First curly dreads
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- bluexeon
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First curly dreads
Ive only ever had one set of curly dreads and I only had 8. Here is a set of 40 DE curlies i have made. I think ive curled them right. I didnt want them to be too tightly curled but didnt want them too flat either. I used a steamer to seal them and a steamer around a brush handle to curl them. They are actually 3 types of blue and neon yellow but since royal mail havent delivered any mail due to the snow i dont have a memory card for my camera and this is a crappy phone photo lol.
What do you think? Any improvements I can make?
What do you think? Any improvements I can make?
- mandikat
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Oh MAN, those look gorgeous! Well done!
I'm sure there's going to be a useful critique at some point here, but these look fantastic as far as I can tell! I love the varying degrees of "curled" when it gets to the very end... That'll ensure that they won't lock together at all.
Seriously, I can't wait to see these installed. Are they for someone else, or for you?
I'm sure there's going to be a useful critique at some point here, but these look fantastic as far as I can tell! I love the varying degrees of "curled" when it gets to the very end... That'll ensure that they won't lock together at all.
Seriously, I can't wait to see these installed. Are they for someone else, or for you?
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Re: First curly dreads
Niiiice! A lot of curls you see are all sort of one length & curl, but I love the variation in yours. They look so much more real(as real as synthetic dreads can look lolz), and I bet they'll look fabulous installed.
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I think they look great! I like how the curls aren't all perfectly uniform; it makes it looks like naturally wavy/curly hair as opposed to curling iron ringlets.. but, you know, in dread form
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Re: First curly dreads
i werent too sure how to make the ends neat because some of them looked a bit straggly when i had curled them. Godknows how ive ended up with them all sorts of lengths because they did start off as one length lol.
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Yeah, i love them!!!!
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Re: First curly dreads
these are really really great. i dont have any critique for these lol
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I still haven't really tried making curly dreads myself but I think these look awesome!
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They look really nice! I think they have just the right amount of curl too. I bet they'll look nice and full when they're installed.
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No critique from me - I love them!!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!!
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Those are gorgeous! I wish I had a set like these.
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Colors look great together!
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Whoa! Please tell me you blew your initial expectations out of the water when you finished these? They're brilliant! And they've retained themselves very nicely!
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this are very pretty
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Re: First curly dreads
Oooo. These are great. n_n
Though it must have been a pain to curl the dreads one by one.
What I do to curl my dreadies (which is a faster way) is to tie the dreads around a broom handle, put the handle over a sink or the tub, then just pour really hot water on them. Then I just wait for them to dry and take them off. And this method produces some really nice curly dreads.
Though it must have been a pain to curl the dreads one by one.
What I do to curl my dreadies (which is a faster way) is to tie the dreads around a broom handle, put the handle over a sink or the tub, then just pour really hot water on them. Then I just wait for them to dry and take them off. And this method produces some really nice curly dreads.
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Wow, that works?? That's awesome! Does it matter what the material of the broom is?I Am The Asylum wrote:Oooo. These are great. n_n
Though it must have been a pain to curl the dreads one by one.
What I do to curl my dreadies (which is a faster way) is to tie the dreads around a broom handle, put the handle over a sink or the tub, then just pour really hot water on them. Then I just wait for them to dry and take them off. And this method produces some really nice curly dreads.
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Nah, I don't think so. I've been using a plastic broom and it hasn't hurt it.
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LOVE. I especially like the natural feel of them, since they're not all exactly uniform. WELL done!
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Re: First curly dreads
naaaah i didnt do them one by one, i did them how you said. By brush i meant a broom, i bet you thought i meant like a hair brush lol. Its a yorkshire thing.I Am The Asylum wrote:Oooo. These are great. n_n
Though it must have been a pain to curl the dreads one by one.
What I do to curl my dreadies (which is a faster way) is to tie the dreads around a broom handle, put the handle over a sink or the tub, then just pour really hot water on them. Then I just wait for them to dry and take them off. And this method produces some really nice curly dreads.
I used a metal one just cos it kept the heat a bit better but wood or plastic is probably just as good.
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Re: First curly dreads
bluexeon wrote:naaaah i didnt do them one by one, i did them how you said. By brush i meant a broom, i bet you thought i meant like a hair brush lol. Its a yorkshire thing.I Am The Asylum wrote:Oooo. These are great. n_n
Though it must have been a pain to curl the dreads one by one.
What I do to curl my dreadies (which is a faster way) is to tie the dreads around a broom handle, put the handle over a sink or the tub, then just pour really hot water on them. Then I just wait for them to dry and take them off. And this method produces some really nice curly dreads.
I used a metal one just cos it kept the heat a bit better but wood or plastic is probably just as good.
Haha. Yeah, I thought you meant hair brush. I was like, "Hmm. a bit odd, but alright"
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I absolutely love them! great job!
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no critiques whatsoever, these are beautiful! the curls are just perfect too x
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