Posts Tagged by Dreadlocks

Two Years Ago

A favorite picture of me from exactly two years ago. Keep Reading

Dreadlocks – November 2010

I’m getting ready to do a bunch of maintenance on my dreadlocks, which will involve taking out some of the decorations that are in there now and adding in a lot more. I’ve got a plan for how I want my head done when I give birth, and I’m almost ready to get started on that. So I thought it would be nice to make sure I had some photos of the way my hair is now. Keep Reading

Formspring Questions

A bit ago Iput up the link to my Formspring page, which is a place where you can ask anonymous (or not) questions. Feel free to pop over there and ask your own questions or to read the others I’ve answered. It’s completely open ended – questions can be intimate, rude, silly, thought-provoking, completely random – so ask away! Here are some of my favorite questions that I got and my answers to them: Keep Reading

Dread Trim – 6 Inches Gone

I had planned to trim up my dreads come summertime, but even though it’s still winter, they were starting to get heavy. Especially after bathing, when they’re all wet, my dreadlocks are very heavy. When it’s warm, they feel like wool on my neck. Which is partly literally true – the yarn wraps are wool.

Anyway, after a shower the other day, I decided the time had come, season notwithstanding. I picked 6 inches as the right number. I took each individual dreadlock, measured up six inches, and snipped it off. Keep Reading

Smile! – Dread Flip

Here’s an awesome video of a super-slo-mo dread flip. As a person with dreads, I love everything dread related, and this was a fantastic find. Keep Reading