Entangled

Sometimes you'll get loose hair at the base of your dreads, especially if they are new. Which can become entangled with other dreadlocks causing pulling and mis-shapen dreadlock sections. With a bit of patience and a crochet hook this can be tidied very nicely! Entangled

People often wander if you can install synthetic dreadlock extensions into short hair. By using a mix of the box braiding method to attach the extensions and elastic thread to secure them I was able to install these double ended locks. There's 19 sections In total and even though my lovely client had shaved sides there was still enough dreads to create decent volume. The client picked a great colour combination of platinum blonde and honey blonde which matched her natural hair colour very well!

These long beauties needed the fluff at the roots tidying up. 4 hours later we have this stunning result!

If you want the look of mature dreadlocks straight away, extensions are a good option. We decided not to install regular dreadlocks as the hair was quite short (which can leave the baby dreads sticking out at funny angles) so what we did instead was start the dreadlocks at the scalp and crochet in some synthetic extensions. By doing this the finished look can be achieved whilst the real dreadlocks (natural hair) grows and gains length whilst maturing/locking up before they are visible. The crochet method does take longer to install than the braiding method as there's a lot of crochet work involved to bind them together.However installing the extensions in this way will allow them to stay in for much longer than the regular braiding method which lasts around 6-10 weeks.

DREADLOCK ENVY! These beautiful 4 month old locks needed a good tidy. I crocheted in all of the loose hair at the roots and the main body of the dreads. My favourite in particular was the large flat fluffy dreadlock in the centre of the before photo. Once tightened up the results show its true beauty, blending in very well with the rest of these thick dreadys. Wish mine looked this good at 4 month old!