new growth dread maintenance

[ceezyboi23]

seems kinda complicated

[CedarRed12]

Am i the only person who thanks she blinks ALOT!

[wingsonmyback1]

my crochet hook gets stuck inside the dread when I try to pull it out, I just cant get the hook to do what I want it to

[dtfamu89]

This is the first time that I have actually seen loc maintenance done on someone of non-African descent and they actually form a nice round cylinder. They look really good. I am amazed. Blessings.

[AKOSUAHISLOVE]

i have a question? is there a place that you would recommend to me to go to in new york that does this method

[Adelita1970]

Hello, I know this video is old, but I just got locks with the backcombing method and I have so many flyways, and it looks so messy. The beautician told me that's just how it is and there is nothing I can do to fix it, I would have to wait until they fully lock. I saw your method and I got the crochet 1mm and one that is 1.8mm. I am trying but it is not working at all. Is there a salon in NYC that does this method? Thank you.

[supaman214]

That would be Sooo time consuming and unnecessary... a white man teaching loc maintenance... A MESS!

[Misuccess4evaluv]

@supaman214 well what would be your solution. To me, no matter what method of locing you use, especially for straight hair, it WILL BE time consuming and very necessary for the person who wants it done. Shouldn't post blanket stated comments without a solution to go along with it.

[fyl24]

@supaman214 It's great! For some reason we black people have got it in our heads that our race created dreadlocks.

[erikyuribee]

can u do a video on sectioning ... or could u tell me how ur wifes sectioning is .. i like it a lot and i think it would be much better

[erikyuribee]

awww that was sweet



[gravediggawasp]

@skillteacher I was wondering if you know anyone in the boston area that i could go to to get some maintenance done

[foxysam123]

Her dreads are absolutely beautiful, I have wanted dread for 12 years and now I am finally going to get them and I love your wife's dreads they are just AMAZING.

[agabmx3]

what size needle is the best?

[MaximoSmokes]

This video made me :

A. Want to marry that woman.

B. Grow my dreads again. &

C. Marry that woman.

[rasstaman007]

great locks mine longer 11 years gott tired from it hahaha

[VIGirlfromVA]

I have tried and tried to do this but it hurts! I do not think that I am doing it right. Please give me some advice

[ladydred420]

damn your women is fine as hell

[Monkee0828]

Hello, I am feeling seeing the different cultures wearing, learning, and understanding dreadlocks. I am curious I have been growing my dreads for almost eight years, they are nice. they are different lengths because I wear it curly and various ways, I have never had it done professionally because I dont trust people in my hair, but I am interested in this method, can u send me an email to my inbox so I can send you some pics and get advice. Thanks so much. Keep up the great job.

[myronmlawing]

it kinda blows my mind to see someone of a different culture wearing dreads....

[perro123q]

¡thank youuu so helpfull! =D

[Jasenic]

wow that girl is sooo hot <3

[ahsandworms]

In my opinion you are the best example to watch to learn more about locks, Ive had mine for 11 years and recently cut them off, but only to restart them with this style. Its great but my only question is have you found an easy way or a trick to getting the locks in the back of your own head??? Its not easy...( but of course worth it!)

[gingerotis]

What size crochet do you use for this maintenance?

[puddin6010]

Wow...I was considering cutting minds of and starting over because they are so heavy and thinning my hair from the root. I've cut them more than once, last year I had them cut up to the top of my shoulders and now they are down the middle of my back again..I will still have them cut (up to my ears) and ask that this technique be used...Thanks..BTW a beautiful model she is. Peace

[damnthosepussycats]

i just started growing my dreadlocks and i use a crochet needle to maintane them , but dear god it hurts when i do the roots xD

and how can she have so many dreads and so thick ?!?!

i have 45 and they are normal size , nor thin nor fat :D

i so envy her ... :)

[skillteacher]

You might be going to close to your scalp. Locing with this method does should not hurt.

[tru2urslf915]

@skillteacher hello whats your personal email so we can get in touch im lookin for someone o teach me how to maintain my dreads . i barely got them done . not to familiar on how to take care of them i was wonderin how much it would cost for yu to show me or maintain my hair

[popstarfromhel]

@damnthosepussycats My dreadlocks are even a it thicker and i have 63 dreadlocks :P It really depends on the person :)

[Klagopsalm]

Ooooor... You just go natural without the pain of a crochet needle =). Of course there is some charm in having dreads like hers... But i personally prefer the natural ones ;) . Good video though.

