Thank you so much! I'm new to dreads and had booked a maintenance, but now stuck in coronavirus lockdown, with a crochet hook and no skills!! This has made it much clearer though, and given me the confidence to give it a go!
My god! This video is 3 years old, but you just help me out a lot!! I got my dreads done at home about a month ago, and the roots now grow a bit and it’s fuzzy and messy and now I know how to clean them up!!! Thank you so much 😊😊
@Jasmin Royal stfu idiot, dreadlocks have been used from cultures across the world for thousands of years, from asians, to white people and black people. this aint YOUR hair so you can't tell her what to do dumbass.
Bruh.. Ik this Is old video.. But I just wanna let u know that I apreacite this help... Finnaly after watching soo much videos.. I found something that rlly helped.. Thanks 🙏
thanks so much, i only have one thick dreadlock that i've been working on to get a feel of how they look on me, my root has been getting loose and this video was so helpful.
Ugh! I wish you lived close to me! I have super thick hair, so I know I could seriously rock some dreads, but I'm scared to let anyone around here do it cuz I'm terrified they're gonna mess them up. You do yours EXACTLY how I want mine. They look so awesome! 😭
Thank you for this! Wanted dreads for two years & I've decided it's happening! Doing the research & gathering supplies! I've subscribed! I just was wondering how to tighten the growth!
the growth wont be in dreads so get the crochet hook with a latch and go to the root and go through then grab the dread and latch it on to the hook and pull it back through
I've had my locks for 7 years now and in the beginning, for about 4 years, I kept up with hook maintenance and besides palm rolling, I haven't done a thing to them in the last 3 years! Aaaand now I really really need some maintenance! Sooo since you're so amazing at your own hook maintenance my question is, is it better to wash before or after hook maintenance? Tia, 😊
Very helpful video, thanks! I’m doing fine in the front now where I can see which loose hairs belong to which dread, but I don’t dare to in the back because of the loose hairs - how do you “feel” in the back which hairs belong to which dread without a mirror?
It's kind of a trust in the Universe kind of deal... haha I do my best to feel the part between the sections. At times it feels relatively clear where the strands belong. I also use a mirror when I can if the hair could go either way. Also, if it's on the border, it's the end of the world if the strands end up in the neighboring dread... :)
Hey wow just found out how to leave a comment from phone lol oook. Anyway thank u for this vid. I do crochet method too and can NOT find one person who knows or wants to crochet Maintanience my locks. Everyone does interlocking and palm rolling. I’m going tomorrow to teach a woman how to do it on me. I can maintenance the dreads myself at this point but not the roots. I can’t see the back or the root well enough to decide which dread it goes in etc. so expensive so I’d like to know how to do my own roots. This is first vid I have EVER been able to finds this info . So THANK YOU. Ps. I’ve gone two times to Black Salons and they promise they can do crochet method and at end they did interlocking!!!! So my dreads are like 2 diff textures. It’s hella mess now. Do u have any tips on how to fix those interlocked (looped hair now bumpy ugly) sections?
Hi Michelle! Thanks so much! For the second round my hair was quite short... Around 4 inches on top/in the front, and probably 2 inches in the back. Avani did a great job attaching to super short hair, I couldn't have done that myself. And they stayed well attached! My FIRST set with my natural hair - my hair was shoulder length... :)
CosmoHippie Oh ok. My hair is about two inches all over so I'm waiting a little bit. How long do the extensions stay in ? Im hoping mine will stay in as my hair grows n I can slowly over time cut them out n keep them long.
Nancy I think it can take from 2-5 minutes on average, but it depends on how long you’ve been practicing it - slower is better to avoid tearing the hair... Also it depends on how often you do it and how much new growths there is. How is it taking you?
@@respectfullymama blunted ends in my opinion look much better and cleaner,you earn respect for havin blunted ends. The way to blunt your tips it can be done by a crochet hook but i don't recommend using the crochet hook for anything else except pulling the loose ends in.
