Gettin Dreads

happy 4/20

I used to live in the states but that will fall on deaf ears for many in england.

ANywho. Dreds. Firstly the most important thing is to separate the hair into groups as accurately as you can ~ get a friend to do it. If they start out with bits crossing from one to the other then it'll be a right pain to separate in 6 months. Think about how fat you want them, maybe fatter at the back than at the front etc.

Back combing never worked for me. I found that they just dredded at the end and not at the roots ~ but i had pretty long hair at the time.

The Method: Take the separated hair and mix the strands together, muddle them all up. Then split the seletion in two and pull apart so that you get lots of tiny little knots right down by the roots. This is the most imortant place to make good locks because it will determin how they grow.

Repeat this process of mixing up the strands and then pulling apart over and over. Now you can use wax to help this~ gotta bee natural ~ no gunk ~ Don't go over board, just rub a little in your fingers until it's warm and then apply evenly. Too much and it'll all go tits up.

So you should be forming a fairly round dred. Make sure that it's tight, imagine tying tight knots over and over, building it up gradually.

Once you get to the end you can either dred all the way to the end or you can a leave a little curl of undreded hair. If you want ot dred right ot the end try fuzzing up the last little bit ~ then hold it in thumb and fore finger and rub it in your other palm. Should go into a tight little ball which you can flatten out into a nice end.

Also you might wanna add a couple of little rope braids mid way down the dred to add a bit of texture. Maybe even tie in some beads or other stuff. I've got a silver ring in one of mine and some little rope brraids here and there.

Put the effort in now and you won't need to touch them for ages. Rush the initial stages and you'll be fighting against them for years.

Happy dredin,

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