hair takes a very long time to grow. Sort of an 'I want dreads now' thing, but don't want to deal with extremely short hair because I know I won't like it and will end up regretting my decision to dread. I'll check out the groups though thank you.

Taking the plunge

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I was also planning on doing the twist and rip method to begin, but I think I'm going to hold off until my hair grows out some more or use extensions, if that is a viable option. Can anyone give me some feedback on use of extensions? Thanks for the info Valerie

Taking the plunge

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Hi! my name is Giovanna, but everyone calls me Gio (like the car). I haven't actually begun my dreads yet. I joined this site to do more research, and get some advice before I actually take the plunge. One of my main concerns is that my hair is fine, there's a lot of it, but it's very soft and lacks volume so I'm worried that dreads will look eh not so good because of this. Will dreads increase or decrease volume in fine hair? Also, I am concerned about the length of my hair - it is a little past my shoulders at the moment, and I have read a LOT about shrinkage. Is it possible to just dread in extensions, or will I have to grow it out naturally before dreading? If anyone could give me some answers, testimonials, advice it would be greatly appreciated. :]

updated by @gio: 02/14/15 05:55:06AM