@@nosleepdigital Hey! Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, I've been back and forth on blunted vs loose. Kind of depends on the mood and the look I'm going for. Soft ends sometimes look nice, blunted are more neat, less boho maybe? I've had both and like both. Right now mine are blunted. I'm liking them! ;)
What size hook are you using? I used a micro latch hook for my friends hair and her roots are super fuzzy. I wasn’t able to get her roots very effectively with the latch hook
Not sure this will reach you since this is an old video but I was wondering how you figure out the sectioning at the back of your head where you can't see?
I did use two mirrors, to check it, but also did a lot by feel, using my fingertips to follow the sectioning lines... It's not perfect, but I managed to do it... And arms get sore! lol
hey hey, thanks for the video, really interesting to see up close. I'm caucasian and have had dreads for a year now... ive had crocheting done a few times and it looks great but id really rather not do it forever... it's been about 3 months since last time i had it crocheted and there are tons of loose hairs... from your experience, will they lock up? I have pretty fine hair kinda like yours... also, i have tons of white "dandruff..?" flakes that come out when i shake my hair... any tips would be great. thanks!!
Hey! Thanks! Once my dreads matured a bit, the loose hairs get pulled into the dreads.The crocheting itself doesn't necessarily keep the hair in, the locking process with time is what makes the dreads look neater. Though my dreads were PERFECT. I'm not sure that exists unless you have really tight curls. I find that one of the reasons you can get flakes with dreads is because your scalp needs to be more stimulated - massaged (since you don't brush anymore), and also washing more frequently, and using a residue free shampoo can help (for dandruff or not). Here are some options: ragingrootsstudio.com/dread-safe-dandruff-tx/
ah that's awesome thank u so much for such a detailed reply... i have actually started wool hat rubbing my head like twice a day and im getting really good results with that... it's kinda making my hair more rough and coarse ... and neater in the process. Still heaps of white flakes but I'll start washing every couple of days plus the rubbing and see if that helps. Thanks again!!
good stuff! just an update... i've kept doing it and the dandruff is getting better... ive noticed that doing it harder is better than softer... it makes the hair really knot up and feel super rough so definitely going to keep it up. im considering getting a crochet hook to try to pull in some of the big tufts of loose hairs... but we'll see. so far so good! update me with ur progress too :)
If my dreads had that much gunk in them- I'd actually consider lopping them off. But yours are not dreads I gather- they're just stick ons so maybe it's just the glue. Smug smug mine are all my own work from scratch. I can sit on them. I don't hook them- they do their own thing and they're ******* excellent. ☮️
guttersnipe haha no, there is no glue. I crocheted on extensions, and since then cut them off. My own original dreadlocks had some stuff in them too, it’s pretty normal. Skin cells and all... I do my own hair dreadlocks a lot better than the extensions! They’re almost down to my butt now. :) Peace!
I think it's all relative haha neglect method vs crochet. :P And those with super curly textures don't have a lot of fly-aways, so their's look quite neat.
The correct term is locs dread means dreadful when Europeans used to see our ancestors where locs they will say they’re dreadful looking so please change
The word Dread comes from the word dreadful which means causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious. It comes from the English White people that called Black people's hair dreadful when they came off of the slave ships and their hair was matted down and clumped up from being on the ship for so long with out adequate showering and malnourishment. When you call them dreads it is a reminder of that terrible time period. If you are gonna give tutorials and wear the hairstyle, please respectfully call them LOX or LOCKS. Leave the word "Dread"out of it, unless you feel that way about your own hair. Thank you!
Here's a video of me crocheting half of my head: ua-cam.com/video/kUryQhGoix8/v-deo.html
Finally I get it! Thank you for giving a detailed, close up and in focus tutorial of a crochet method. I was going mad trying to learn.
You are welcome, Ali!
Was going to comment somethn along the exact same line,, very helpful pointers here
Thank you so much! I'm new to dreads and had booked a maintenance, but now stuck in coronavirus lockdown, with a crochet hook and no skills!! This has made it much clearer though, and given me the confidence to give it a go!
Be gentle, aim to weave the hair together, and don't pull to hard to avoid breakage!
YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS MADE ANY SENSE THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🏼
The quality of the close-ups is insaaaaane! Huge thanks for the vid
My god! This video is 3 years old, but you just help me out a lot!! I got my dreads done at home about a month ago, and the roots now grow a bit and it’s fuzzy and messy and now I know how to clean them up!!! Thank you so much 😊😊
Yes! Lesson learned! Thank you, my friends look like your front ones do and they are brand new 🥴 so I am ordering this tool ASAP
Ah. I'm new on my dreadlock journey. So, I had the right idea. Thanks!
How are your dreads?
These are my favorite locs ive seen on a light person, I would like to see the whole head being crocheted
Thanks for your vids!
Thanks! I'm in desperate need of root maintenance... Haven't had the time to sit down and film/do them!
@Jasmin Royal oh except dreads arent just for blacks
@Jasmin Royal stfu idiot, dreadlocks have been used from cultures across the world for thousands of years, from asians, to white people and black people. this aint YOUR hair so you can't tell her what to do dumbass.
Bruh.. Ik this Is old video.. But I just wanna let u know that I apreacite this help... Finnaly after watching soo much videos.. I found something that rlly helped.. Thanks 🙏
Your video was helpful. I especially love your background music.
Started my dread journey 4days ago already getting compliments
thanks so much, i only have one thick dreadlock that i've been working on to get a feel of how they look on me, my root has been getting loose and this video was so helpful.
Ugh! I wish you lived close to me! I have super thick hair, so I know I could seriously rock some dreads, but I'm scared to let anyone around here do it cuz I'm terrified they're gonna mess them up. You do yours EXACTLY how I want mine. They look so awesome! 😭
I have the exact same hair style! I dye my undercut and put my dreads in a bun on top 😍
@Jasmin Royal someone doesnt get love at home
@Jasmin Royal lemme guess you're black
Damn! Love those long dreads your hair looks awesome!!
Se THIS is some nice straight hair dreads, the only thing i dont like is the loose ends, but everything else is sick!
I just like watching people fixing and cleaning there dreads
Thank you for this! Wanted dreads for two years & I've decided it's happening! Doing the research & gathering supplies! I've subscribed! I just was wondering how to tighten the growth!
I will do a full video on maintaining the whole head :) You can do it yourself, or go to a deadlock artist, who works with crocheting!
Trucker Chick I recommend the hat method to tighten the new growth
the growth wont be in dreads so get the crochet hook with a latch and go to the root and go through then grab the dread and latch it on to the hook and pull it back through
This was super helpful! Trying to fix my daughter's roots
How did you do?? :)
Yes please do a time lapse!!! That would be awesome!!! ❤️❤️
I've had my locks for 7 years now and in the beginning, for about 4 years, I kept up with hook maintenance and besides palm rolling, I haven't done a thing to them in the last 3 years! Aaaand now I really really need some maintenance! Sooo since you're so amazing at your own hook maintenance my question is, is it better to wash before or after hook maintenance?
Tia, 😊
Thanks for the up close detail
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Have a FFAAAAAB time on your journey... my bad hair is very fuzzy and grown out... he needs hair therapy bad💜thank youuuuuu
hehe yay! glad you enjoyed!
Very helpful video, thanks! I’m doing fine in the front now where I can see which loose hairs belong to which dread, but I don’t dare to in the back because of the loose hairs - how do you “feel” in the back which hairs belong to which dread without a mirror?
It's kind of a trust in the Universe kind of deal... haha I do my best to feel the part between the sections. At times it feels relatively clear where the strands belong. I also use a mirror when I can if the hair could go either way. Also, if it's on the border, it's the end of the world if the strands end up in the neighboring dread... :)
Your dreads look exactly like my dreads
Right on!
you have a beautiful voice
Very nice how you show this in detail.
wow your dreads are so clean and perfect!!
Hey wow just found out how to leave a comment from phone lol oook. Anyway thank u for this vid. I do crochet method too and can NOT find one person who knows or wants to crochet Maintanience my locks. Everyone does interlocking and palm rolling. I’m going tomorrow to teach a woman how to do it on me. I can maintenance the dreads myself at this point but not the roots. I can’t see the back or the root well enough to decide which dread it goes in etc. so expensive so I’d like to know how to do my own roots. This is first vid I have EVER been able to finds this info . So THANK YOU. Ps. I’ve gone two times to Black Salons and they promise they can do crochet method and at end they did interlocking!!!! So my dreads are like 2 diff textures. It’s hella mess now. Do u have any tips on how to fix those interlocked (looped hair now bumpy ugly) sections?