[theschweet]

How can i sleep comfortably with dreads? and how can i stop the itching?

[reversededges25]

@theschweet Pull them back in a bandanna, hair band, or what I did: take an oversized t-shirt, put it on your neck collar-first, pull your dreads backwards into the body of the shirt, making sure there's none in the sleeves, and tie the sleeves together until it's snug on your head. Basically a t-shirt bandanna, lol It keeps the lint from pillows off your dreads, and lets you sleep on fabric, not ropes. lol

[SFskatelife]

@reversededges25

ha, i thought i was the only one who would do the t-shirt bandana thing. lol, its perfecttt.

[TheGeoplanb]

How do u take care of the loose hairs around dreads!!?? Or and curl dreads

[skillteacher]

This is exactly how we take care of loose hairs. Just know that this clean style will usually always have a few loose hairs that are popping out of the loc

[TheGeoplanb]

This helps!!! Thanx!

[VillanThaHero]

@TheFiyahShow well what he is doing is interlocking straight hair..........

[dipsettabird]

her hair is very nice, she is pretty

[evealexsis]

Wow she is amazingly beautiful and the fact that she has such beautiful locks to go with it. I like your method of using the crochet needle its something new to try. Oh and that kiss....aaahhh sooo sweet!!!

Thanks for posting.

[haolehonu]

awesome videos thank you!

[BallsMcFlapTub1]

so i see that you are in seattle, im about an hour away. would you do maintanence, like a one time thing and show how to use the needle? i usually palm roll, but ive got a good amount of loose hairs if so, how much would that cost?

[skillteacher]

Send me a personal message and I'll let you know how much I would charge.

[605freedom]

I know that using a needle would help but do I really need that??

[skillteacher]

everybody's hair is a bit different. some hair does not loc naturally so a crochet hook is needed to form the dread and keep them looking nice. I also think anybody who has dreads can benefit from having a crochet hook to fix any problems that may happen over time.

[sosafelix]

so when you use the crochet needle to go in and out of the dread do i go all the way through or like only in the middle of it while going in and out

about how long should i do this?

[reid85g]

Nice locks!!! She is beautiful..

[ashcake1169]

does anyone grow their locks naturally these days

[Heatherzombieface]

Awe, that little kiss on the forehead at the end was too too cute!

Gorgeous dreads, girl.

[Akuma2unlimited]

Dude where are you located? I'am started my loc journey over soo ya i rocking the fro. Loving this style.

[skillteacher]

Seattle as of 2010

[kabub999]

She has beautiful long dreads! They're simply adorable! Thanks for posting this method, I was searching for quite a while now, for a simple method that would not take too much time :)

[BqueScott]

wow you know you can retwist dreadlocks or interlock them or not do anything crocheting isnt the only way to maintain them

[Oddtrav]

i would've kissed her too. =-)

what a beauty

[evealexsis]

She is adorably cute! But I have a question...how does she sleep with all of that hair? Where, how what does she do with it? She must have a double bed or something! Its so long and beautifully kept amazing!

[quaykey15]

shes cute!

[Marley1293]

this method is awesome! I do it a lil different though! I usually just wrap all the loose lil hairs around the lock with the 1.65mm needle, then i poke it with the 1.30mm needle! It makes it tighter, from the inside to the surface! :)

best invention ever! much love!

[Oddtrav]

@Marley1293

i gotta try that, i gotta learn to take care of my own so i can save money

[Marley1293]

yeah dude! I do my dreads myself! You actully get a better vibe! :) it's like your kids! Wash it every 4 days with tea tree oil shampoo! Helps hydrate your scalp and keep the lice away! (well only if you feel your hair is ready to wash! maybe 6 or 7 months old!) and just do the crochet method right after you wash them! and your DONE1 :) cheapp

[biggrapp313]

stole you a kiss at the end, huh? lol

[calmingspirit1]

I need to get my hair done at the gym next time

[miel001]

3 YEARS! WHAT?!!! how long was her hair when her locs were started? what does she use to make her hair grow so long, so fast.

I'd like to try this technique. I usually just twist my locs, but if I can figure out what your describing I can prob use on my loc that's too thin.

