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Saspie-Doo will share her secrets ^_^ (Mega-Tute!!)
After pretty much constant questions about how I make my dreads & photographing the process, then not showing it....I'll finally submit & post a "tutorial" on how my I make my dreads.
I'll edit this as & when.
Machine felted dreads
Ok, so first of all you'll need some roving:
TEAR the roving, don't cut it to the length you need:
Then split it to your desired thickness (For these, I'm doing 3, the bit on the right is to show roving before splitting)
Palmroll (dry...no need for water just yet)
TA-Daaaaaaaaaaa! (Next to an un-rolled bit)
Close up of the ends:
I then fold em, so you've got your DE & then stuff em into a pillow case - which usually causes them to fold again:
Knot your case up, secure it with a bobble of whatever:
Put them in the wash (jus thought I'd show the setting I use):
That's a wool 30. BUT I do know that everyone's machine will vary. I've tried different settings & depending on the type of dread I'm making depends on if I use the cold wash, or a very quick 40 degree wash.
I CANNOT STRESS HOW MUCH THIS WILL BE TRIAL & ERROR!!!!
I've ruined dreads in the past by putting them in on a wash that was too hot.
When they come out of the wash, they look a bit weird
Sometimes the ends felt together, but it easy enough to gently prise them apart.
And then lay them out & wait for them to dry.....& do it again!!!
Harlies
Simples:
Roving
if you half the roving normally, half it again (so into quarters) & then loop em around each other
palm roll
Machine as normal....
I'll add more pics of anything else you'd like me to show, I'll do that too, or answer questions etc.
I'll edit this as & when.
Machine felted dreads
Ok, so first of all you'll need some roving:
TEAR the roving, don't cut it to the length you need:
Then split it to your desired thickness (For these, I'm doing 3, the bit on the right is to show roving before splitting)
Palmroll (dry...no need for water just yet)
TA-Daaaaaaaaaaa! (Next to an un-rolled bit)
Close up of the ends:
I then fold em, so you've got your DE & then stuff em into a pillow case - which usually causes them to fold again:
Knot your case up, secure it with a bobble of whatever:
Put them in the wash (jus thought I'd show the setting I use):
That's a wool 30. BUT I do know that everyone's machine will vary. I've tried different settings & depending on the type of dread I'm making depends on if I use the cold wash, or a very quick 40 degree wash.
I CANNOT STRESS HOW MUCH THIS WILL BE TRIAL & ERROR!!!!
I've ruined dreads in the past by putting them in on a wash that was too hot.
When they come out of the wash, they look a bit weird
Sometimes the ends felt together, but it easy enough to gently prise them apart.
And then lay them out & wait for them to dry.....& do it again!!!
Harlies
Simples:
Roving
if you half the roving normally, half it again (so into quarters) & then loop em around each other
palm roll
Machine as normal....
I'll add more pics of anything else you'd like me to show, I'll do that too, or answer questions etc.
Last edited by MrsEss on Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:31 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Let me know if the pics are big enough, I'm on the laptop atm, so they look ok to me, but I can change the size if needs be.
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heh, I have the same washing machine as youuu
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saspie saspie doooo we love you!!!
Great Tut.... my evening activity has now changed from cleaning to dread making!!!! mwahahaha!
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Sweet...I'm going to have a bash with the white I have to make myself some...might try some harlequins
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Have more pics - will add later
Harlies are easy - but I can photograph that too?
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Do you just split like SEs and then wrap round each other in the middle?? If that makes sense? I know what I mean...hard to describe
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Ooooh lovely looking forward to seeing more tuts x
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yeah....I'll add pics laterScarletLady wrote:Do you just split like SEs and then wrap round each other in the middle?? If that makes sense? I know what I mean...hard to describe
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looks great so far
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Harlies added - shall I show felted trans & webbed dreads?????
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yus please!!
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Revealing all your secrets!!!DreadstarMonstar wrote:Harlies added - shall I show felted trans & webbed dreads?????
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I will. erm....if I can. It's difficult to describe how I do them & will be almost impossible to photograph. I've actually tried before & failed.
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Do you still get lines in the roving using this method?
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Thanks for this tut I have some roving I bought ages ago which I keep meaning to do something with and after seeing this I shall be kicking my bum into gear and making some over the weekend.
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No but they need a few goes in the machine to really knit the fibres together.Phoenix wrote:Do you still get lines in the roving using this method?
You do with the harlies & SE's, but that can't really be helped & if you palm roll after they've came out the wash it helps "smooth" them out a bit.
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Just to say - good going over with felting needle on SEs before you put them in the machine means you don't really get lines - mine have come out pretty good, I'll post pics later
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Yeah I know - I did the same thing
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I remember you saying, was just passing on the knowledge
My harlies came out OK, I've just put them in for another wash. I'm making a kit pour moi
My harlies came out OK, I've just put them in for another wash. I'm making a kit pour moi
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Yeah, I failed to mention that! bwahahahaa - oops.
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Tis white with blue accents
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All dread kits should have blue in them!!
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It's the blues I had left over from Sally's kit...I can't wait for her to see them...I just need to do the accents on them now
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Do you put soap in the wash with your dreads?
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