i miss mine!! prehaps time for dreadie ressurection?

hey all! i used to have nice long dreads that i loved dearly but i cut them off last summer because i really wanted short hair and because they were full of wax. gross. now i think i want them back, but there have to be some changes.
first of all, can i please have some suggestions as to how i can keep the roots together a bit better? are elastics a good idea?
also, i hope that by cutting out the wax, i wont be fussing with them so damn much. i hate hate hate spending time on my hair! i do not want to do dread maintenance! well, maybe a little, but not everyday!

ok so the other thing i want to ask is: is there enyone here who started out with short dreads and has grown them longer? my hair is about 7 or 8 inches long but i want to have long dreads eventually. will my dreads grow at the same rate? well, i know the hair will come in just as fast, but... yknow what i mean lol. anyways, im going to try to post a pic of my hair...

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sorry it sucks

 

I started mine around 22 months ago when my hair (unlocked) was about 7 or 8 inches. My locks are now about 12 inches long. They will shrink considerably and not gain in length for a few months. After that the locks will grow a little slower than loose hair but not to much. As for roots, i dont do anything with mine and I wouldnt use rubberbands bc if you happen to forget to take one out it will end up growin into the lock and be disgusting. The roots just take patience.

 

thanks goatboy, your dreads are lovely. did you start them yourself? what texture is your hair? a buddy of mine is thinking of starting his dread journey slong with me im super stoked

 

my mom backcombed mine god bless her.... I have very thick, coarse, curly hair. What route are you planning on taking to achieve dreadiness? If I could go back I would go neglect method but that is tough to do when you work for The Man. Thanks for the compliment and I wish you and your friend the best of luck Post photos if possible once you take the plunge!

 

My dreads were realy short when they were done & realy stringy as well (see in my gallery) as for the roots, just palmroll them everyday or just leave them & they will knott up themselves

 

mine i started at about 2 inches mabe 3 15 years ago and now are draggin 8 inches all round me. the best thing u coiulda done was gotten the wax out.. now just let it be and lket it dread, once in awhile seperate em, i wouldnt worry bout elastics id avoid em, maybe a few beads if u wwant...beads make things ez to manage

 

thanks for the replies, guys! haha rhyme
its great to hear (and see!) that mine will grow out and look lovely.
my mom did my old ones too.
heres a picture i found of them. the day after this was taken, i sat by the lake we were at and cut them off.



not too good quality but its the best i could find. here one showing length:


wow, i used to be skinny. hmm lol

my hair is super coarse too and wavy. i actually only had (i think) 19 dreads and they were quite fat. took forever to dry but i loved them dearly. these pics are at around 4 months, im guessing.

so i have my hair all sectioned off and have 27 dreads done, leaving 9 to do today. thats more than double the amount i had before, and theyre still really fat i will post piccys of them tomorrow.
oh and i finished my friends dreads! theyre lovely if i do say so myself
ill post piccys of them too. or better yet, ill get him to register on the board.

 

Hooray! dreadies for everyone! Can't wait to see the pics.

And, um, I don't mean to sound like a creepy old lady or anything... but, I think you are way cute.

 

agreed!

 

I triple that.

 

wow, thanks for all the love you guys! what a sweet forum.
lol sorry i took so long to get back to this thread, i took piccys of my dreads today! i finished backcombing them on the 19th. now ive washed them once and theyre coming apart as you can see (or not see, they kinda suck) in the pics but the roots are staying together nicely and they are all separated. i really like them this way and im not going to backcomb anymore, just neglect from now on. i like the neglect idea a lot. well, here they are:







and heres one of my friend, Tim:



he likes his all backcombed and as tidy as possible lol i like the natural look much more. i did his on i think the 13th?



peace out! haha

 

oooh i found another pic of my old dreads in motion!



this is me rope swinging into a lake haha i look fruity!

 

oh that looks like fun..with my luck though id get a dread stuck wrapped round the rope & end up hangin there lol

 

That does look like fun... I can't wait til summer!