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Hi guys, I have had my dreads for 6 months now and they seem to be going good apart from thin roots. My husband and I backcombed them all in and I was after the thinner looking dreads, but they are getting thinner and I feel that they are too thin especially up at the roots, where they dont seem to have a lot of hair to hold on to. So I have been faced with 2 options - cut them and start again (which I really want to avoid) or perhaps start joining some together.
So, I'm thinking of going with the latter but really need some advice on how to join/marry them together. Just wondering what the way gives the best result and roughly how long does it take for them to become one dread? My hair is fine and straight caucasian hair and at the moment - between 6 - 8 inches long.
I really need some help because I just don't want to give up on my journey as yet. Any other suggestions are welcomed too.
Please Help!!!!!
So, I'm thinking of going with the latter but really need some advice on how to join/marry them together. Just wondering what the way gives the best result and roughly how long does it take for them to become one dread? My hair is fine and straight caucasian hair and at the moment - between 6 - 8 inches long.
I really need some help because I just don't want to give up on my journey as yet. Any other suggestions are welcomed too.
Please Help!!!!!
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Tue, June 23, 2009 - 4:57 PMKath, is it possible to get a pic or two? Showing us what you mean by difference in thickness between dread-body and root? Can't really tell without seeing... -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Tue, June 23, 2009 - 5:25 PMi just tried to take photos but because my hair is now pitch black - you cant really see anything in the pics :( I think they are just too thin all over - some of them are only the thickness of a pencil. I know if they are too thin they can snap off and I am pretty sure that is the path im headed for if i dont do something about it now. -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Tue, June 23, 2009 - 8:30 PMIf they're too thin they can snap off? wow I'm stuffed then! lol I've never heard of that, nor have I ever had it happen...and every time I've had dreads, they've been on the thinner side...most of mine at the moment are at most 1cm in diameter...and in my last set, I have maybe half a dozen that were like 0.5cm diameter.
Dreads will thicken over time. The way hair works, is every person shed between 70 and 100 hairs from their scalp daily, right from the root. It's completely natural. When a non-Dready sheds these hairs, it gets brushed or washed out. When a Dreadhead sheds them, they remain entwined into the lock. When a new hair grows in it's place, through palm-rolling (and sewing-in if necessary), it adds to the bulk of the already-existing dreadlock, making it thicker. This is why more mature locks are muchhhh heavier than non-dreaded hair of the same length and texture etc. -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Tue, June 23, 2009 - 9:58 PMOkay. I just remember reading that if the dread is too thin at the roots, the weight of the dread can actually stress the hairs at the root too much and they will break. Well, it is much more re-assuring to know that isnt the case. My dreads are probably sitting at around the 0.7cm in diameter mark at the moment and some are about 1cm.
I know dreads are meant to thicken with time but when I wrapped them a few months ago, this has really thinned them out compared to what they used to be. I guess it is all one big learning experience.
Thanks heaps for the reassurance - I'd be lost without you. -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Tue, June 23, 2009 - 10:18 PMwouldnt we all be lost without her ? lol -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Wed, June 24, 2009 - 1:49 AMoh wow, hun, you got nothing to worry about if they're that thick! They'll thicken! As will the roots! As new hairs begin growing outta your scalp (after the shedding process, they will be dreaded into the roots, making them thicker...the only time you actually gotta worry, is if you can actually FEEL the root being pulled downwards by the weight of the dread in a worrying way...like, if it feels like it's gonna break. Otherwise, you'll be fine!
re: thin post-bound dreads. Yeah this is sometimes an consequence of binding tight...over time, with washes, the will un-thin and return to their thickness before you wrapped them. The Binding has not caused most of the hairs to actually dread, but to hold together, and with time and washing, they will once again return to their former glory ;-)
awww thanks chickas xoxoxoxo
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Thu, June 25, 2009 - 11:00 AMI second Nicole's statement!!!
Now if we can just convince Bek to put her knowledge up on a web-site.... -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Thu, June 25, 2009 - 8:10 PMAlready in the works, David ;-) Should be up within the next week or two :) Will keep ya posted and send ya the url when all ready :)) -
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Re: What is the best way to join 2 dreadlocks together? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Thu, June 25, 2009 - 8:28 PMvery cool ! its about time =)
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