Love ur dreads. How long was ur hair when u added extensions to start ur journey?
Hi Michelle! Thanks so much! For the second round my hair was quite short... Around 4 inches on top/in the front, and probably 2 inches in the back. Avani did a great job attaching to super short hair, I couldn't have done that myself. And they stayed well attached! My FIRST set with my natural hair - my hair was shoulder length... :)
CosmoHippie Oh ok. My hair is about two inches all over so I'm waiting a little bit. How long do the extensions stay in ? Im hoping mine will stay in as my hair grows n I can slowly over time cut them out n keep them long.
How long does it take you for each dreadlock root? I do it on my boyfriend and I feel like it takes me a very long time!
Nancy I think it can take from 2-5 minutes on average, but it depends on how long you’ve been practicing it - slower is better to avoid tearing the hair... Also it depends on how often you do it and how much new growths there is. How is it taking you?
@@respectfullymama There is a 3 months old root and I've been practising some days now
Thank you your video was very helpful 👍
I'm glad my dreads was big before I cut so I ain't got reattach 50 & 60 dread I only got 17😂
This video was really helpful! Can you tell me please how do you do the spiky thing endings of your hair ?
Pedro you mean loose ends that look kind of brushy? Or do you mean blunted ends?
@@respectfullymama blunted ends in my opinion look much better and cleaner,you earn respect for havin blunted ends. The way to blunt your tips it can be done by a crochet hook but i don't recommend using the crochet hook for anything else except pulling the loose ends in.
@@nosleepdigital Hey! Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, I've been back and forth on blunted vs loose. Kind of depends on the mood and the look I'm going for. Soft ends sometimes look nice, blunted are more neat, less boho maybe? I've had both and like both. Right now mine are blunted. I'm liking them! ;)
Great video!!!! Appreciate it!!!
Mignonne, chouettes goûts, très jolie voix. Merci
I LOVE your song!
Michelle McDonald thank you so much... it really means a lot, especially right now...
What size hook are you using? I used a micro latch hook for my friends hair and her roots are super fuzzy. I wasn’t able to get her roots very effectively with the latch hook
Hiya! I use 0.5 mm crochet hoop. The latch is good to pull in the loose hairs, but then you need to crochet them in. :)
@Jasmin Royal what
Not sure this will reach you since this is an old video but I was wondering how you figure out the sectioning at the back of your head where you can't see?
I did use two mirrors, to check it, but also did a lot by feel, using my fingertips to follow the sectioning lines... It's not perfect, but I managed to do it... And arms get sore! lol
Best video ever your awesome
Also, are there any online dread communities you can recommend?
Lots of different facebook groups... I'm not super active in any of them though... Dreadlock Kingdom comes to mind!
Great video.. I purchased 0.6 would this work?
Hi! Thanks! Yes, I think that should be small enough!
Thanks for this! Aloha from Hawaii
What if the dread comes lose again? Do you pull the hair back in? Because iam scared to make an hol in it.
hey hey, thanks for the video, really interesting to see up close. I'm caucasian and have had dreads for a year now... ive had crocheting done a few times and it looks great but id really rather not do it forever... it's been about 3 months since last time i had it crocheted and there are tons of loose hairs... from your experience, will they lock up? I have pretty fine hair kinda like yours... also, i have tons of white "dandruff..?" flakes that come out when i shake my hair... any tips would be great. thanks!!
