making and installing synth dreads
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Topic: making and installing synth dreads
Posted By: metalgirl
Subject: making and installing synth dreads
Date Posted: October 07 2005 at 1:50am
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For any of you who has attended the Hair Police classes, can you tell me if they teach you how to make synthetic dreads? And if so, do they teach how to make single and double ended dreads, as well as how to install them? I am toying around again with the idea of going to the Hair Police class that is coming up in November. I know how to pinch braid now, but I don't know much of anything about making and installing dreads, and would very much like to learn. Just wondering if it's worth the $1000 class fee, plus travel expenses.... ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
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Posted By: PirateQueen
Date Posted: October 07 2005 at 4:04am
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As far as I know the Hair Police method of making dreads is to pinch
braid the hair in at the roots and then steam seal into dreads the hair while it's attatched to the head. I haven't done the course personally but I don't think they teach any of the methods using pre-made double-enders or single enders. Personally I make and attatch double ended dreads and recommend using Quinnsters Hair Extensions site and the Hair forum as a learning resource. Good luck - making dreads is so fun! |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: October 07 2005 at 10:01pm
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Hairpolice does dread perms with your natural hair as far as I know. Piratequeen is right. You can learn all about single and double ended dreads on Quinns board. I've tried a few. It's really more practice than anything. |
Posted By: Scotchyroo
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 8:03am
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Metalgirl, they do teach you how to do dreads, it is as Piratequeen says. You pinchbraid in the synthetic hair then twist backcomb and steam. You can reuse these dreads by carefully cutting the string which leaves you with a loop at the top of the dread, you rebraid the hair through the two sides of the loop. The thing about Hairpolice is that you already know how to do sewn in wefts, which is One/third the class. They are a small operation, so why don't you call them and tell them you just want to do pinchbraids, natural and synthetic dreads and see if they'll work with you. I think you'd have a great time, and they are totally cool girls, but the class is maybe a little beginner for you.
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Posted By: amandamott
Date Posted: June 23 2006 at 3:12pm
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I'm new to this as well.
I'm trying to make double enders, but I'm having trouble with the steaming or boiling process. I know how to install them and everything, but I can't seem to set the dreads. I've backcombed them and twisted them, and I've tried boiling them but I'm having some trouble. Could someone give me a detailed description of this part of the process? Thanks. Amanda |
Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: June 23 2006 at 3:40pm
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If you are having problems steaming i have a tip for you.
Use a regular old clothing iron on a high steam setting, hover it over the dread and steam. Simple as.
I've been making them for 5 years this way x
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Posted By: PirateQueen
Date Posted: June 25 2006 at 4:25am
http://delicstutorials.livejournal.com/ There are some good, detailed tutorials on this page if you scroll down a little, for sealing with a tea kettle, but can be adapted for other methods of sealing, like using a steamer. But as you are having some trouble with the sealing part of the process, can I ask if the hair you are using is Kanekalon? Because if you are using a type of hair labelled as 100% synthetic fibre, the problem could be there, as hair made from PP (polypropelene) does not react to heat or steam and is virtually impossible to seal into dreads. |
amandamott wrote:Posted By: donutloose
Date Posted: June 25 2006 at 4:41pm
| hey i did the hair police course, it was pretty good but quite basic, they didnt show me how to make the dreads just install them, so if you already know how to pinch braid you are already half way there, i find the bast way to steam the dreads is investing in a proper steamer (depends on how many dreads you intend to make!) i got a stand up wig steamer and it saves me loads of messing around you could also make think wool dreads with roving, you can put that in hot water and mould into shape, i find the best hair for dreading is kankalon you backcomb twist and steam, simple!! good luck |