Making Wool Roving Dreadlocks

[@TanyaCobb2011]

Best wool dread video out there. It shows it all and not some valley girl talking for 30 minutes before the tutorial.

[@zaizen4359]

This video is very helpful, but even more so I greatly appreciate how thorough you have been in answering questions in the comments section. It has filled in all of the gaps in my understanding and now I feel I can attempt this myself. Thank you so much!!!

[@VanessaDegarmo]

How many times have you watched this???.....Answer:YES. Memorization activated, also ASMR as hell. I do turn off the sound more relaxing. Just got everything I need in the mail. Going to start my set tomorrow.

[@alexthomastheaddictedaddic4264]

This is the best vid I've watched on the process of making locks. Thanks 👏 😊

[@CyberDenna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vctxr4540]

​@@CyberDennaqual o nome da lã utilizada?

[@CyberDenna]

@@vctxr4540I used Merino Wool Roving :)

[@rebeccaclarke4764]

I loved watching this. I bet your bloody hands were sore on finishing. I'm dead impressed. Interested to see what water dye you used

[@robbiezgirl2021]

Do you roll them till they are binded completely? You only roll them 2 times... is this enoigh?

[@krystalblanchette1130]

By alternating hot and cold water do I put them in hot then cold then roll?

[@verawehberg4038]

They look awsome! How much wool did you use for this amount of dreads?

[@CyberDenna]

Thank you! For this set which was 30 double ended dreads around 20inches when folded, I used around 210g (approx 7.4 ounces) of wool. 🙂

[@verawehberg4038]

@@CyberDenna oh wow 😮 That's pretty lightweight. I'm planning some kind of future-frost-mage-warrior-fantasy costume and wasn't sure, how much wool I need to order. Great thanks for the really fast reply. Keep it on! 😘

[@sunflowerhuman4212]

@@CyberDenna how long is that?

[@jessicavanderburg1831]

What are you rolling them on in the beginning? The blue mat looking thing... I see ppl using towels to roll them on and that's not working for me and I wish I had a sushi roller thing but can't find one in my town yet. Lol

[@CyberDenna]

It's a towel wrapped (very tightly) around a board and clamped to my table! The clamps also help to keep the towel taut so it doesn't roll with the wool. But there are some loose threads on it that would get caught, so I would just rip them out of the towel, or cut them off so they wouldn't keep getting wrapped around the dreads.

[@hanapretrdilova8275]

Hello there i just wanted to ask whats the ratio of soup/water ? Ty and have a nice day☺️

[@CyberDenna]

I usually just add enough soap that the water has a slippery feel when you put your hand in. It doesn’t have to be heaps at all ☺️

[@michelle19991215]

Do you know whether it matters what kind of sheep wool you use or is regular sheep wool good enough

[@CyberDenna]

I usually buy merino sheep wool, but any sheep that has fibrous wool should work the same way. Acrylic yarn wouldn’t work because it doesn’t have the same fibres to knot together. But I imagine even alpaca wool would work!

[@EncinaSevera]

How much wool do you use for a full set? How many double ended dreads do you make to finish a full set? I have long hair. How much would you recommend that I purchase?

[@EncinaSevera]

O! And also, how much shampoo do you use and does it need to be a certain kind?

[@CyberDenna]

I used maybe 200g of merino wool roving, but I only have a half head of dreadlocks. Also the amount you use will depend on how thick you want them and also how long. I had 28 double ended dreadlocks which was about a half head, but I do have slightly denser hair so I needed more for fuller coverage. The length of your hair doesn’t effect how many you buy, it is more dependant on how thick and dense it is. If you’ve got thinner/finer hair you can get less and if you have thick/dense hair you’ll need more to achieve a fuller look. I usually dilute some sulphate free shampoo with water when I wash my hair with them in and use an applicator bottle to apply just to the roots. But normally I remove them once a week to wash my hair and wash them separately and hang them to dry for a day and then put them back in. Still just using diluted shampoo and rinsing them very well.

[@foxlord2171]

Can I ask why the soap? What's the purpose and do you have to use it?