[M3RcUrY988]

i looks like your scalp would hurt having them that close to your head.

[skillteacher]

Its a combination of getting used to the slight pulling of hair and the mind set of the person doing the locs. The empathy of the one doing the locs means it will probably be less painful. Just dread loc starting from the already formed loc and slowly work your way down till the person feels a slight pain. Notice that spot and do the rest of the dread maintenance, not going past that spot.

[1258852]

so pro, makes me want locs now.

[saviare7]

How do you prevent lent? If you have letninbeded in the loc how do you get rid of it without damaging the loc?

[skillteacher]

Yea, I wanted to do a vid on that also but I've already taken all the lent out of my wife's locs. You will need to pull open the loc with the crochet hook then repair it back to the way you want it.

Just take your crochet hook and start pulling and opening the part of the loc with the lint. It is almost like you are flipping the loc inside out. Once all the lint is out then reloc it.

There are 3 types of lint I've seen.

1 powder inside da loc

2 folicle on the tips of hairs

3 normal lint

[heavenleehash]

You are a godsend.I have problems with maintaining my new growth and i am excited about try'n this technique!

[jackiknutson]

she is so beautiful.

are them all her natural dreads or does she have extensions in?

[Barbygirl111]

girls is so sweet,..and i love the kiss on the end ;)

[CalboYdrummer]

hey man

i use the crochet hook for my roots aswel but i use it in a different way

i was told to use the crochet hook to pull the dread through the new growth then pull the drad through again but across it, so in a cross motion

is this method correct

it seems to work perfectly and its easy

[skillteacher]

Everybodys hair is different, and if that method works for you then that's what counts. I know that the crochet hook gives more control to making the knots for the dread. But I was having trouble understanding your explanation. Overall, I believe that the more methods you know the better you can apply the appropriate technique.

[JunOakaDJ]

does this work on smaller dreadlocks?

[skillteacher]

Yes, this style will give you complete control over each dread regardless of size. Invest in a small crochet hook and you'll see results instantly.

[blackbloodvomitorium]

This is exactly what i do all the way down my dreads... it works brilliant!!

[PoetikVengeance]

No one I know uses a crochet needle.....lol, wow. I'm sure there's always more than one way to do something but------black hair care is traditional maintenance.......all this new stuff is kinda time consuming..............I have been locked for several years.

[skillteacher]

Yes this method does take time. But it is a great help to take care of any problems like making the locs thicker, rounding the tips, or grabbing any loose hairs. I also believe this is a great method for people who have thin or straight hair.

[skillteacher]

For dreading with the crochet hook, teasing is only necessary when first putting in the dreads. Like in my "Dread locks needle style" video. When maintaining dreads new growth and loose hairs, a crochet hook can help to make the dread locs more solid.

[starrchild1972]

I am having difficulty following. Are you going inside the lock, then pulling the loose hairs inside? or are you pushing the loose hairs into the lock. Also, what kind of crochet needle? They come in all sizes and some are metal while others are plastic.

[skillteacher]

Yes, pull the loose hairs into the loc, then release by curving the crochet hook out when exiting the loc. There is no pushing, just using the hook to grab any loose hairs and tighten them into the loc.

The crochet hooks are metal, find the smallest size you can, I use .7 mm.

[starrchild1972]

Thank you. Verryyy Helpful Video.

[jeremyd432]

Your amazing, if u moved to the hood your wouldnt go broke lol

[tummielvr]

What does having locs have to do with moving to the hood and making money

[amiguiss1824]

her dreads are SOOO DAMN FINE!...although i et her head must have to hurt from having to carry all of that weight on every day....cool though.

[PrettyToast]

Her dreads are SO amazing. Do you know how long they were when she started?

Also, I'm getting mine done on the 14th by some friends. They were just gonna do the backcombing method, but after watching this, I totally want them to do this. Would you say this is easier or harder than backcombing and do you think it will be too hard a method for them to pick up and be good at? I'm already reluctant putting my hair in amateur hands...

[skillteacher]

Her hair was half way down her back when she started.

Backcombing is the start of this method. Check out my other dread videos for additional insights. My advice to get your locs the way you want them is to have somebody braid your hair so that the base of the locs is positioned the way you want it and the braids are at a thickness you want. Your locs will turn out similar.

[alexinator84]

the lady is beautiful n so is her hair!

