How To Make DREADLOCKS | Easy Dreading Tutorial

I wanted to share a very informative video on how to make dreadlocks, over the past 3 years I have received multiple messages asking to make a more clear video showing the step by step process of maintenance and how to start a deadlock. I hope this helps! Everyone is different and have different textures of hair, I would recommend dreading your hair the best way for your texture. Love Everyone, I'm sharing my technique because i do not make dreads just for work, this is my passion. Being able to connect to so many others through helping along with others dread journey being me pure joy and happiness, I hope this helps everyone who does not have a Loctician near you! Have a beautiful day!
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[@jennabenjamin7074]

I've watched SO MANYYY videos on crocheting dreads, seriously this is the best one!!!! Thank you thank you 🙂

[@ItsLeviOsaah]

I'm planning to get dreads again, and I'm discovering your method who looks waaaay more healthy for hair and way less time consuming in the making ! Thanks, I'll try to use this technique !

[@Jill_Pajzer]

I have watched a ton of crochet dread instruction videos on here and yours is by far the best. Gonna use it when i start my extensions. Thank you!!

[@VEE3RDEYE]

Welcome to the dread family

[@rainbowlotus8320]

Thank you 😊

[@Briannashihadeh]

!!!! she is so beautiful!

[@rainbowlotus8320]

@@Briannashihadeh 😭😍 rahflections goddess!!! love you

[@Briannashihadeh]

@@rainbowlotus8320 Love you too angel!

[@stayyshuhh]

@@Briannashihadeh

[@riversmith9982]

By far the best dreadlock tutorial! I've been dreading my hair for a few months and am still only halfway there and this helped me so much!!! Thanks Flower!!!🌺

[@Briannashihadeh]

yay that makes it all worth it love! it makes me so happy to hear that! all the love!

[@joviehawthornbrowne7989]

I've watched so many tutorials and was NOT figuring out how to go around the hair nicely, but with your description it finally clicked! thank you!

[@lisaweber8539]

I just did mine and wow your tip helped them lock. I tried the rip and twist but will full results. Super happy!

[@ladyjadestone9218]

This is the best video on how to do this I have seen so far. I tried to dread my hair last year and it was such a fail and total bummer. I also had horrible dandruff.

[@Briannashihadeh]

I feel you love, it took awhile for me to find a friend help me with mine, it can be hard to do it yourself, hope your having a beautiful day!

[@pamelahinchee8012]

2 Months in to My Dreads. Starting out with hair down to my butt. Mine were done exactly this method. I've watched so many videos researching. This is by far the most straightforward and filmed well. Glad I came across it. I am loving my hair but my loose hair is SO LONG! Trying to remain patient. For being so young, my dreads are firm and thick especially at the ends. I was left with 10+ inch wispy ends that have slowly started drawing up. Trusting the Process. Thank You for Sharing.

[@rainbowlotus8320]

i can only recommend to not tie your hair up in a bun often, as it will break those wispy soft tips over time.

[@johnharrington22]

Awesome video, your so creative

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you love I appreciate you!

[@krystynachen]

Thank you so much. This made making my extensions so much easier. I have 80 to do and I think I’m about halfway there. This cut down the time by a lot

[@hughbrame4193]

I wish you was near Mobile, AL lol I need you 2 do my dreads! 🤘

[@bree4133]

This is the easiest and most clear tutorial!!! Thank you for this!

[@kristenboller5899]

Come here after watching another dread tech used your vid. So good thank you

[@elliefun]

Omg thanks for making this video. This was so helpful. I'm going to try this technique once my new crochet hook comes in. Tryin the same size you used here. I started mine using a 1.5mm crochet hook & I can definitely say I'm having trouble with maintenance because of my large hook. I can't wait to tighten them & start my 3rd row of dreads ❤️

[@Briannashihadeh]

yess! so happy this helped! this was my point! i knew i could be everywhere to show everyone and help! this is everything to me thank you!

