My Dreadlock Blog

In response to:After Washing

2008-03-08T14:26:13+01:00

hey you can lock your roots very simple
take a facecloth
put your hand in it
take one of your locks between two fingers and rub circular on your head (always the same direction!!!)

In response to:check it out

2006-06-29T22:22:55+02:00

i think your dreads look great. just a tip though - if you ever get rid of them -- and have an itch to have them again - try sectioning your hair into sections that are 1 inch x 1 inch. i think they would look more natural.

In response to:check it out

2006-06-02T02:29:48+02:00

IS back combing the best way to start dreads.

In response to:Latest pic and Top Tip Number 2

2005-12-16T13:29:38+01:00

Keep on the good work.
pharma spyware

In response to:New Pics

2005-11-24T23:28:34+01:00

hi!

In response to:Latest pic and Top Tip Number 2

2005-10-18T20:52:46+02:00

the post is good, you can come to see my site

In response to:check it out

2005-09-15T17:02:53+02:00

aw, thanks mate.
glad that hot weathers finally passed over into autumn over here, my head was itching like mad!
later hun, x

In response to:check it out

2005-09-06T23:15:20+02:00

Hey thats cool, i got a bit fed up with tying my locks back before training so they had to go.

Your blog is cool

In response to:check it out

2005-09-06T22:19:39+02:00

Hey man, thankyou for linking my site!!! I've got a link on there for you too! 'tis ace! Hope that you are happy and well,
MM x

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-08-09T16:53:49+02:00

Nah man i'm just ugly

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-08-09T16:52:16+02:00

You look very grim and suicidal in the photo. Hangover????????

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-07-24T02:04:06+02:00

thanks hunny x

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-07-22T13:27:47+02:00

Well as i said to Natasha i did have my reasons, and i have had them for quite a while.

Regarding your own locks, here's my advice.

Get it right from the start as this will save a lot of time.

You need to really work on them, making sure that you get all the loose hair in those other locks.

Thanks for the comments and you can email me if you have any other questions.

Just look in my profile

Peace

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-07-22T12:41:33+02:00

well, that's dedication for you. Just found your site today off knottyboy.com, and now you've chopped them off!!! But you have to do things like this occasionally i suppose, so good on you. But i just want you to know that you've got me really inspired as to my own dreadlock adventure that started almost a month ago now... they're ok, but some of them need backcombed tighter sometimes...
anyway, i'll catch you later, cool site by the way,
Rock on England too!
Mol x

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-07-21T12:44:52+02:00

Well, if you start up again in the future consider accessories (I need to find a more manly word, perhaps... ummm, "hair stuff") like a head band, no snag elastics, etc.

There's some to consider here...

Dreadlock Accessories for guys and gals

You know better than me though if your martial arts instructor will allow you to wear these while training.

All the best to you and keep up your super blog!

Get Locked Up!
Natasha
MyDreadlocks.com

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-07-20T08:38:52+02:00

Well as you may know from my links i am a Wing Chun Gung Fu lover and i always said that if my locks started to get in the way of my training i would have to let them go.

I had training last night and they would not behave so they had to go.

Thanks for all the good vibes

Peace

Jim

In response to:R.I.P.

2005-07-20T05:53:17+02:00

Good grief, man! What happened?

I'm one to talk, I cut my locks 13 months ago for a mystical reason and will be starting 'em up again in January.

Do let us know what the cryptic message is about. Enquiring minds and all that...

Get Locked Up!
Natasha
MyDreadlocks.com

In response to:After Washing

2005-07-13T18:52:05+02:00

What wax is it?

Beeswax as an ingredient is fine just not pure beeswax plus you only need very little.

Only about a small peas size for each dread.

As for your roots, they will always be undreaded.

The reason for this is that the locking process takes place at the point after the 2 inches or so of hair at your scalp.

Its a bit difficult to describe.

Just ignore your roots they're fine.

I'll email you a picture of what i mean.

In response to:After Washing

2005-07-13T18:01:06+02:00

If my roots dont dread up...is there nething i can do? or do i just have to deal?

I just read the lable on the way i used last time...it says it has petrolium, fregrance, and beeswax...could that have been a cause to the not so greatness of my last dreads?

