If you've never made them before, I'd say buy about 10 bags. You usually need about 40 dreads in a set, and can get 6-8 dreads from a bag, but you might find that until you've got your backcombing technique sorted, you get through the hair a lot more quickly than that, and that some of the dreads you make don't turn out too well, so 10 bags would be enough for, say, 2 or 3 practice packs and then a set. When do you need them for?
 
 
EDIT: janinems, I would make dread falls for you, but I'm starting work in Guildford soon, living in a B&B, and probably wouldn't have the time or facilities to make them reasonably :(

ORIGINAL: Ailema

EDIT: janinems, I would make dread falls for you, but I'm starting work in Guildford soon, living in a B&B, and probably wouldn't have the time or facilities to make them reasonably :(

 
Thankyou for the reply hun, never mind eh! Hopefully someone else will respond!!!

i dont actaully need them for anything just want them to wear now and again
thanks gonna get some ordered i think when i get paid!

I'm tempted to start making my own double ended dreads, I already have a few bundles, but they're uber skinny >.<! Still look sweet but god the time for installing.. T.T! 

ORIGINAL: janinems

I would really reeeeaaaallllly like someone to make me some dread falls please! Whoever fancies this proposition please pm me and we shall discuss costs etc!

I would make them myself but I simple don't have enough time.

I'm in the process of starting my own hat/fascinator business. So maybe I will be able to return the favour in the not so distant future!

How about joining the heavenly hair forums?
 
People are always keen on there to take on new projects, you could just ask in the advertising section

Just doing my Bloodstock dreads at the moment. Some of them are new, some of them are my Download purple ones, which I'm re-sealing. They're coming out pretty skinny (a reflection on my backcombing skills in June ;) ) but they're pretty sturdy. Having my hair cut tomorrow, then putting them in. :)

ORIGINAL: Tainted_Barbie

ORIGINAL: janinems

I would really reeeeaaaallllly like someone to make me some dread falls please! Whoever fancies this proposition please pm me and we shall discuss costs etc!

I would make them myself but I simple don't have enough time.

I'm in the process of starting my own hat/fascinator business. So maybe I will be able to return the favour in the not so distant future!

How about joining the heavenly hair forums?

People are always keen on there to take on new projects, you could just ask in the advertising section

 
by the time she gets activated she'd probably be half way through making them lol. is HH down for everyone else?

ORIGINAL: Ice_Pick_Abortions
by the time she gets activated she'd probably be half way through making them lol. is HH down for everyone else?

True[8D]

Yea, it's down for me too[&:]

its down for me too

HH has gone completely down, and a group of the mods are working on a new forum that may be temporary, may be permanent. Will take a few days though.

If you had any transactions going on there then there's and LJ community:
http://community.livejournal.com/hh_sales/

Also info on the new forum will most likely be posted on there.

Bloodstock hair...

 
 
 
 
 
From the top:
 

 
 
Any tips on making the top look less sparse? Perhaps I just need to put more of the dreads on top.

Quick question.
I am trying a new hairdye (I normally use crazy colour capri blue, and I thought I would try SfX Blue haired freak)
 
As I have never used the dye before I thoguht I may aswel ask on here, do SfX dyes work better on wet or dry hair. I found crazy colour worked better on dye hair but it always says on the bottles to use on wet hair. Just wondered if it was different with special effects.

ORIGINAL: Ailema

Any tips on making the top look less sparse? Perhaps I just need to put more of the dreads on top.

 
can really see the improvement in those :) i use smaller sections and more dreads on the top.
 

Quick question.
I am trying a new hairdye (I normally use crazy colour capri blue, and I thought I would try SfX Blue haired freak)

As I have never used the dye before I thoguht I may aswel ask on here, do SfX dyes work better on wet or dry hair. I found crazy colour worked better on dye hair but it always says on the bottles to use on wet hair. Just wondered if it was different with special effects.

 
most dyes i've used say to use on dry hair. SFX should be used on dry.

http://hairextensionforum.com/

^ NEW HH forum ^

I've lopped quite a bit of my hair off now so should make installations quicker and easier....plus it looks dead cute now
 
Really need to sort out a photo though!

For girls (and the occasional guy) NOTHING will be better than a good set of synthetic dreads, HOWEVER don't shell out 70 odd quid for them, they are actually easy as hell to make and the hair, being the only thing you really need to buy will cost you a tenner at most for shoulder length dreads. There are a million and one tutorials on the internet to make them, failing that, gimme a PM and I'll let you know.

BTW sally's sells the hair in brown and black shades, so you don't have to hunt on the net for it ;)

You could go to the first page for a tutorial too [8D]

touche :p i should really read before I post lmao :p

I made a full head set for about 12 quid, never in the amount of time I had again though. My fingers nearly died when they were eventually finished and installed! The girl I did them for wasn't entirely as grateful as I hoped but ho hum >_____>

Met a first year on my course yesterday who was wearing some, they were burgundy, browns, and a few watermelon mixed in. Very nice. She did them with a hairdryer too! I'm gonna show her how to make loose extensions when she takes em out

ORIGINAL: Lettuce

IShe did them with a hairdryer too!

 
I actually find hairdryers uber easy to seal with, they just make the dreads uber itchy and velcro-y lol.
 
I really want pink dreads for download next year, is it bad i'm thinking about it already lol!
 
Might just get some colinette again, i'll order it really early this time though