[@anitamitchell3452]

'I propose to be your friend." That's sweet.

[@inkpearls3364]

OMG BEST TUTORIAL ON THE INTERNET! 🎉

[@helennicoleflores]

These look so amazing!!

[@Mari-vz1fr]

Thank you! I was having difficulty forming a nice loc because I want doing the “ rotation” thing you talked about in the beginning, thank you !

[@MalicaitheStrange]

imo the .5 mm hook is actually faster because it grabbing just the hairs you mean to grab lends to eficiency which makes the prcess faster overall great work by the way! I know this is an old video but still looks great

[@masulitotito]

You make it look sooo easy! Great tutorial 🌱

[@Briannashihadeh]

thank you!!!!

[@boszika87]

Thank you for the detailed presentation 😊 it was super useful ❤️

[@Lovely_Linda_777]

Love that your helping ppl who can’t get to you! I would Def love to see you teach classes on the land, or wherever for that matter! After my horrible experiences with “that one person who shall Not be named” in my town, you are the only one I trust with my Lovely locks Thank you 🙏🏻 🥰🙌🏻💖😍💐

[@liamodonovan3437]

Your always beautiful flower both of you have amazing hair love your channel flower very educational and entertaining video love you flower

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you so much! so happy you enjoyed this video! I appreciate you vibe always!

[@sarahsloan4456]

OMFG...I'm absolutely loving the wall!! Watching you, I couldn't help but think how cool your crochet hook dreading technique would be as an ASMR video with an up-close high quality microphone! 😊

[@rainbowlotus8320]

You should hear it in the ear (:

[@Briannashihadeh]

omg hahahh i have to do this im going to die

[@Briannashihadeh]

This would be do great lol

[@rainbowlotus8320]

@@Briannashihadeh and so easy lol could do it during a maintenance sesh lol

[@stayyshuhh]

@@Briannashihadeh lets do an AMSR on a touchup?!

[@AsAventurasdeTarzan]

Flower you are a very good dreadmaker!!!

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you love! been doing it for years and have so much love and respect for dreads of all color and nature, i like free-form, natural, extensions, crochet. The awareness of the crown and connection to all living things is beautiful itself.

[@AsAventurasdeTarzan]

@@Briannashihadeh Thanks for your time

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you for yours! I Appreciate it!

[@lockedandlathered8409]

thank you for a great video! very informative and beautifully done. question. no need for locking powder?

[@deedeewhipple4668]

And that's today's "Master Class" with Flower!

[@Briannashihadeh]

AWWW HAHA UR SO CUTE

[@Divin333ternal]

Fabulous demonstration! Thank You Flower 🌺

[@rikkiadams6801]

U have the sweetest face and kindest eyes and voice

[@stanciarosa7518]

An excellent dreadlock technique. Thank you for sharing it. I just subscribed. Take care, you, your mother and your dog.

[@frances629]

I have dreadlocks and would LOVE TO DYE THEM!! I’ve followed your Instagram for a long time and have seen all the AMAZING colours your beautiful dreadlocks have been and I’m wondering if you could do a video on how to dye dread locks and the effects dying your dreadlocks has on your hair & how often you have to re dye your dreadlocks to maintain the colour !! Thank you so much much love!!

[@Briannashihadeh]

i should do one!!!!!

[@ProserpinePomegranate]

Flower, I luv the colour of your dreads,such a wonderful blue :)

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you I just changed it to red lol

[@denasewell]

will you do a more in depth video on how to add/repair a dread

[@Briannashihadeh]

I can do that love :) repairs are fun to do!

[@mattvail350]

Awesome video but will this work with shorter hair mine is just to my shoulders ???

[@rainbowlotus8320]

Can't wait for our next adventure 💗 😊

[@Briannashihadeh]

Mee too girl!

[@wingsonmyback1]

Best instructions for making dreadlocks. I used to try to crochet but the hair never stayed in the dread hair would just pop back out.

