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This is what happens when you run out of red dye and want to make use of what you still have - Directions Turquoise over fading Rose Red over faded Vermillion.
I missed a few spots, but I'll get them next time.
I let my dreadlocks freeform after I started them back in 98' with two strand twists. After that I did nothing as far as seperating them.
The bigger my hair gets the better I look in headbands, which in turn means lots of opportunity for knitting new ones.
Multifunctionality in a dreadlock hat is a good thing!
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Maya (discontinued)
Design: My own
Sadly, my dreads are not as red/burgundy as the scanner likes to think. But the texture is pretty accurate (I have lots of those thin squiggly dreads you can see in the bottom of the pic).
It's halfway through the year so there should be a front and back shot, plus the light was better. I've noticed one of the bleached wispy ends at the front is starting to curl under... not sure how I feel about this, I like the wispy tails.
These actually look like dreadlocks!
Most of the time my hair is such a mess it's hard to see what's going on underneath.
My fringe is long enough to plait. I can't decide whether to twist & rip the sections or just leave them for now.
2years and 4months not combing my hair
still some not dreaded hair(because my hair's not curly and almost not even wavy)
and a lot of loops.. but my friend's going to crochet some of them soon
I have been wearing ponytail dreads for years that I made for myself, and always get compliments. So, I've decided to make them for others.
These Ponytail dreadlocks are perfect for the colorful & wild at heart who has to look "proper" at times. Made from hand-dyed felted wool, these multi-colored dreads are attached to a ponytail holder, making them removable from your hair. Wear them down with your ponytail, or wrap them around in a bun and secure with a hair stick. For a hair stick, you can use an actual hair stick, a chop stick, paintbrush, pencil, or double-pointed knitting needle.
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Getting there!! We sectioned as we went. Handsome Papa used a combo of twisting, backcombing, crocheting with a teeeeeeny tiny hook, palm rolling, and some needle felting (we're crazy like that). We also opted to rub the comb along a block of beeswax as we back combed. I had my doubts about using wax at all with all the horror stories you read online, but we use beeswax all over our bodies in different lotions and salves that we make. I wash my hair with baking soda water. I have faith in beeswax, and after several days now, there's no stickiness and certainly no loss of dreadage. I've even washed my hair, and they stayed perfectly dreaded.
After I wash my hair...my dreads get nice and "fluffy". Fluffy in a wonderful way. Can't you see in my eyes how excited I am about the fluff?