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Crocheting
This is a method for tightening up the loops on mature dreads. Please note that
crocheting should not be used for tightening roots. The problem with using it
to tighten roots is that the hair at the base of the dread that you have crocheted
will be twisted instead of dreaded. Loose hair at the roots can eventually get
knotty and dread up but twisted hair will continue to lay twisted since it will
be held at both ends. The roots will look much better right after you crochet
them but the hair in the twist will never have a chance to get knotted and it
will never dread. The long term effect of this will be dreads that look much
thinner and bend more easily in some areas than others which makes them appear
broken or weak in areas. And it kinda looks like a braid in the middle of your
dread. So don't do it! :)
Used correctly however, crocheting is still great for tightening up the slack
in dread loops that appear in the body of the dread. Remember that ALL dreads
are supposed to have a little loose hair at the root, about an inch or so.
This is where the dread will eventually start to dread itself. Crocheting this
hair will make the dreadlock look tight but it will prevent it from dreading
itself as it grows. The dread needs that area of loose hair to form tangles
and knots which will eventually tighten to become new dread.
So how do you avoid these problems and get the most out of this technique?
First only crochet mature dreads that are really loose in one area but tight
in the others. One sign of this is a loop of hair to sticking out of the dread.
Use the crocheting to tighten the loop by sticking the dread through the loop
and pulling it tight.
A dread that needs crocheting.
A dread crocheting itself.
Dreads almost never do this in captivity.
You should only need to pull the dread though once to take up the slack in
the loop. Over crocheting a dread will also cause it to twist or turn up instead
of laying down with the rest and it can thin the dread as mentioned before.
I would recommend giving the dread plenty of time to suck in the loop by itself.
Only when you are sure that the loop is permanent should you crochet it.
The twist looks way better than a flap or loop of hair any day.
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