[@photography555]

what is the shortest hair length to start dreadlocks and your wall looks amazing, nice job

[@Briannashihadeh]

if you can have it in your palm and be able to close your hand around the hair and grab it. if you can see the hair clearly, its long enough :)

[@brittanystevens1659]

this was super helpful! A really really great tutorial

[@Briannashihadeh]

Yay! So happy to hear that love!

[@MARYANNE269]

Yey! That's the vid I was looking for! You make it look soo easy! I will have a go, I've started with the twist n rip.. with backcimbing.. I will now try what you have done.. 👍 it works eh! Xx thank you 😁

[@juanramirez-pv6wl]

Them skills are sick. Love the video. Keep them coming lol.

[@Izzy-fr1zu]

I was wondering if it is possible to use (partial) dreadlocks to make the hair look fuller? I have very fine hair which makes my length look thin, no matter how healthy it is. I was thinking that I could maybe use hair extensions to make bigger dreadlocks, but I'm a little worried how this would look when the dreads grow out. I propably would end up with thick length and thin roots...? Do you have any recommondations how to get as much volume as possible with pairtal dreads?

[@alexandrialgardner]

Thank you! Like your style!

[@immy6011]

Love this, considering getting dreadlocks now 😂

[@Briannashihadeh]

yay!!!!

[@Amyrhianna101]

Your such an amazing teacher can’t wait to try this out ❤️🌚🌚🌚

[@Briannashihadeh]

aww im exited love!

[@Godishere247]

Awesome job you are incredible

[@iLiveToDoWhatiLove]

That’s so amazingly detailed! I remember as a kid I always wanted dreads n I was told I just shouldn’t wash my hair n not brush it n I’d have dreads like wallah! Haha I didn’t know I was being messed with for the longest time.. like until 6 years ago 😂 so my whole childhood I would occasionally settle with tiny braids all over my head lol looks great lotus! Flower.. you’re making my hands cramp lol do you ever experience that from dread work?

[@angelawalker-richardson9820]

Excellent!

[@weasleygurl26]

Now to do this on my own head. Wish me luck. lol

[@Briannashihadeh]

Goodluck hun!

[@idontlivet0day]

Thank you so much for the maintenance tips! 👍

[@Briannashihadeh]

Hope this helps love!

[@ancientstone6208]

Flipping sweet easy to follow!

[@Briannashihadeh]

Aww yay that makes me so happy hun!

[@inaramusic]

I have a question ! So you said if we crochet the hair it’s easier to eventually brush out than if we used the rip and twist method ? Can you explain why is that ? Thank you 🙏

[@SithMami]

You can dedread this? I did not expect that at all. This is super cool. You are amazing 👏

[@rainbowlotus8320]

yes you can, i am going to start the de-dread process on the 3 year anniversary coming up soon.

[@reynaldoalbao744]

I love that way you took at me☺️

[@short_girl_appreciation2628]

Hey Flower! 🌼 I love your videos and your hair! Could you post a video about how you wash and care for your dreads? Thank you!!

[@ouren7]

💖 Great video thank you!! May I ask where did you get your blond hair extentions and what brand? Would you recommend synthetic or natural har? Thank you! 🙏

[@Mysticforest_]

Hey, sometimes my crochet hook gets "caught" in a loop of hair that I'm bringing down and the hair in the hook won't crochet anymore because it's caught. Do I just let go of that hair and start new right under it? It leaves a tiny little loop sticking out. Not sure if I'm explaining correctly..

[@ajeeshkwt758]

Nice

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you

[@kaylynnosburn4305]

Do you use any wax? What products do you use for your dreads?

[@YardBrah]

Love it! 🙏🏾🤙🏾

[@ericlopez1117]

I would love for you to lock my hair. Been wanting locks for awhile

[@nicolealves-fabila3530]

AWESOME!

[@dreadfomcnelly4943]

Thank you so much i see now i have been doing it all wrong. .....Now 4 years later i hope to get this right

[@Briannashihadeh]

Hope this helps the process love!

