Dreadlock Mastery: Why Learning from an Expert is Essential

Mar 18 2024

Posted by elena

Categories: Courses

Learning how to make dreadlocks properly is indeed important for achieving healthy and durable results. Here are some reasons why joining my dreadlock making course and learning from someone experienced can be beneficial:

Dreadlocks & Culture:

Delve into the rich tapestry of history and cultural significance surrounding dreadlocks. Understanding the roots of this timeless hairstyle is essential for anyone embarking on the journey of dreadlock making. From ancient civilizations to modern-day societies, dreadlocks have held diverse meanings and symbolisms across various cultures. Explore the traditions, beliefs, and rituals associated with dreadlocks, and gain invaluable insights into the profound cultural connections woven into this iconic hairstyle.

Dreadlock Making:

Technique: Proper technique is crucial for creating solid, clean and neat dreadlocks without the use of chemicals, threads, waxes or strange knots. Learning from someone experienced ensures that you’re using the right methods to create durable dreadlocks.
Sectioning: Sectioning is the process of dividing the hair into even sections before starting the dreadlocking process. Correct sectioning is essential for ensuring that the dreadlocks grow in a healthy manner and are positioned correctly on the scalp to prevent discomfort or potential damage.
Extensions: Adding extensions to dreadlocks is a skill that requires knowledge of proper attachment methods and color matching. Learning from an experienced loctician allows you to understand how to seamlessly integrate extensions into dreadlocks while ensuring they look natural and blend well with the client’s hair.
Styling & Decorating: The final stage that gives character and style to your clients locs, this is an exciting and creative moment to make someones dreadlocks pop and be unique by styling & decorating. Using different advanced methods with threads, beads, feather accents or fabric wraps you have the power to craft captivating and one-of-a-kind looks.

Overall, learning from someone experienced in dreadlock making through a course can provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to create healthy, long-lasting dreadlocks that meet the client’s expectations. It also helps to prevent potential issues such as discomfort or damage to the scalp and hair.

Dreadlock Maintenance:

There are many reasons people visit locticians for their dreadlock maintenance. Not only do professionals do it better and quicker, but we’re also equipped to save and revive a wide range of dread crises. Learning the ‘tricks of the trade’ will enable you to confidently approach common dreadlock issues, such as:

1) Messy roots
2) Joined dreads
3) Thin dreads in need of thickening up
4) Adding extensions and reattaching old dreadlocks

Learn effective techniques to nurture and revive people’s locs and and unlock your potential as a skilled loctician.

Branding, Marketing & Management:

Starting a successful business can be overwhelming, but also incredibly rewarding. However, mastering practical dreadlock skills is just the beginning. To thrive as a professional loctician, you need to understand the ins and outs of running a business—from branding and marketing, to client management, to financial responsibilities and self-care.

With my course, you’ll gain the essential knowledge and skills to launch and grow your loctician business confidently.

Are you ready to embark on a journey to master the art of dreadlock making and unlock your creativity? Join my comprehensive course today and learn from an experienced expert who will guide you through every step of the process. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to transform your passion into skill and achieve stunning results!

Enroll now on the dreadlock making course and take the first step towards creating and maintaining beautiful, healthy, natural dreadlocks that you and your clients will love. Your journey to becoming a dreadlock master starts here!

Course Info

Still have questions? Feel free to reach out to me at bookings@crafterelena.com for more information. I can’t wait to see you thrive in the world of dreadlock making!

Why are my dreads so Fluffy?

Jan 28 2018

Posted by Elena

Categories: Dreadlocks

Tags: crafterelena crochet needles dread care dread do's and don'ts dreadlock tips dreadlocks dreadlocks maintenance dreadlocks maintenance manchester fluffy dreads how to fix my dreads palm rolling

You just got your dreads in the past 6 months and they are super uber fluffy! WHY?

Your hair is a new form and position and it doesn’t know what to do. Should the hair stay in the dread or get out? Jump in this dread or the one next to it?
Dreads take about 1-2 years to mature ( this means they still need time to get tight and solid)
They need regular maintenance but you got lazy to do it 😟

Process:

So let’s say that you’ve backcombed or twisted and ripped your hair, and now? Your dreads are so fluffy that you can’t even call them dreads..

First thing to do is —> Palm Roll!!

This is so so important! Palm rolling will help your dreads form and stay together, it will give them a straight and circular shape that you will love. I suggest to do this every day. Start from the root of your dread and come down will you are rolling the dread in your palm. This helps the hair stay close to the dread and not go supper fluffy!!

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Then the next part is –> Crochet Needles!

Probably if you are doing this on your own it will take a while to get it right but when the technique works it’s like the sky has opened! Revelation!! The principle is to hook the hair on the needle and pull it in the dread. An easy way to start is by wrapping the hair around the needle and pulling itthrough the dread. This is what makes the knots, and dreads are loads of knots together 😜 I personally use 0.75mm but other people use 0.6 a lot of times. I think 0.75mm lets the dread breath a little more but the difference is minor really.. Find a crochet needle here

But Please –> DON’T USE WAX!!!

Please DON’T! Wax is a temporary solution for your dreads and the fluffy hair to stick together but it’s a longterm problem. In case you don’t know, bees wax is waterproof, therefore it’s very difficult to get it out of dreads in the future. Wax makes dreadlocks dirty, sticky and horrible and everything that you are exposed to stick on it! So please avoid it so you don’t regret it in the future!

In general, dreads will never stop getting messy but after a few years you had them they will mature. That means that the length of them will not need much of a maintenance apart from the roots. Your roots will always need some regular care.

The best thing to do is PALM ROLL them every day if you can as this will help them so much to keep a nice, circular and straight shape and not go wanky! This will also help the hair to stay close to the dread and not go super fluffy!! Remeber, you wont see the difference in a day but you will definitely see it in the long run!

I hope this was helpful and it brightened up your day 🙂 And don’t forget that you can ⬇️