tutorial on installing SE dreads wanted!!

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tutorial on installing SE dreads wanted!!

Post by plum poison » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:06 pm

been asked to install some SE dreads but i've only ever used DE's. can anyone tell me the best method of doin it? or is it just through the loop and the split the hair and braid in as usual??
thankyou please

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Re: tutorial on installing SE dreads wanted!!

Post by cherrygloom » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:47 pm

Yep, that's exactly it - just thread the hair through, split, and braid as per usual!

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Re: tutorial on installing SE dreads wanted!!

Post by rivetlicker_ » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:55 pm

Actually, Shifuku's blanketstitch tutorial covers single enders. I found that they sit waaaaaay better if you do it like that.
Section off the hair, split in two, thread the SE onto one of the bits of hair then blanketstitch as usual. The trick is to move the other piece of hair under where the loop is to lock the dread in position.
If the loops are large, it's best to try and keep the natural hair at the top of the dread, so this method works better than putting the hair through than splitter (and the loop doesn't get abused as much)!

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