[@CyberDenna]

From my experience it helps with roughing up the fibres of the wool so they lock together tighter. I think you would be able to do it without the soap, but I would recommend doing an ice bath between hot dips to encourage the fibres to lock together. Alternatively you could also use a felting needle to assist the locking process 🙂

[@foxlord2171]

@@CyberDenna oh ok that makes sense. Thank you

[@conqureign]

are there any alternatives if you dont have a sushi mat on hand? my local stores dont have any and im too impatient to have one shipped lol

[@CyberDenna]

You can totally just do it by hand without the mat! I’ve done that in the past, just make sure you look after your hands and take a break if they are sore. You can also use another towel, or I’ve even seen people use bubble wrap! Hope these options help

[@MP-ep4sw]

Hey there, could you explain how the dying process was completed?

[@CyberDenna]

For these dreads I filled 2 containers with hot water and added two different blue dyes, a dark blue for the roots and a lighter blue for the ends and I dipped the fold of the dreadlocks in the dark blue first, rinse the excess out of the dreads and then dipped the ends in the lighter blue and rinsed the excess.

[@shelbybradley1429]

Is it ok to leave the first soap water roll over night then continue the process the next day

[@CyberDenna]

Totally fine! It can be a long process and it can make your arms tired, so take it at whatever pace you need to :)

[@justinejunae1262]

whats the water color method to color.. and why do you have to boil them so many times

[@CyberDenna]

For the water colour method I used two containers with hot water and added hair dye to the water and then dipped the dreadlocks into the darker blue first and then the lighter blue. It just uses less hair dye to colour the dreadlocks than having to paint the dye on. The reason for putting them in hot water between rolling them is to help the fibres felt together, the hot water makes it easier, and rinsing in cold and hot alternating helps shock the fibres into locking together better for longer lasting dreadlocks.

[@needabubblegum]

what are you coloring them with

[@CyberDenna]

I did a water-dye on these, using semi-permanent direct hair dye.

[@avril6922]

Thanks a bunch!!! I couldn't find the olive soap

[@CyberDenna]

I find any soap works, sometimes if it’s all I have I’ll use texture/deep cleansing shampoo and it works too. It just has to roughen up the cuticle of the wool 😊

[@MonicaZ06]

Where do you buy all this wool, I looked online and unfortunately when you get some, you don't get much only 50g of Merino wool..

[@CyberDenna]

I usually buy something like this: www.ebay.com.au/itm/450grams-Wool-top-29-0-micron-roving-spinning-felting-flocking/124191901512?hash=item1cea6a0748:g:j10AAOSwo0JWNAZm

[@Decayinggrave]

Etsy is a good place

[@olivia-tb3tm]

thank you i definitely plan on doing this myself. very helpful video!

[@unicornnutz1829]

I have yarn roving, could I use that for this method or does it have to be wool roving

[@CyberDenna]

As long as it is pre-spun and is not an acrylic base it should I work. I haven’t personally used yarn roving so I’m not 100% sure, sorry. The main thing with felting is that it is matting the natural fibres together, and I believe acrylic and man-made fibres are too smooth to knot up and felt correctly.

[@unicornnutz1829]

I just tired it out of curiosity and well it was a big mess lol 😅

[@CyberDenna]

Oh no! I hope you didn’t lose too much yarn 😭

[@tiffanygibbs3269]

What kind of shampoo do you use

[@CyberDenna]

I usually use a clarifying shampoo or a volumising one! Anti-dandruff also would be good, but I'd stay away from hydrating ones because you want to rough up the fibers as much as possible :)

[@TheStyleMisfit]

About how long do these take to make?

[@CyberDenna]

It’s usually a few hours depending on the length and thickness of the dreadlocks! I try to take breaks while rolling so my back doesn’t get too sore, and also to get fresh water. The longest part is waiting for them to dry, I usually leave them overnight and sometimes they’ll still be damp in the morning! But I’d say the rolling process is maybe around 3 hours give or take?

[@crispereira183]

Gente qual pigmento usar pra tingir as lá alguém pode mi ajudar ❤🇧🇷

[@ASMRsunglasseskid]

Great vid thank you for sharing xx

[@danyelfoley8765]

how long is one dread

[@CyberDenna]

I think from end to end these were about 70cm/27 inches, when folded around 35cm/13-14 inches

[@danyelfoley8765]

@@CyberDenna thank you 😊

[@GrapeCore]

Could you tell me what kind of hair dye you used? Also, can the color bleed or even wash out if you wash your hair with the dreads in? Thanks a bunch! 💕

[@CyberDenna]

I believe I used some Manic Panic and some Directions for the lighter blue. The darker blue I think was an Affinage direct dye

[@artemis23833]

Nice !

[@crispereira183]

Show ❤🇧🇷