About me....

I've had dreads for 4 years, none of them have left home yet, so i must be doing something right..

I use the crochet hook method, but method being the word. There are many ways to get dreads, depending on what you want them to look like.
Even within the "crochet hook method", I see people doing them different ways... Through trial and error, over the years I've learned which do and don't work. Put simply there is a fast way and a slow way. As with everything, I think the extra time pays off with the finished look and strength of the dreads.

If you have an image of what you would like them to look like. I'm sure to create what u want, and I'm not the "sit down and I'll do what I'm gonna do anyway..." There are endless styles and variations. All you have to do is decide...

If you already have dreads, I can tidy all the loose hair at the roots, straighten out some of the bumps and lumps. Strengthen the weak spots and even re-attach broken dreads. So if you break one, or someone else did it, hold onto it.

Feel free to call me with any questions.
KC

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New Red Dreads!

Here are new dreads with loose tails
I'm leaving the fringe and shaved right side 

The work to be done:
Section and dread 152 locks
Add 35 real hair extensions 



The Beginning


Starting from the fringe working back


Top covered

Nearly there

Where the extension are to be added

Before Extensions

Adding Real Hair Extension



End Result
After 50 hours!


Cutting and Maintenance of 6 year old dreads

Here are some 6 year old dreads!
There are about 40 

The work to be done:
The hair is thinning on top so I added 7 dreads to cover the scalp
3 dreads are added to the sides at the front
Lock in loose hair and thicken roots
Cut locks to shoulder length and create loose tail ends

The dreads being added are his own from the excess being cut

Thin hair and scalp showing

Locks are very thin at the roots

Lots of loose hair on scalp 

Beginning to thicken roots 

Thin hair on top

Adding dreads




Cut in a layered style shoulder length






After 30 hours

The end result!

Dread Wraps or Hair Wraps

These are not so much wraps, as a macrame style of knotting patterns

Wraps are string wrapped around the hair
My method evolves macrame knotting of string around the hair

Wrap takes15mins -
 lasts maybe 2 months

My method takes around 1.5 hours - 
I have one on my dreads for 3 years (faded but no breaks)

First adding real hair to form a longer dread
Added to end of dread
Covers all the dread


Leaving some dread exposed near root


Maintenance of 2 Year Old Dreads

Here we have 2 year old dreads!
This is a head of around 35/40 dreads

The work to be done:
Working new hair into the roots
Thickening the roots of some dreads
Repair of  weak spots
General re-shaping and tidy of loose hairs along the dreads














The End Result!
After about 20 hours of crochet work
The roots are neat and free of loose hair but not so tight as to cause discomfort
The dreads are now a uniform thickness with a smooth finish tying in all the loose hairs
Without the use of wax!!!! 


Organic Dreadlocks

Creating Dreads
Maintaining Roots and Dreads
Re-Shaping
Repairing Weak or Broken Dreads
Extensions
Wraps

No Wax or Glues or Chemicals


Contact: Kc - 0877424233
locksworks@gmail.com

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