Thanx much,

Jes

In response to:Hello to you all

2005-07-08T17:03:39+02:00

Hey, hows it goin? I have a question for you... I have been thinking about dreads recently and I want to use the method you used, by backcombing. I was wondering, does it make your hair a lot shorter? My hair is thick, and just barely past my shoulders, and im afraid its going to stick up when im done. Thanks :-)

In response to:Anyone getting a hot head!! + Top Tip Number 4

2005-06-25T15:30:33+02:00

Hay thanks Natasha thats a great idea. I will be definatly trying that. I wear i kinda woolen crown and i will be soaking next time a go out. Cool

In response to:Anyone getting a hot head!! + Top Tip Number 4

2005-06-25T15:26:40+02:00

Relieve your hot head by putting your fav spritz in the fridge (I think it's called an "ice box" overseas, right?). Give yerself a dozen sprays before you head out. Keeping your natural hair products in the fridge will extend their shelf life anyway.

Another tip is to soak your tam in water before going out. Depending on the *kind* of heat, you're head will be cooled off. If you leave in a country that's got high humidity, stay away from this as you're basically gonna steam your dreads (not a bad thing, per se, as it can be a great way to boost the conditioning of your hair but hard in hot weather).

Okay, I'm tipped out :-)

I'm anxious to see what your locks will look like a few more days or weeks after a wax.

Get Locked Up!
Natasha
MyDreadlocks.com

In response to:Summer is here plus Top Tip Number 3

2005-06-19T14:15:27+02:00

Thanks Natasha, your site is one of the best sites out there.

In response to:Summer is here plus Top Tip Number 3

2005-06-19T04:34:50+02:00

I second and third what everyone's said here (minus the martial arts stuff...but only 'cuz I have no clue 'bout that).

Keep up the great advice you're doling out to the masses and keep up those great looking locks!

In the words of the wise Paris Hilton: "That's hot"

:-)

Working on her second set of locks,
Natasha over at MyDreadlocks.com

P.S. Thanks for your vote of confidence in the information that's provided at MyDreadlocks.com, Jim! If there's something specific that you'd like to see covered do let me know by dropping me a line...

http://www.mydreadlocks.com/contact.html

In response to:Summer is here plus Top Tip Number 3

2005-06-18T00:07:15+02:00

Hey! I work at Knotty Boy, and just wanted to let you know how cool I think what you're doing is! We're glad to have you on the site, and it's great people can see the process as it goes! Thanks so much!

-Knotty Brianna

In response to:Summer is here plus Top Tip Number 3

2005-06-14T23:08:59+02:00

Hey thanks so much for making a diary of your dreads, I began dreading my hair on sunday and I won't be finished till about midnight tonight! My hair was 19 in. to begin with and my fiance is doing them and he has a job so...anyway I was thinking I wanted to see someone's pics that has good mature dreads when they first dove in and here you are! I think I am really going to like them but they are looking super ratty right now as I am sure you know. I had a few q's tho....how often did you do your palmrolling and clockwise rubbing when you first got ur dreads? Should it be done everyday and for how long? On the dread site where they talk about "dreadballin" is that for the whole dread or just the roots? I have loose hairs all the way down my dreads but I am sure that is normal at this point, wouldn't you say? Anyway keep up the good work and thanks for sharing, it really helps to see a fellow dreadhead making progress :) 1Luv~Angel

In response to:Hello to you all

2005-06-11T09:11:37+02:00

Well man, it wouldn't do them any harm if that's what you mean?

But new dreads tend to be a bit stiff (cus of the wax).

But all in all i don't see it as a problem

If you want to have a rough idea of how they will look at the beggining you can check out my photo site diary here:

http://jimboslocks.photosite.com

In response to:Hello to you all

2005-06-11T01:20:47+02:00

hi, im in a band i was thinkin bout gettin my hair dreaded in the week but if i got em done monday and had a gig on friday(which means headbanging all night) will tht not be a great idea?

In response to:Summer is here plus Top Tip Number 3

2005-06-08T01:36:26+02:00

Thanks! yes this is a diary of my hair locks and to discuss hair locking in general.

Yes i do practise Wing chun but this art is quite new to me as well. My martial arts background is Taekwondo, but since practising WC i have found something which is so absorbing in it's approach that i think i will continue with WC for the rest of my life. I LOVE IT!

I love Slipknot to but unfortunatly i am married with kids so not much chance of getting the time off lol!

Keep checking out my other blog 16bronsons.blog.co.uk
as this is about the reformation of my band after a break of 4 years. We intend to ROCK once again.

In response to:Summer is here plus Top Tip Number 3

2005-06-07T22:52:13+02:00

P.S. Cool hair - seeming as that was what you made your post on!