Dreads time to go - can I make it into a wig?

Well, I've decided I'm going to remove my dreads soon. I started this journey one and a half years ago back in March. No backcombing, no wax. Only the power of doc bronners I had very thin straight silky dark hair, so it took a long time for it to start knotting. I think the crucial point was in November when I spent a few weeks diving in the sea, having the salt dry out, and then back in the sea again. That was when I felt it really started to knot and I had two/three dreadies. Probably took until March before they were recognisable by other people that I had dreads, and it wasn't just a mess. Although it still looked a mess.

I'll have to take some pictures before they go, and maybe I'll post them up. I've just stopped feeling the vibe recently and felt that I need to cut them off so that's what I'm going to do. But maybe in the future I'll start them up again, but I'll probably go the backcombing route because it'd be nice to get some nice neat dreads (I know, it'll lose the character and uniqueness but oh well).

Anyways, is it possible to make my dreads into a wig? It'd be great fun, and of course with halloween coming up it'll be useful for the compulsory pirate costume I've set myself.

This forum has been great, and although I've rarely posted it's been awesome visiting and feeling the good vibes and awesome photos from everyone.

 

Damn, that took some time. You should affix your dreads to a tam and have one of those dread-hats...hehe

 

suggestion
halloweeens in a minth
dontr cut em nbow wait toll after haloween give yourself a chance to change your mind

 

They're gone!
I was making a wig. Got all the tools necessary to make a kickarse wig, was a couple hours into the process, moving on to the back of my head when I started noticing the mould (at least I'm pretty sure it is!) The ones at the front were completely fine, but the ones at the back were pretty nasty. From the outside they were completely fine and didn't smell, but once I opened them up, running all along the middle they were slightly green. One of them was green and then black!

I've went to bed a few times throughout the year right after washing them. I think that's what caused all the ones at the back to develop mould. Sleeping on the pillow with the back dreads squeezed in before they could dry properly. I didn't do this too many times, however I did wash my hair a lot more than recommended so that probably didn't help either.

So in a sense I'm quite glad they're out. Round two sometime in the future. In the meantime I'm having hair you could set your watch to. Literally - shave a clock into the back of my head for shits and giggles

 

did u use wax or anything?
i go to bed with mine wet alot buit have never had a prob

 

soaringeagle, I think mold could be something you don't know you have in your dreads until you cut them off. To me, it sounds like he had no idea he had moldy dreads until he looked inside them. I imagine this happens to more people than one would think (and from his original post, he said he went completely natural).

I'm sorry you lost your dread vibe, man. But it sounds like you had a damn nice run. Don't feel guilty about backcombing in the future, you still get the connection (I do, anyway).

 

people here actually buy dreads per piece, they use it as extensions which is weird to me

 

I've seen people cut a dread and give it to another dready person and they somehow attach it to one of their dreads. Apparently this is pretty common. I think it's a pretty cool thing to do.

 

So basically, all dread heads probably have mould inside their dreads...nice. *pukes*

 

I can guarantee you I don't AND most people that have dreads don't have mold.

 

i think the thicker the dreads the more susceptible to mold .. but teatree should kill anything livin in em so ewould acv

 

Yeah went completely natural. No wax at all. You couldn't tell I had mould. As always you get people asking if you washed and if they were friendly enough I tell them to shove their nose in hair and see for themselves, and it was always a good response. So it wasn't like it was just me used to the smell, other people couldn't tell. And when I cut them open they did smell different.

I imagine if you regularly use the deep cleaning solutions people recommend here then that would help stop mould from developing. I never did although I did plan to.

Giving dreads to other dreadsheads to attach sounds like quite a cool thing to do, as long as they can be connected securely. Trading dreads for memories :cheers2: