Tutorial: Splashed dreads :)
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:54 am
I've been making dreads like these for a year or so, and have been asked a couple of times for a tutorial.
I finally have a bit of spare time on my hands, a decent camera, and am not being lazy, so here it is!
The dread I make in this tutorial isn't super pretty lol
I might take some more pics later to replace these ones, but they serve their purpose
It's very simple to add color to your dreads with this method. All you need is more than 1 color of KK, a comb, a felting needle, and a method of sealing.
All you dread makers, save your short bits and small amounts of leftover KK. It works great for this application!
Here I am using a blend of Baby Pink and orange
^But you don't need that much, just a small amount. (More would be fine too, this dread did turn out pretty subtle)
Take this small amount of hair and rub it in between your hands so that it mats up into a fluffy ball. Don't make it too tight or your dread will get lumpy, and make sure it's pretty even throughout. The cell phone is in the pic for a size reference.
Take your ball of color, shape it how you like, and place where you want it on the backcombed and unsealed dread. If you have a thinner spot in the backcombing that's a great place to put it, as it will even out the dread. At the same time be careful not to place it somewhere on the dread that will add too much hair and ruin the taper and continuity of the dread.
Use the felting needle to connect the colored hair to your base dread. Be careful not to use it too much as it will create a firm spot that may not shrink during sealing which will create a bump in the dread. Depending on the size of my splash I use the needle from 15-30 times, but this also depends on the gauge/size of the felting needle you're using.
Now it's ready for sealing. When you're twisting and sealing try not to let the splash become covered in the process. That's partially why this one turned out so subtle...I was in a hurry lol
You can find my steamer/sealing tutorial here: http://hairextensionsforum.com/viewtopi ... =62&t=8731
You now have a finished dread:
Here's another, better looking example of what they look like (You can find more in my Myspace gallery):
Add more or multiple colors to a dread and mix it up!
Another fun thing about this method is that you can untwist and run the finished dread over steam to undo the sealing, and tear off the splash color to change it or re-do it if you don't like it.
Any questions, comments, or corrections let me know
-Ashley/MizzzzBarr/FASD
I finally have a bit of spare time on my hands, a decent camera, and am not being lazy, so here it is!
The dread I make in this tutorial isn't super pretty lol
I might take some more pics later to replace these ones, but they serve their purpose
It's very simple to add color to your dreads with this method. All you need is more than 1 color of KK, a comb, a felting needle, and a method of sealing.
All you dread makers, save your short bits and small amounts of leftover KK. It works great for this application!
Here I am using a blend of Baby Pink and orange
^But you don't need that much, just a small amount. (More would be fine too, this dread did turn out pretty subtle)
Take this small amount of hair and rub it in between your hands so that it mats up into a fluffy ball. Don't make it too tight or your dread will get lumpy, and make sure it's pretty even throughout. The cell phone is in the pic for a size reference.
Take your ball of color, shape it how you like, and place where you want it on the backcombed and unsealed dread. If you have a thinner spot in the backcombing that's a great place to put it, as it will even out the dread. At the same time be careful not to place it somewhere on the dread that will add too much hair and ruin the taper and continuity of the dread.
Use the felting needle to connect the colored hair to your base dread. Be careful not to use it too much as it will create a firm spot that may not shrink during sealing which will create a bump in the dread. Depending on the size of my splash I use the needle from 15-30 times, but this also depends on the gauge/size of the felting needle you're using.
Now it's ready for sealing. When you're twisting and sealing try not to let the splash become covered in the process. That's partially why this one turned out so subtle...I was in a hurry lol
You can find my steamer/sealing tutorial here: http://hairextensionsforum.com/viewtopi ... =62&t=8731
You now have a finished dread:
Here's another, better looking example of what they look like (You can find more in my Myspace gallery):
Add more or multiple colors to a dread and mix it up!
Another fun thing about this method is that you can untwist and run the finished dread over steam to undo the sealing, and tear off the splash color to change it or re-do it if you don't like it.
Any questions, comments, or corrections let me know
-Ashley/MizzzzBarr/FASD
what cell phone is that?
okay, back on topic!