Category Archives: Tutorials

Video Tutorial #5 How to make Dread Falls.

#5 How to make Dread Falls. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Video Tutorial #4 How to Steam / Seal Synthetic Dreads.

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Video Tutorial #3 How to Backcomb Synthetic Hair for Dreading.

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Video Tutorial #2 What are Synthetic Dreads?

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Video Tutorial #1 What is Diversity Hair?

So here we are, the start of our video tutorials Series… #1 Intro Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

How to make hand felted roving dreads

You need: Towel Washing up liquid Rubber Gloves Roving Bowl Freshly boiled water Add a small amount of washing up liquid to your bowl & add the boiled water (boiled water is best as the hotter the water the easier the fibres will felt together) Add your roving dread. Only one at a time at [...]

How to make single ended roving dreads

You will need: Roving An old cushion Needle felting handle Felting Needles (a Standard needle is fine) 8mm knitting needle, or dowel. Separate your roving as you would for Double ended dreads. Then take one section & split it again (so if you split your roving in to 3 to make DE’s, you should have [...]

How to Dye Merino wool roving

What you need: Roving (this is unfelted, you can use felted roving if you want) Acid dye Vinegar (this is the acid) Water Gloves Add half the vinegar & the same amount (1:1 ratio) of water to a bowl, then add your roving. It may float, so squish it down. Leave to soak for an [...]

How to make Machine Felted Roving Dreads

You will need: Roving/merino wool tops Washing Machine Separate your roving into lengths Then in to thicknesses (these are split in to 3 to create sharpie thick dreads) Dry palm roll with your hands. The difference with palm rolled & normal… Palm roll all your dreads Place dreads in to a pillowcase Knot the pillowcase [...]