[@dreadfomcnelly4943]

@@Briannashihadeh yes just did a deep cleanse and all dry .To the best of my ability i am getting them all together. ....seprating the hair squares lol .It can be done .btw you are my fav you tuber 🌊🐳🏄🐡🏄 ALOHA please come visit me on Oahu !

[@Briannashihadeh]

@@dreadfomcnelly4943 wow thank you for such a beautiful complement! and that would be a dream!!!

[@thirdeyealwayswide777]

It really is the best video hahah. Thank you

[@shithappens6900]

wow i love ur background ! ♥

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you its way more finished now ill have a timelapse video of it soon enough!

[@jaygeo8661]

Hey I have a question. I tried to do your cage technique with the needle. It seems the lil stitches I make just come u done. I'm not sure what to do with the initial loop that u start with. Do u switch the loop e everytime u pull hair down or do u keep that first loop everytime? I hope this made sense lol

[@Briannashihadeh]

If you are interconnecting the hair you can have it connected and worked through an inch down the hair and wrap more going over it back and fourth I can always do a root maintenance only video to have it show up close and focus on that alone

[@mentalmissy]

Do you ever plan to host classes locally?

[@Briannashihadeh]

I do personal dreading classes, yes :) there one on one or group if you and a friend wanted too.

[@tiffanybuie2263]

What do you make by taking more from the surrounding hairs To add length?

[@lilitheymanuail]

Hellow Flower 🌻 First thanX for this video, it is so easy to understand, finally 🙏🏻 I was wondering, can they still lock with this process? Take care, luv 💙

[@alexandraquitugua3240]

Would you please do a step by step tutorial of how to add color into dreads?

[@TXLINKS23]

I've come to the conclusion no matter what hair type you have, interlocking is truly the best way to go.

[@paris4134]

How to do maintenance on thicker knotty like dreds. And thank you!

[@Briannashihadeh]

it takes some work for sure it just needs to be worked on

[@paris4134]

@@Briannashihadeh okay schweeet

[@SithMami]

Also, what do you charge to dread a whole head of hair?

[@thelocdheadev]

Where can we get the crochet hook.? Thankyou.

[@LisaMarie-xu1kg]

Where are u located bc I want u to do my hair

[@kathyyoung9539]

I have alotta trouble doin' my own hair because of my Arthritis is so bad. And I don't have anybody that will do it for me. And they want to much money to do it at the hair dressers. So I am gonna see if I can try and do it myself. When I have the energy to do it. So wish me luck I'm gonna need it.

[@jaygeo8661]

Danm you are SOW FYNE . :P

[@princedurga9481]

Wonderful, I love you from Morocco

[@zuza8884]

Please do my dreadlocks Btw You both look amazing today

[@Briannashihadeh]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it so much!

[@Briannashihadeh]

And btw let's make that happen!

[@zuza8884]

@@Briannashihadeh I'd love to but you will must fly to Poland ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@Briannashihadeh]

@@zuza8884 mabe one day!

[@zuza8884]

@@Briannashihadeh You're always welcome

[@grasshopper2433]

Omfg do you ever come to the east coast? I would LOVE for you to dread and extend my hair. I've had them before but they've turned out quite how I would like them. You are simply amazing Flower, hope to meet you one day!! 🥰

[@robynpalmer3237]

So beautiful

[@athanasioy6628]

what is the shortest hair you can make dreadlocks? mine is like up to my eyebrow can i do them?

[@Briannashihadeh]

you can technically ys i can do and extention off bangs but its very difficult to dread shorter hair. might be easier for me because ive done this for years, it will be a very very very short dread

[@Briannashihadeh]

where are you located? Im in cali, and id recommend buying some synthetic to try dreading it you can cut it the the length you have and attempt it first on the hair

[@athanasioy6628]

@@Briannashihadeh I appreciate your time. Unfortunately I live in Greece

[@athanasioy6628]

@@Briannashihadeh do you lose length with dreads?