[jaysiayu]

omg her locks are soooooo fineee dude... im actually from malaysia but living in the UK and ive been dying to get my hair locks but cant find anybody i can trust to do it ... let me know if your gonna be in the UK anytime soon or in the near future..;) seriouly her hair absolutely beautiful...

[CalboYdrummer]

hey were abouts in the UK do you live? i have a friend in Camden, London who does amazing dreads

[modno]

Awesome dreads!

They look SOOO clean man!

they don´t have those hairs coming out of them!

really nice!

[Valerie247]

Man! Where do you live!? These dreads look SO clean!

[skillteacher]

As of June 2009, I'm back in Thailand.

[toointrapersonal]

hey i wanna thank you so much for your vids i dreaded my whole head with the crochet method. i find myself trying to maintain maybe a little too much, almost everyday. do you know if im doing more damage than good to the dread and how often would you reccommend maintenance?

[skillteacher]

You know that you are maintaining too much when pieces of hair starts to fall out. Over time your locs should stabalize and only need maintenance every few weeks or when your roots grow out. You'll still need to pull loose hairs in every few weeks too.

[ezskanken]

where you at?

[skillteacher]

Rayong Thailand, June 2009.

[NCGurl704]

Wow it must be a hassle to wash it or to even style it! Really pretty though.

[skillteacher]

It takes about 30 to 45 minutes to wash and styling needs to be improvised to work with such long dreads. But like anything unique we need to explore and adapt to make it work. Anything great takes proper form, time, and effort.

[BluuSkyz]

jeez i have 110 that thick and thicker. I have a Lions maaane

[skillteacher]

Sounds AWSOME, are there any pictures or videos on the internet I can check out?

[oXoJazmarieoXo]

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL! great dreads too.

[365puppy]

dang her locks are long mine arent that long

[lookyseeme]

can this method be used on  African American hair?

[skillteacher]

Yes, this method works best on African American hair.

[michelletacvba]

wow her dreads are so long and pretty...

she is so pretty too,. :D

[maestrocaligula]

ok I got my 7mm crochet hook... it was $2. You make it look easy, I have my share of frizz. Are you pulling it all the way out, cause it gets snagged coming out.

[skillteacher]

No I do not usually pull all the way out. Pulling all the way out will make frizz. Try poking and pulling at an angle, pulling at an angle will help the locs get thicker and tighter. To help your technique, try locking a sample dread. I did this on my great dread loc advice video.

[yhanzki3]

is she your wife sir???

[skillteacher]

For 2 years and counting

[ltdricks]

is she asian??? her locs look rele nice and she is rele cute!

[skillteacher]

My wife here is from Thailand, Thanks for the compliment.

[Cherished131]

This is good. This is the first technique that I have seen on this hair type that didn't involve some sort of "wax" or attachment. I love that you twist to get a cylindrical shape going.

[XxcameronholdenxX]

How long has she had her locks?

Those are one of the best I've seen.

I wish you could start mine

[skillteacher]

She's had them for 3 years now, but her hair was mid back when it was first locked. It took 10 hours with 3 or 4 people locking her hair when she first got her hair locked.

[moshbydefault]

I'm doing my dreads over soon (due to bad sectioning) do you have any advice on how to do nice, clean sections when no one is helping you ? and can i also do the crochet maintenance myself?? tips would be marvelous!

[skillteacher]

Good sectioning is very hard to come by. My idea is that Ive seen African Americans with sectioned off hair that looks perfect in braids or curls. Perhaps you can find a stylist that you can go to every few days to section off your hair and you can do the locking yourself. Id probably start in the front and work side to side going backwards doing your first locks.

[Camonil]

very nice! I must say that these are the neatest looking dreads I have seen on someone without kinky/coily hair. I would love tosee her locs styled in a nice up do!

[carriacou9]

those locs are beautiful. do they have to be maintained that way with straight hair? it looks very time consuming but the results are lovely

[skillteacher]

Her hair is naturally straight.

After 3 weeks, I just maintained some of her new growth of about 20 locks, it took an hour and a half. So doing the math, her 68 loks add up to about 5 hours. Thats just to maintain the new growth. Relocking an entire loc can take me a half hour sometimes. That's 34 hours, potentially.

In my experience its a myth that loks naturally form for people with clean straight hair. Like anything in life; for it to look nice, it takes time and good form.

