new to the forum. a few pictures

this is my third set of dreads, they are 2 weeks old today.
I am very happy about them and am alot more appreciative towards they're little quirks than I was with my first set a few years ago

sorry if the pictures are a little big

a few months before:




after:

 

you look like a girl I went to school with,
good luck with your dreads

 

Yummy long newbdreads!

 

Hello

 

beautiful dreads. the house beside me is for rent...you should move in

 

thanks you guys!

 

All these lengthy dread pictures are makin me sick.

And I mean that as a compliment.

 

red eyes+pentagram=win?

Whatcha doing to em, and how'd you start em? waxing? ripping? rolling? anything?

 

I just realised you don't have beads in them, you just need to give your mirror a wipe!

 

Haha coulda sworn I saw beads too.

 

Post bigger pictures so the contents of your room can be analyzed and you can be judged.

 

Nice ones!
Any pictures of your previous sets? How old were they?

 

haha it does look like I have beads in my hair. but noooooooo just a dirty mirror

I don't have any good pictures of my old ones, they weren't around for long anyways. the first set I had for about a month and a half and the second lasted like 2 weeks I think

I backcombed them to start them and I maintain the top ones every now and then by backcombing them. which actually does help them along I'm finding, but I don't think those ones have very much character to them

and I would wouldn't mind being judged on my room hahaha.
It describes me quite well

 

you look like a great candidate for posting in the eyes thread

that canon sx20 should give a nice clear pic

 

thanks but I just wanted to show my dreads haha

 

they look gorgeous- keep these ones longer!!

 

It's probably not the best idea to keep backcombing those top ones. Once is enough. The more you do it, it's just gonna damage your hair.

 

Wow, those are looking awesome!
Be sure to bring us some more once you've given your mirror a quick wipe

 

you don't have to keep backcombing, just let them be. They will get loose but that's the idea, give them time to knot on their own

 

I try to avoid rebackcombing because it is basically just going back to square one. A crochet hook can help keep things tidy and stop them coming loose without starting over. Do whatever works best for you. If you like the look of neglected dreads then do nothing!