Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 0:50:20 GMT
I'm sure you'll get more comments for this but, here's my two cents. good that you didn't do the root part too tight. I can't say for sure...the way it lays (sticking out a little) looks good, but it seems less tight??? i could be wrong.
it's hard to tell, but i think? the sectioning is good? the braided one looks good,...i'm having doubts on one of mine, so I don't want to say more right now.
ok, best!
|
|
|
Post by MirandaJoy on May 5, 2016 1:09:46 GMT
Right now I'm sitting in my car waiting to pick up my sister so I went ahead and T&Red the second section. Came out pretty much like the first.
|
|
|
Post by kells on May 5, 2016 3:56:45 GMT
Rubber bands really, honestly dont do anything. If you make your dreads tight enough there is pretty much no way they are going to completely fall out unless you try. If things go right they are supposed to loosen up, then tighten, loosen up, and tighten, over and over pretty much until they're mature. Keeping the bands on for a week will just put you back for a week. They're really just a mental crutch and do more harm than good overall.
Ill have to post a video on how I TnR. My TnR dreads turn out looking pretty much like backcombed dreads and are super tight and not braidy at all
|
|
jxbx
Alumni
The easiest way to dread is to let it go. The hardest way to dread is to let it go.
Posts: 1,093
|
Post by jxbx on May 5, 2016 8:11:49 GMT
MirandaJoy, your catching the dread bug now!! The good part about T&R when it's short is that you don't have that much hair to do. Dreads are hard to hide after while and definitely during the messy stage, but you can easily do it with a hat if needed. I don't know how the whole sections thing started, but I've always just grabbed what my fingers could handle and T&R'd. If the dread twisted weird, I would just separate until I got them sorted.
|
|
|
Post by MirandaJoy on May 5, 2016 13:29:00 GMT
your catching the dread bug now!! The good part about T&R when it's short is that you don't have that much hair to do. Dreads are hard to hide after while and definitely during the messy stage, but you can easily do it with a hat if needed. Yeah, already I can tell that these babies aren't going to play nice with the rest of my hair. They want everyone to see them. I do wear a hat at work and it was really easy to tuck them up under it. I'm really pleased with them. They feel softer than I thought they would. I've heard so many people say how they hurt when you first get them, but mine don't hurt at all. Maybe that's because I did them pretty loose at the roots. I had a brief moment last night and this morning where I wanted to take them out. In my excitement I showed them to a few friends last night and they didn't exactly respond how I thought they would. Playful teasing, which I can take, but not a single positive remark. I'm not doing this for other people, in doing it for me. But still, when your closest friends mock something you're excited about it doesn't feel good. I'm going to put one more test dread in today. All good things come in threes. Then I'll wait.
|
|
jxbx
Alumni
The easiest way to dread is to let it go. The hardest way to dread is to let it go.
Posts: 1,093
|
Post by jxbx on May 5, 2016 15:42:58 GMT
Meh, some of my friends didn't like them initially as well. Then I cut my first set and they were more bummed than I was when I did Can't please everyone all the time, I guess...hehe.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 16:25:10 GMT
Yeah, my Mom didn't say anything really on the first day. Maybe she was just in shock though, because last time I showed her, she didn't see them at first and looked worried that I took them out (see, they can get hidden. ). Then she was reassurred when she saw them. She even wanted to watch the video of how to make dreads. Haha! Yeah, exactly! Can't please everyone all the time! Just like we might have phases when we don't like our dreads as much, we have to remember others have that way too. This community really helps and just remembering that your good days will outnumber the bad...right? Hopefully! 9 out of 10 times, the attitude with our own dreads is positive.
|
|
|
Post by MirandaJoy on May 7, 2016 4:17:54 GMT
So I took a shower this morning and washed my hair. I decided against putting rubber bands on them, since they seemed tight enough to stay together in the shower. Well, they did stay together but more than half of each section came loose. See below. I'm not really worried about it, but now I can see why people usually back comb short hair instead of twist and rip. There is just not enough length of hair to hold it together. Since taking this photo this morning I twist and ripped the sections again and did some backcombing at the roots and ends. They are nice and tight again now ( no pics). I wasn't planing to do any sort of crocheting to these bad boys, but now I wonder if maybe I should just to tighten up the roots a bit. What are your thoughts on this?
|
|
jxbx
Alumni
The easiest way to dread is to let it go. The hardest way to dread is to let it go.