Hey! Thanks! Once my dreads matured a bit, the loose hairs get pulled into the dreads.The crocheting itself doesn't necessarily keep the hair in, the locking process with time is what makes the dreads look neater. Though my dreads were PERFECT. I'm not sure that exists unless you have really tight curls. I find that one of the reasons you can get flakes with dreads is because your scalp needs to be more stimulated - massaged (since you don't brush anymore), and also washing more frequently, and using a residue free shampoo can help (for dandruff or not). Here are some options: ragingrootsstudio.com/dread-safe-dandruff-tx/
ah that's awesome thank u so much for such a detailed reply... i have actually started wool hat rubbing my head like twice a day and im getting really good results with that... it's kinda making my hair more rough and coarse ... and neater in the process. Still heaps of white flakes but I'll start washing every couple of days plus the rubbing and see if that helps. Thanks again!!
good stuff! just an update... i've kept doing it and the dandruff is getting better... ive noticed that doing it harder is better than softer... it makes the hair really knot up and feel super rough so definitely going to keep it up. im considering getting a crochet hook to try to pull in some of the big tufts of loose hairs... but we'll see. so far so good! update me with ur progress too :)
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You're a star! Thank you soooo much for this video and of course, your music ❤ just added you on instagram. Keep up the great work 🌹😍👍
I wish some of the videos were shot looking down from the top so we can actually see what you are doing. Fingers block the view from the front view.
What size crochet hook do you use?
Hi Mariah! The best crochet hook to use is .5 mm. They're often not found in stores, but you can get one online!
Do you have to wash before crocheting?
Love it
We do not call them dreads, they are just locks.
Is that the royal "we"? ;)
What do u use to lock the top part ?
very nice video, and do you use beeswax ?
Nooooo! No gunky stuff! No product at all. Only crocheting.
but I wonder how long the dreads will maintain? It will be unraveled, right? So you have to re-crochet your dreads regularly?
No, hair locks together - that’s why we call them dreadlocks :) Before there were brushes and combs, hair knotted together and everyone had dreads...
And you only have to crochet the new growth at the roots :)
CosmoHippie very helpful, thank you so much
Does Alamo have tutorials to watch
Hey where did u buy this smal meddle I can't find them nowhere
The hook to pull strands through was from Sally's Beauty supply store, the crochet hook just online, the 0.5 mm size.
You have perfect skin ..
Thank you!!!
How can I fix it in the end
Wait there is a certain crochet hooking weaving pattern
God Speed Crow yes, there are a few ways to do it actually. Each dreadlocks artist has their own way of doing.
Started at the bottom now we hair lol
Nice im from iceland
Anyone in 2024?
nice dandruf
What's the hook size?
Rudo Ringo 0.5
If my dreads had that much gunk in them- I'd actually consider lopping them off. But yours are not dreads I gather- they're just stick ons so maybe it's just the glue. Smug smug mine are all my own work from scratch. I can sit on them. I don't hook them- they do their own thing and they're ******* excellent. ☮️
guttersnipe haha no, there is no glue. I crocheted on extensions, and since then cut them off. My own original dreadlocks had some stuff in them too, it’s pretty normal. Skin cells and all... I do my own hair dreadlocks a lot better than the extensions! They’re almost down to my butt now. :) Peace!
It's interesting to hear someone call dreadlocks neat..
I think it's all relative haha neglect method vs crochet. :P And those with super curly textures don't have a lot of fly-aways, so their's look quite neat.
Wannahave cool dreads
The correct term is locs dread means dreadful when Europeans used to see our ancestors where locs they will say they’re dreadful looking so please change
False. Do some research on the term with my Celtic ancestors. Dreadful was the term used for them as they rose into battle ✌
V3gan Br33 Typical white person you steal Our culture then you try to tell me where came from SMH LOL
Us rasta still say dread
This dude never heard of polish platts. Tangled locks are nothingnew to Europe.
but whyyyyyyyy do you have dreads???? ugh.
The word Dread comes from the word dreadful which means causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious. It comes from the English White people that called Black people's hair dreadful when they came off of the slave ships and their hair was matted down and clumped up from being on the ship for so long with out adequate showering and malnourishment. When you call them dreads it is a reminder of that terrible time period. If you are gonna give tutorials and wear the hairstyle, please respectfully call them LOX or LOCKS. Leave the word "Dread"out of it, unless you feel that way about your own hair. Thank you!
Rastaman call them dread
That's just half of history. Lol
Why won’t you just keep your hair instead of trying to be other people it isn’t natural