Dreads with Soft Style Video 2 Crochet Hook Method from Bangkok

In this video, I give additional observational advice and information as I watch these dreads being maintained. Part 2 in this dreading in Bangkok series.
Heres where our dreading experience all got started. Introduction to the salon and the beginning of the dread maintenance. Part 1 of this dreading in Bangkok series.
Dread locs being maintained and started at 2 salons at Kao San road in Bangkok Thailand. There are 5 different employees doing the crochet hook method. Showing how different people who do dreads all day do it. They are very quick and effective. They roll the loc in their left hand and poke the .65 mm crochet hook straight into and through the loc, then quickly slide it out going in the same direction as the curve of the hook. They repeat thousands of times. This video is shot over the period of 4 hours to show how long it takes to do dreads and maintain them, even by skilled workers. This method is a necessity if you do locs professionally!
As I watch these videos I notice that their hand moves in two motions. One to pierce the loc, one to glide/curve the hook out.

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Howto & Style

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• Dread
• dreads
• dred
• loc
• locs
• lock
• locks
• rasta
• crochet
• needle
• hook
• Bangkok
• Thailand
• thai
• na
• salon
• style
• head
• method
• soft
• kao
• san
• road

[edyWizard]

did you say that was your wife with the dreads getting maintainced? if so, how would you say her sections are ? like maybe 1cm X 1cm? cause i had dreads like the guy on this video and they were 1inch X 1inch but i want thinner dreads for better maintain and manageable. please let me know. i also have a video of cutting my dreads if you want to check that out. but let me know the sectioning so i have an idea if i like that thickness. thanks.

-edy

[skillteacher]

I measured a few of the base sections and the base of most of the locs are about 1 inch by 1 inch too. If we were to get her locs done again, what we would do differently is to section the hair more so it looks symmetrical on the scalp.

Unless your hair is very thick, I worry about the locs being too thin from having a smaller section base. Also know that the loc can be easily thickend with a crochet hook.

[edyWizard]

@skillteacher yeah i have really thick hair. i have like asian thick hair. and its a reason why i got dreasd to begin with. and i was just wondering if doing smaller sections like 1cm by 1cm would be pleanty for me. bc i want thinner ones, but i know they will thicken a good size as well. yes i love the chrochet hook method. its all i did.

[skillteacher]

In your situation, I would suggest braid your entire head like what you want your locs to look like, then take out each braid and put the dread knots in it with the crochet hook method. By seeing your hair in braids first, you can see how the locs will look; and it seems most consistent to form each dread loc.

Another suggestion is to dreading one section of your hair as a test.

[knottyrasta13]

how small is the needle she is using

[skillteacher]

that's the .6mm

[iluveyeshadows]

So Happpy I found your channel!!!! :o)

Thanks so much! for sharing

[MondieMondThaDon]

i got a question, i am black, but with a softer texture of hair

i started mine with the little comb coils, and they are really hard to maintain.

would this technique work better.?

i use this dreadlock type wax ( i just call it dreadgrease lol) and its more like hair gel.

but i like the way this method looks better.

would i have to start over to try this method.?

[13ClownKru]

i like how the sections look more round... how do you feel about rubber bands on the locks

[DesignerzOnly]

they need to invest in dryer chairs. I couldnt sit there forever and have my hair blow dried.

[mizG1nonly]

Waw. dreads in Bangkok? waw. very interesting..... thanks for the information...

[kratiotic]

yo, ive had 3 sets of dreads in my lifetime and just started my fourth set last week.. im not using wax this time..(it makes em kinda nasty when u cut them and see the middle of the dread) i have moderately thick soft curly/wavy hair (not oriental) and im curious. will loose hairs form into the dreads themselves? thats what ive always heard from people. i dont really mid them that much and whenever i wash they seem to be clinging and wrapping around the dread their next to..

[emoriotfreak13]

my needle is way to big it makes me sad cuz i have to get a new one

[monalisa360]

so interesting...

[edyWizard]

@jrbandillneverswitch so you are suggesting that 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch would be good enough size for dreads? i might consider that because my last dreads were 1 inch x 1 inch and they were decent thickeness. i want them a bit thinner for better maintance. let me know. my hair is pretty long now but i am gonna wait another 4 months. thank you

[jrbandillneverswitch]

@edyWizard hey edy just to let u no my friend had this problem with the whole 1inch by 1inch thing and she told me that she did a 1/2 inch and they are pretty small but i would say 1/2 inch or like maybe if u dont wont them that small i would do 1/3 inch.

~jrb~