Posts: 1,093
|
Post by jxbx on May 7, 2016 7:21:28 GMT
Yeah...I'd keep trying to T&R it or do a towel rub and/or wait a little bit until you have a little more length. I've never tried the crochet method but it has it's consequences according to some.
|
|
|
Post by signature420 on May 7, 2016 8:07:43 GMT
So I was reading through your whole post, and you def have the bug now. I would like to offer you my advice on short hair and dreads. I would like to firstly point out that your hair is super short to start dreads the t&r method, also the twist and rip method makes dreads that appear to have a braided look as they mature(not cool, unless you like it then it's cool). You should stick to tight back combing and then going in with a .5mm crochet hook and tightening those puppies up. Look into purchasing some yaki synthetic blend hair(it is hair dryer safe and withstands heat up to 400farenheit) will last for years as dreads. your color would be 613. It is closest to actual human hair and is better then the cheap synthetic hair that melts in a hot shower. But anyway I'm in the process of dreading up my wife's hair and adding the yaki extensions into her dreads. Her hair is pretty short and since I back combed them in and then tightened them up with a crochet hook, I was able to install the extensions properly right away. It will be super easy to back comb and crochet your dreads because they are short, be maticulous and your dreads will look awesome for years..
Here is some pics for motivation, first pick is the sectioning and back combing process, second pic is a fresh dread after crocheting and adding an extension I had already made before we started, I hand made all of her extensions with a comb and a crochet hook. The extensions were installed on the first day of dreads.
|
|
|
Post by signature420 on May 7, 2016 8:47:15 GMT
Oh and those rubber bands in dreads do more damage to your new dread than good, it's like wearing beads on immature dreads but worse. Also t&r method creates thin looking dreads and it takes about 2 years for them to thicken up, back combing gets volume right away, and the crochet hook makes them lock up fast.
|
|
|
Post by kells on May 7, 2016 12:28:08 GMT
All of my TnR dreads look and feel exactly the same as my backcombed dreads only I was able to actually TnR the majority of my hair instad of having a long rattail at the end like with backcombing. Looking back I wish I had TnR-ed my whole head. It's easier and doesnt take nearly as long. Also crocheting can lead to waaaaay more bad than good. We also usually dont suggest that people get extenstions until their own dreads are fairly mature because the extensions tend to interfere with your own hair actually locking and becoming a dread (this statement has been said and supported by a person from the old site who does dreadlock maintence and extensions herself). I personally dont like the whole 'insta dreads' thing. What's the point of getting dreads if its not a journey.
|
|
|
Post by ohphob on May 7, 2016 12:39:05 GMT
I used rubber bands on my first set of dreads and my hair took longer to actually start dreading. I'm on my second set and I didn't use any bands and they started dreading much faster. You can look at my timeline if you want they got pretty loose the first couple months then they are really tight now I'm about to be at 10 months
|
|
|
Post by MirandaJoy on May 7, 2016 12:51:05 GMT
I pretty much decided that rubber bands are just a mental crutch. They were helpful while forming my sections, but the baby dreads are holding together pretty well by themselves. Thanks for all the advice on that. I don't really want extensions. I've seen them work well on other people. They can be beautiful. But I'm a lover of process. I love seeing things start small and grow. I'm actually cool with having short dreads. I just want them to look good.
|
|
|
Post by olivebreath on May 8, 2016 2:01:09 GMT
I pretty much decided that rubber bands are just a mental crutch. They were helpful while forming my sections, but the baby dreads are holding together pretty well by themselves. Thanks for all the advice on that. I don't really want extensions. I've seen them work well on other people. They can be beautiful. But I'm a lover of process. I love seeing things start small and grow. I'm actually cool with having short dreads. I just want them to look good. You have a very good outlook on the whole thing. I kinda speed read through all the comments here. I think you're mentality is close to mine. Haha. I started with two (for a couple days) then i went to five and then it was basically like adding a row of dreads in my hair each night until i was fully done except for the fringe (which i may dread eventually but i have a ton of re-growth from pregnancy and breastfeeding which i am waiting to grow a bit. I honestly think of you did a rotation between TnR and sort of backcombing it would work wonders to hold them in place. Mine NEVER fell out even a smidge from showering or anything. I very tightly TnR'd for about a 5 pulls then used a fleacomb to push up the hair tightly into what i had done (so not backcombing but really solidifying the foundation) . I just put it through he hair just below what was TnR'd and pushed up really hard a time or two. BTW!! I saw on your shirt it said Turtle Exploration (or something similar).. I assume thats where you work... It sounds like a killer place to work if its what i am imagining lol!!! Turtles are my favesies
|
|