[@Briannashihadeh]

@@athanasioy6628 yes love you do loose length, there are ways to dread and loose less then other ways

[@kendrao7553]

What size crochet hook

[@orphicqueen]

0.05mm 😉

[@Briannashihadeh]

yeah! like they said 0.05. might be easier to start with a 0.7 then finish with a 0.5 to grab less at a time to make it tighter.

[@Briannashihadeh]

Your the best!

[@rachelrainbolt7992]

Where are you located?

[@deloresv.mullings4089]

Hello, I would love to send you a personal comment about this episode and some of your work. Thank you. Keep well.

[@rogerdavis9607]

Never seen it done like that before .

[@jamiehamilton1208]

girl i dont know about you but by time i got finished with my full head of dreads i had so many holes on my thumbs and pointer finger from the crochet hook poking me, i was covered in bandages and my fingers were so sore. lol

[@Briannashihadeh]

yeah until you get the mussel memory down you should tape your fingers!

[@jamiehamilton1208]

yeah i ended up taking medical tape and taping left thumb and index finger. i even had one go under my finger nail, talk about torture :(

[@Briannashihadeh]

omg i did the same! should do the videos on the dangers of being a dreadlock artist!@@jamiehamilton1208

[@jamiehamilton1208]

yes! haha the dangers of dreading!

[@dreadfomcnelly4943]

The thing i struggle with now is alot of loose hair down the dreads

[@Briannashihadeh]

put the hook through the dread and wrap the extra hair around the hook and pull it through, weave it down into the dread till its shorter and the take the end and pull it to the center

[@dreadfomcnelly4943]

@@Briannashihadeh aww thanks Flower i will do my best ! I wish i could show ya pictures...i can do this Flower power has shown me the way🏄thanks love

[@Briannashihadeh]

You got this love! If there is anything I can help with please let me know!

[@dreadfomcnelly4943]

@@Briannashihadeh thank you love 💚

[@Briannashihadeh]

@@dreadfomcnelly4943 no problem sweetheart!

[@sarahtonen4873]

dimples!

[@olsonwoods236]

I like the girl in the black shirt Locs there pretty cool looking 👀

[@brandyyybabyyy436]

🖤

[@Briannashihadeh]

hey love cant wait for your video too!

[@brandyyybabyyy436]

I just got my backdrops and I need to get some bulbs for my lights. I’m going to probably film this weekend or tomorrow in front of the window during the day. Mine isn’t going to be as good as your video though.

[@Briannashihadeh]

Don't say that! Your video will be amazing! I'm sure of it! Take your time and remember you got this!

[@dreadlocksrastastolucadrea4958]

Me gusta tu trabajo, me gustaría que pudieras ver el nuestro en facebook Instagram y KZbin, saludos flower altas energías

[@AKIDNAPPEDWHITESHEEP]

Wassuppp❤❤❤33

[@Bizasbusiness]

jesus u are gorgeous

[@michaeljameson221]

Came out dreadful! ( as in full of dreads!) .lol

[@Briannashihadeh]

haha your so punny ! love it! have a great day!

[@thomasvigil7807]

I'm so ashamed that I thought the needle was a horndog when you did a close up of it... why I'm a like this

[@voxac3092]

Holy shit I live in Ocean beach

[@meetdabigots6]

I’m here for the backgrounds...background music, the art in the wall ECT. 😉

[@hollywoodtre6098]

The best way is to do nothing to your hair. Don't comb it, don't twist it. Use a sponge and cold water and let your dreads form naturally the way they want to form. That way they are unique to u. No offense to any other ways tis is just the most natural and authentic way of locs. Especially if u are looking for that spiritual journey with them

[@sophiawoods2970]

do you have to be from a certain ethnicity to have dreadlocs

[@killerwasp102]

Nope. All hair types can dread. No one can own a hairstyle

[@rainbowlotus8320]

not at all.