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Post by rkymtnjoy on May 12, 2016 6:10:26 GMT
Hi twistroot! I do crochet occasionally, and lightly, to work in stay hairs. I don't force anything, but in many spots a 1mm hook or smaller will go through without causing a problem. I have heard of another method to work long or long-ish stray hairs into dreads. Tie a loop of thread onto a needle, pull the hair through the thread loop, then 'sew' the hair into the dread. Good luck!
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Post by naricaution on Jun 22, 2016 23:05:55 GMT
I'm almost a year in and I'm willing to admit to crocheting. I feel this deserves a little explanation. So, I'm 9ish months in, I got a new job working in an office working for family, and my hair looks like this... Here's me at work, being super professional. Bottom line, I needed some help. Sections were eating each other all over and it was pretty uncomfortable. My hair was starting to move all as one big clump. I let things get way out of control, not really having the time or energy to deal with it more than an hour at a time which wasn't good enough. By the time I finished every section, the ones I started with just ate the loose hair I had just separated in the wrong dreads. It felt like I'd have to commit a good chunk of time to dealing with my hair after every shower and the excuse of having to stay home to wash ones hair is pretty unbelievable nowadays. I went to the mall looking for a new bag and met a girl with great dreads who helped me and rung me up. I complimented her hair and we started talking about dreads. Shes had hers for years and I mentioned needing help with mine. She offered to come over and help neaten mine up. Apparently she's got experience helping other people start and maintain theirs so I really lucked out. After a good 2-3 hours of pleasant conversation and a few stretch breaks, I looked like this: I was so happy my dreads were actually dreads and not a mat, I finally dyed it again which was way overdue. Nice individual sections~ So most of what she did happened behind me but it felt like she resectioned the hair by pulling what she could (which was most of it) and snipping a few painful sections that couldn't be helped. I had a few massive dreads that were basically eating everything around them which she got down to manageable sizes, crocheted a LOT of loose hair where it should go, Started some new sections, and put a few rubber bands on some sections like in the picture above. What I regret is not counting how many she used because last week I pulled out one that had gotten eaten and missed. I had orthodontic elastics so thankfully it broke and slid out without a problem. I'm just not sure how I didn't see the bright pink elastic for over 2 months. :/ She tightened some of the looser baby dreads that were falling out but really left what she could alone to just do its thing. Which is why the pictures don't really do justice to the relief I felt on my scalp. The whole process was surprisingly painless and she did good quick work so I'm happy to have met her. Since then, I'm afraid of going back to how things were. I'm still having to rip apart sections which is leading to loose hair everywhere. I'm making a point to go through my hair every few weeks with a 0.6 crochet hook to put the loose sections where they should go. I understand that this may damage my hair. I figured it was the lesser of two evils if my hair is going to be damaged by having to repeatedly separate and rip chunks apart. And it makes me look more work appropriate which is a bonus. I held out as long as I could, but gave into crocheting out of necessity.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 4:04:22 GMT
naricaution hey there! Honestly, I love both of your looks! My concern would be the pains you have experienced, but it is still early for me. I'm holding off on doing any more crochet aslong as possible. Crochet or the threading. However, looking back on this...thread well, I realized an important thing to do or not to do should I ever try it again. (ONLY pull Iin the lose hairs) Wish I knew someone like you had tho! It wouldbe prety hard for me to get to the back ones myself so...probably will be suffering through it, if I get there. Come to think of it, my one dread back there probably is pretty much neglect, since I couldn't really see. Haha! Oh boy! Those were some fun days! I'm sure ...omg, that some of the members here might remember one day in particular. Ouch! But it worked out! It always works out! Idk...but I now prefer the messy...though you look really fantastic!
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Post by Olly on Jun 23, 2016 15:47:38 GMT
I figured it was the lesser of two evils if my hair is going to be damaged by having to repeatedly separate and rip chunks apart. Ripping doesn't actually cause any harm. Snipping sections should be a very last resort though, as it often causes weaker sections in the dread's body. Crocheting isn't necessarily damaging, but be very careful not to shred your hair while doing it.
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Post by naricaution on Jun 28, 2016 21:15:05 GMT
I really lucked out meeting my dread friend. It was one of those "right place, right time" instances and I happened to have a good reason for starting a conversation. There's also a salon a mile or two away from me that will work on Caucasian dreadlocks should I need it. I had to post online and call around to find them, but it's a good backup. One of the perks of being in Central California I guess. I figured it was the lesser of two evils if my hair is going to be damaged by having to repeatedly separate and rip chunks apart. Ripping doesn't actually cause any harm. Snipping sections should be a very last resort though, as it often causes weaker sections in the dread's body. Crocheting isn't necessarily damaging, but be very careful not to shred your hair while doing it. I've been trying to be as gentle as I can, but I'm getting a lot of hairs breaking when I'm separating them. Like sections that get overlooked or only have minimal effort put into them that start solidifying and hurting. I personally haven't taken scissors to anything other than a few little tails I couldn't get to stay tucked after sewing them in. My friend only snipped 3 or 4 sections where it was either snipping them or breaking the hair off anyway. I cringed every time I heard it, but I trusted her. It was my fault, letting things get too out of control. Thankfully, I've got very thick hair that can take a bit of abuse. The sections that got snipped were ones that had gotten too big so I'm not that concerned about the overall strength of them. They were my little monsters, engulfing their neighbors. I try my best to be careful with the hook. Especially since it's tiny enough to really hurt if I'm not lol. I've spent countless hours working with crochet hooks so I'm familiar with the concept and hand movements. It's actually very relaxing since it combines a hobby of mine and playing with my hair. I'm careful to not do it too often, just a little bit every few weeks as needed. I wonder how often is considered "too often" by other people...
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Post by kondzio on Jun 29, 2016 22:46:03 GMT
well, using crochet not too often and wisely won't spoil them too much I try to visit dreadmaker not too often, something like twice a year to make them neat and then not care too much until next visit
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