crochet hook dreadlocks

I'm still really not sure about this. Does resistance = breakage? With the silk shirt example you gave, wouldn't the hole be from fibres being pushed apart rather than broken?

A hair is cylindrical, rounded. Wouldn't it take either a knife going crosswise to slice it, or something much thinner to puncture it? Perhaps a crochet hook pushing on a hair, which was held tense at both ends and didn't even have enough give to be pushed aside, would snap the hair, but I'm not sure how often that would be the case in the example of crocheting dreads.

I'm also not really sure how much hair breakage matters. Even if quite a lot of hairs are broken, is that very different from all the hairs which fall out of the scalp over time and cease to be firmly attached at either end? (Obviously if a whole bunch of hairs are broken all at the same point and near the roots, that is a different matter from a few broken hairs at the end.)

*shrug* I don't know.

 

Here's a bit more on the crochet matter: http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=353129&f=209

 

Hey there,


My dreadlocks were done with a crochet hook, so I guess what I have to say is pretty important. What your doing is

exactly what I did, the only exception being that i initially backcombed, and I wasnt happy/didnt know about this

or any other forum/used a dreadheadhq kit. And I came across a lady in london who had a myspace profile, showing

what she did and how. I mesaged her a few times and then took the plunge and got them done.


The process:

my locks were already sectioned and banded when i went to see her, she ended up combing out each one and crocheting

it. The whole process took about 6 hours, and was just as painful as backcombing, each dread felt really tight on

my head, but I was happy.


The day After:

After a good nights sleep my dreads were less sideshow bob, which was cool, i washed them that day in some shampoo

she gave me, it left my hair feeling sticky though, so it was back to the internet to look for more advice.


Hipforums:

thats when I came across the hipforums dready thread, did the usual introduce myself thread, and got some advice,

and have been continuing to get advice the whole year and a half i've had my dreads.

the best hints and tips i've found are:

The deep cleanse rinse, really awesome, makes my hair feel clean, and i do it once or twice a month


Dr bronners, I have the tee tree one, and followed SE's advice of 1 part bronners to 12 parts water, and i havent

had a satisfying result yet, i keep changing the mixture, but so far nothing, i was once or twice a month with it

still, and will one day get round to looking into something else. the main issue i find is flakes.


Maintenance:


I have done no re-crocheting on my dreads at all, I opted to go for a carefree approach, and have let my dreads do

their own thing after crocheting, this is because i am lazy and wanted to see what they would look like .
The only thing was as merrivale mentioned was that not so long i fretted about thin roots on my front 2 dreads, in

reality for a balanced view, im not sure how they got so thin, they just are, wether its because they are at the

front and get constantly flicked back out of me eyes, or its because of corcheting, after they were initially done

they werent thin at the root, i've come to accept that this is how they are, and i remember SE saying that some of

his are thin and he has taken the natural method, and i think pmeister said some of his are too, and he backcombed.



Damage:


Now, the big debate.... im inclined to agree with braying donkey, having done both back combing and crocheting, i

would say that its equal "damage", but its not a negative at all, my hair hasnt fallen out, apart from a few thin

ones. I dare say that could happen with any method.




Thats my input to this thread, its my honest account, and im not trying to promote any method over another, im just

providing a point of view, and a real experience that isnt copied and pasted off the internet.


And i encourage more, in fact why not start up a thread for each method where people who have actually used the

method, post their experience, this will avoid confusion and internet whispers and rumours taking place.

and perhaps everyone who hasnt done each method can keep their thoughts to themselves?

 

:cheers2:

 

so whats the best way to deal with loose hairs?

 

Everyone will have a different answer for you, so you really have to pick your priorities and decide what matters most to you.

I don't do anything with my loose hairs, and slowly over time they are joining other dreads. I will say that this particular process is the most obnoxious, because it's not easy to do without some sort of interference (like a crochet hook). If I wasn't lazy, I'd crochet just because the natural process of loose hairs locking up is ridiculously slow. And I happen to like the look of clean, up kept dreads. I think they have tons of personality in their own ways.

And I think those who crochet know what their dreads will look like after and happen to like the look more than the natural look. If that's what you like, then crochet. If not, just let them do their thang.

Personally, I think all dreads are creative, unique and interesting (well, I should say MOST dreads).

 

I used to get my husband to crochet my hair. He even used the hook to congo each dread. My hair hasn't fallen out and it looks pretty strong and soft feeling.

 

i leave mine, they do what they want. i get a sexy fuzz halo =] (but mine are only 6 weeks old, so im not too worried at all)

 

alright phil!

and i agree with you and merrivale, there should definitely be such a thread (i havnt really looked at the forum yet so sorry if there already is rofl).

 

wrong, do it right and it wont look different

Wrong, not all hairs break, dread does not equal a brick, the hairs move to the sides, and no, there aren't more hairs sticking out

As i said in my first comment...

it depends on how long you want to keep them

That happens if your and idiot and try and rub the dread trough your fucking brain

 

lol...speechless

 

must try this..

 

yep....

is there any interest in me doing a crocheting video? i could try to show how crocheting actually works so soaringeagle could have a better idea of what hes bashing...

 

When I read back through that other thread I linked earlier, I remembered just how stupid the discussion became lol So anything that would clear things up would be a good thing.

 

Yes I'm interested, but it's only going to convince him if you can get the video close up enough to see that it is just pushing the hairs apart, rather than breaking them (which is probably going to be difficult). That's assuming that's what happens when one crochets.

 

but then youll start an argument about the follicles........

=]

 

Oh the bloody follicles! lol I found that thread too when I was looking for the one with all the crochet nonsense!

 

i wanna see a video SL... maybe just to see ur hotness.... but i have blasted flyaways that I have tried to crochet in, and they always come back out.... maybe i'm doing something wrong *shrug*

 

haha yeah amy, i just read that thread again and loled.
idk, there doesnt seem to be much point. so far ive posted two or three visual aids and one video to back up my arguments, but as soon as i do... se stops posting in the thread.
though it matters more that other people see it i guess.
and i doubt my cam can do good enough quality to show the individual hairs.

smelly, i didnt think anyone started the follicle argument (which btw i thought was civil enough).

 

tanna: i know what you mean. i crochet my friends two year old locks every couple of months and most of the hair comes back out . i tried sewing it in with a tapestry needle last weekend (you can pull the loosies right down the dread) so im hoping that will make them stay in tighter.

ok i guess ill try the vid. its hard to do on your own hair though, i wish my dready friend was in town.