First off I give credit of the tecnique to a lady on the fakehair community named Frau and this is her tutorial http://community.livejournal.com/fakehair/2886499.html.

So this is how I make my swirled transitionals. This is a lot of work!

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Comment's a questions please leave here http://delicstutorials.livejournal.com/5487.html thank you!

Here's a different way of making curly dreads where you can do 12 at a time with out waiting for them to dry out.

Here is a bunch of links I have found for different types of tutorials. 

***Some of the links have changed and new ones added***

 

I know this one is needed and I did all the pictures a while ago but decided to finaly get this done. I hope this will help some people out.

This tutorial can be used on other types of falls mounted on lace as well. The important part of the tutorial is the proper placement of the buns on the head. Some steps can be skipped but I did this so it's completly from begging to end type of tutorial.

Warning: Lot's of pictures! Not the best pictures either since i had to take them myself while trying to do it as well.

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This is a quick tutorial I whipped up. This is for those that want more coverage with their falls or have small bun diameters.

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This page has turned into a tutorial request page. If I can make it I will try eventualy to get it made and If I have a link to one It will be posted on the "Tutorial links" page. Thanks!

~Andrea~

Comments for all tutorials can be posted here. This page has a lot of questions posted on it as well so you can use this to answer some questions you may have. More tutorials are on the way.

A little complicated but not that hard to do...enjoy!

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This has taken me a while to finally get made. This will show you how to make the dreads with the loop on top...enjoy!

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Ok this tutorial is an extra step in sealing dreads after you have used my special tea kettle meathod http://www.livejournal.com/users/delicstutorials/3238.html.

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 How to seal the ends using two different methods.

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This tutorial details how to seal swirled dreads using my special tea kettle method. In order for this to work you need a similar tea kettle to do it. This is the one that I use.

I got it from Big Lots for $5.99. The brand is Bali and the style is Victoria.

This is the same tutorial as the last one but with different pictures and some additional steps.

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This tutorial details how to seal dreads using my special tea kettle method. In order for this to work you need a similar tea kettle to do it and it must be done on an ELECTRIC stove top or hot plate. This is the one that I use.

I got it from Big Lots for $5.99. The brand is Bali and the style is Victoria.

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This tutorial will try to explain how to make swirled/candy cane dreads.

For the first part of the tutorial please refer to the “How to make solid double ended dreads” tutorial from the beginning all the way to Step 5.

 ***Important Note Please Read!!! ***

You must divide the hair that you used for the single colored dread in half so they end up the same thickness. If you don’t the dread will end up double the thickness of the single colored dread.

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This tutorial is on how to make solid double-ended dreads.

**Warning**

This is very detailed and full of pictures. Prepare for lots of reading and pictures downloading.

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First off have you visited this site?

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You want 100% KANEKALON JUMBO BRAID period. This is the best for making dreads. Kanekalon is the fiber. Jumbo Braid is the texture. You can also use the silky texture but you do need to backcomb more.

 

I would search my local area for beauty supply shops and see what they have to offer. Sally Beauty Supply mostly has a very limited selection but a good price for hair. 

The best places online for hair:

USA
(Washington) Doctored Locks aka Doc Locks: http://www.drlocks.net/ the one i use
(California) Black n' Gold Brand hair: http://www.bnghair.com/bnghair/detail.asp?catid=1&subcatid=28&itemid=001 great colors and good prices. They email you after you place the order with the shipping rates.
(California) Ikickshins: http://ikickshins.net/bulk.php carries a varity of colors and offers swatchs.
(Ohio) Cypherlox: http://www.cypherlox.com/indexpage.htm

Overseas

Canada
Plastikhaar North America http://www.plastikhaar.com/northamericashop  has GORGEOUS colors and wonderful to work with but very pricey!


Switzerland 
Plastikhaar http://www.plastikhaar.com/shop/index.php  has GORGEOUS colors and wonderful to work with but very pricey!

UK
Afrocare: http://www.afrocare.com/ is UK based and is pricey cause of conversion rates...the British pound is worth double the US dollar.

 

This will be the bulk of your cost cause you need a few packets of hair to make a full set of dreads. For an estimate on what you can make and how much you need this is what I can get out of each packet of hair.

 

• For marker thick dreads you can get- 2 waist length double ender dreads or if you cut the hair in half to make medium length double ended dreads you can get 4.5 double enders(DE's).
• For about pencil thick you can get- 3 waist length DE's and 6 medium length DE's

This goes for single enders as well.

Backcombing

I suggest this comb from Sally Beauty Supply

 

This comb is called a backcombing brush. It only cost about $1.50 if I remember correctly. It has 3 rows of teeth and is a more durrable plastic than ordinary combs.

 

Sealing

I would tell you to get a tea kettle for sealing dreads.

I would get this one. I got it at Big Lots for $5.99 and it's awesome. The Brand is Bali and the style name is Victoria. It's the best and I will explain that in the tutorial I will make.

 

So then you will also need rubber gloves to protect your hands from the steam. Get the yellow cleaning gloves you can get at a store. Don't get the really cheap ones go for the more expensive ones cause they fit your hands better.

 

I am suggesting this method cause the other ones have their flaws

Boiling- the dreads look like crap cause they get all stringy...I have done this...trust me. You can steam the dreads first then pour the boiling water over the dreads to seal them even thighter.

Hairdryer=Velcro hair they stick to one another

Flat Iron- Can't seal the ends well

Professional steamer- expensive, more likely to burning yourself all over, bulky, and break down after a while.

If you want to try these methods go ahead. This is just my opinion and what I have read from other ladies posting sealing problems on the LJ communities.

 

You will also need:

• Storage containers to store your hair, dreads and falls in.
• Hair rubber bands-for installing dreads
• Sissors- For cutting hair, trimming sealed dreads, and other uses
• Black Lace- For mounting Falls

 

So here is the basic info that you need to get started. This can be a very pricey hobby to get into I have $100's invested in it. I hope you found this helpful and if you need any more info just ask.

 

~Andrea~

delic1999

This page is going to have all the tutorials that I have made related to fake hair. I have many planed and will have them up soon. Comments will be disabled on the tutorials cause I want this page to be informative. I will have a comment post so you can comment on each tutorail where you can ask questions.

So keep an eye out and enjoy!