//Professionally done dreads end up all the same size with neat sections

you only have the really neat sections for a few weeks.

//DIY dreads have a messier, less uniform look.

yeah, but some of us have jobs where they just won't do.

wow...never heard of that one :S
when i do dreads in peoples hair, this is what i do...
1 - i do them in rows, start from the bottom, work your way around.
twist, tease knot back comb...basically fuck up the hair as much as you can until it resembles a fluffy looking dread.
2 - continue around till you get to the top. they will all be fluffy, but thats ok.
3 - trim the fluffy parts off
4 - was them all down, it will be sticky for about a week, but it's so worth it.

just keep touching it up as new hair grows in, aldo try not to get them wet. :)

nonbreed...just curious, how often do you wash your dreads? once, twice a week? don't you find they get itchy if you wash them too often?

I washed mine with apple cider vinegar. It smelled much nicer.

I'll admit I had mine done professionally, but they were waist-length extensions, which I really couldn't do myself.

And for the love of Pete, please don't put patchouli in your hair. Everyone within ten feet of you will hate you, and rightfully so. I don't know what it is with people and patchouli and their dreadlocks, but that shit is just not right.

about twice a week with salt, once with shampoo because people dont like it when they stand next to smelly, hoary, dirty dreads.:D

nah they stay togeather fine ah, in summer its more important to have nice smelling dreads thou

in your case does dj stand for dickless joke

thanks protozoaco

it takes like 6 months to accuire natural dreads, a friend did it and his hair was shit untill it finally dreded

only wax youre dreads often for about 2 weeks, then just let them go normally they get tighter and thats what you want?