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ok fuck it i give up. i took a shower and my shit is fucked, its horrible and I want to cry. i am so pissed at my friend for half assing this attempt at dreads she has done this twice. every time i tried to tell her "you need to back comb the roots more" or "you need to back comb it more before just twisting it with wax and palm rolling" she would just tell me to shut up and stop complaining and be glad she is doing anything at all and just be a total bitch about it, its not her head its mine and im the one that has to live with the after effects of not putting enough effort into it. all ive wanted for 3 years is a head of thick dreads and this time i thought "hey third times a charm" but it was worse than the second time. it cannot be repaired it cannot be fixed it would just have to be redone. does anybody know a good professional dreader in the seattle area?
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Re: I GIVE THE F%#K UP!
Sun, June 21, 2009 - 10:48 PMDon't give up.....if you really want them! No wax.....no good for your hair! Your always gonna have straight hair growth between your scalp and locks....do you twist them down? How often? What rituals/habits did/do you do? I live Ptown, maybe I can help out!
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Mon, June 22, 2009 - 6:07 AMNo dreadie problem is unfixable Alex. I don't understand why people pretend they know what they are doing when they really don't..I guess you got it right, it's not their head they gotta worry about GRRR....
Baby dreads look HORRIBLE straight after washing...and I'm not suprised you feel disheartened...exactly what's going on? Are they coming apart? If so, all you'd need to do, is use your fingers to gently pull them mostly apart again, and you can re-backcomb, and USE THE RIP N PULL METHOD...by FAR the best method for creating knots! -
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Mon, June 22, 2009 - 8:32 AMthe first six months to a year is the worse part of it all... you find a good equilibrium after that
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Tue, June 23, 2009 - 4:22 PMwell i know they are'nt instant and they take work, but the back combing also has to be done right. this isnt really a convient time for me to be having baby dreads ne way. i need to get a new job and that can prove difficult with new dreads, ive started combing them out. maby another time :-( -
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Tue, June 23, 2009 - 5:50 PMAww, that's a shame...but it's understandable if you're looking for a new job...some people just don't understand dreads...stupid people! *kick*
If you decide to try again, find someone that will take the time and effort to do them right...come back here and find out what should and shouldn't be done and it should work out much better for you!
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Wed, June 24, 2009 - 10:38 PMJonquil is at Scream on Captial Hill and she has been rocking my locks for 4 years now. She is the best, giver her a call.
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 11:05 AMI TOTALLY FEEL YOUR PAIN....I for my 5th time went last night to the 5th person who said they could do my dreads and i am still walking around with a head full of curls....i went last night and the girl last night back combed my hair and i told her she needs to do it more and i got the same response you got and then she put Shea butter on them and palm rolled them up 5 mins later they all came apart i was so pissed i almost cut my hair last night but i couldnt do it i want dreads really really bad.....im in LA and for some reason the only people who know how to do it they wanna charge everyone $500 and im sorry im not about to pay 500 for a hair style -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 2:59 PMWish I could help you, dude...I've noticed the HUGE amount that people want for doing proper dreads, too...I'd do them for a whole lot less, but that doesn't help you, considering I'm on the East coast and you're on the West. I've got plans to be a dreadie queen once I get back to Oz...the same issue over there for alot of folks...alot of demand and not enough supply without having to pay a fortune! -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 3:57 PMYes it would be great if we all lived closer to each other. I think we should all move down near Beksta *jokes*. It sucks being the only one in a country town with dreadlocks :( And I know how much they like to charge at salons, for such simple work. -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 4:38 PMFair warning...you ever go to Oz, you'll never want to leave...all my time is taken up trying to get back...I miss my sweety, I miss my home, I miss my friends...*sigh*...it sucks!
I think the problem with the prices on dreads is that it's not such hard work, but it is tedious and time consuming, especially if you're putting in a fresh set on someone with really long hair...mine is gonna be quite a task...which is part of the reason I'm waiting till I get back home to get it done...plenty of people there that know what they're doing and if you head out to one of the festivals, they do it for fun...just kick back, get happy and get dreaded!!! Woohooooo!!! -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 4:40 PMOoops...you ARE in Oz...*pout*...I wants to be there, tooooooo!!!
What part of do you live in? I'm gonna be back in the Brissie area. -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 5:22 PMhaha we just left Morayfield (30mins north of Brissie) and moved 1400kms away to Griffith, NSW in the middle of nowhere pretty much but i do love it. When do you get back to Oz? -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 5:54 PM*sigh*...whenever your government tells me I can...waiting for my visa to go thru...and waiting...and waiting...:-p -
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Thu, June 25, 2009 - 8:05 PM"I think we should all move down near Beksta *jokes*."
oh, please do ;-) heheh
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Fri, June 26, 2009 - 6:59 PMlouis-i think the universe is trying to tell you that you should just do them yourself. i did mine , its not that hard and that way you know exactly how much backcombing happened and how they feel. just have some one help section, tie those off with a rubber band then do it all your self. mine was done over the course of about 2 1/2 days. but yours is short so it wouldnt be that much time at all =)
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Fri, June 26, 2009 - 10:39 AMLol i have no idea where these areas you guys are naming i live in Orange County, California....i really wish you guys/gals lived closer specially beksta lol -
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Fri, June 26, 2009 - 11:14 AMWell, it's only about a 14 hr flight from LAX...not that bad...;-)
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Fri, July 17, 2009 - 10:21 PMlol i am about to start doing this whole dreading thing and can imagine myself feeling like this in the near future.
