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runningwithlola
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:54 am    Post subject: the ends of rexlace Reply with quote

I wanted to wrap some rexlace around some dreads.

So I was going to just wrap it around a couple times at the middle of the dread, then crisscross it a few times so it looks like little x's, then wrap it around a few times again, and then crisscross it again, etc.

But how do I secure the ends of the rexlace? I don't want to knot them and have them sticking out (if they're short) or hanging down (if they're long).

Besides a rubber band. How could I do it. I want it to really stay. Anyone tried heating the ends together so they melt together? I'm hoping there is something easier, but I might try that.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can melt them with a braid sealer, but it takes a really long time and the hair will melt *way* before the rexlace does
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use rubber bands ... simple and easy.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bummer! I was hoping there was some other method!
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Vicsarina
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're wrapping the rexlace down the length of the dread?

I did that, and I just curled the rexlace around the very tip of the dread horizontally, so that the tip of the dread was enclosed by the rexlace, and steamed it, so it stuck in that shape.

Excuse the messy room, but:



Can you see where it stops being a dread, and becomes rexlace?
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ANNloses
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How do those dreads hold up? *wants to experiment*
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you could secure the rexlace with a micro ring, and use a latch hook to pull the end into the dread??
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wore them for a few days. They stayed pretty good, but like they became slightly loose.

If I was to do them again, I'd wrap the rexlace around a couple of extra times.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

desiree wrote:
you could secure the rexlace with a micro ring, and use a latch hook to pull the end into the dread??


That's a really good idea.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

see, that's what I'm talking about! I knew some genius here would have an idea. What would I do w/out the hair board?

I wasn't thinking of something like that though, i was just talking about something kind of like this:



With rexlace instead of ribbon.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can I get micro rings at a beauty supply? Or do I need to order them online? Or sheesh, does any body have 2 or 3 they'd be willing to part with? I should post in the swaps.
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