[sssandersssander]

hey.. i use a crochet needle on my locks.. i do it myself and keep stabbing my fingers with it ...:P is it a special way to hold you'r fingers or something..?

[skillteacher]

Ive caused some nasty infections from stabbing my thumb. This happened several times in the first year or so. But lately I focus on the needle going in-between the thumb and index fingers.

Overtime youll learn through experience and become more successful. Even the Thai masters that showed me had fingers that were ripped up from locking hair all day every day.

My advice is at least to focus on not poking too hard that way if you make a form mistake the needle will not pierce too deeply.

[intuition666]

How much does it cost to make these type of dreads in thailand? ill be going there in summer . so it'll be awesome if u temme whr to go cuz i cudn't find anyone that does crochet method out here in US.

[fadi564]

lmao what kinda damn dreads are those, very long and petty and clean, damn nice

[skillteacher]

Thanks, these dreads were originally done in Bangkok, Thailand at Koa San Road. I studied their technique and learned it. Now I offer my experiences for others to learn and be happy with what they create. Learn, Grow, and Help Others.

[jcrespo305]

ive got a problem ive got really straight hair,very asian hair like.ive been trying to get dreads but no one knows how to do it.i need help can u help me

[googleme280]

i could probably help u do them but i live in homestead fl and u probably live far off north. i use to have dreadlocks before but i had to take them out because of dandruff problem but know im starting them back in a couple of days. sorry but if u lived around where i live then i probably could of helped u but good luck with ur dreads

p.s i have straight/kinky/ hair its possible to dread

[skillteacher]

If you have a dandruff problem, check out my new washing dreads advice video

[CullenKlein92]

those are the prettiest dreads ive ever seen in my life. i need someone to do mine like that when i get mine done.

[johizzle23]

I learned this technique about five or six months ago and it's the best thing ever. I took a while to get the hang of it because there was not any good videos like this one available on the internet at the time, but now I'm using a 0.75mm hook and have gotten quite good at it. The only problem is my arms are killing me when I do them :) and it's hard to put the loose hair into the correct lock when doing the back. Great vid, though.

[lockfordian]

I can not find any needle smaller than 1.00mm where would i get one please help

[zhcg]

man, lookin good. how long has she had her dreads

[skillteacher]

Her hair was almost mid back when she had her hair first locked and that took 10 hours with several people working on it. This video was done after she had her locks for 3 years.

[zhcg]

cool. very nice

[MrKizer]

What crochet you use? I got 1.25mm and 0.5mm wich one is better?

[skillteacher]

Ive always liked the .7 so probably your .5 will be better for my style. I suggest that you use the 1.25 in the beginning so you are able to gather more hairs, refine your technique, and are less likely to poke your finger too hard. When you familiarize yourself with the motion then you will have an easer time with either needle.

Note: The smaller the needle, the tighter the dread.

[MrKizer]

Thank you much !

[SheLuvsHerIpod]

I viewed the interview video as well where Pretty Girl said she started her dreads with a crochet hook. Does this mean she crocheted her hair? And, when you do maintenance, It looks like you poke the crochet hook in at the root and jiggle it around and I know that's not what all you're doing but that's all I can see.

Can you have one of the kids shoot a video showing exactly what your hand and the hair is doing in response to the crochet hook?

Thanks!

[skillteacher]

Check out my other video on maintenance and towards the end I show what the needle is doing. Thanks for you honesty about what you saw; I suggest instead of jiggling side to side, jiggle the crochet needle up and down so that the hook is through the lock or inside the lock. Inside the lock makes it tighter(jiggle). Push the needle through to grab outside hairs to pull them back into the lock, the motion is more poke through and pull back into the lock, less jiggle.

[SheLuvsHerIpod]

Thank you for taking the time to explain the motion of the crochet needle to me because I (finally) get it. You're doing a tightening with a crochet needle rather than palm rolling or using a latch hook.

Thanks again!

[new211]

Wow she has amazingly long locks. I'm just started maintaining my four month old locks with a crochet hook. It's a much better method for my hair texture which is straight and kinky.

[ADRIANLULEY1]

does using a crochet needle really help lock up roots?

[skillteacher]

Yes, a crochet needle helps to pull lose hairs into the base to start the locking process. Also helps to pull previous knots to the base to make the base thicker.