How do you put beads on dreadlocks?
I am caucasian, my dreads are 9 months old and down to my shoulder blades.
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March 30th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Bead accessories for your dreadlocks even come in different shapes. The most common being bugle, roundel, and fancy.
With the bugle shaped dread bead, you’ll look for a tube shape that is either smooth all around or has six sides. A roundel dread bead looks like a doughnut and fancy dreadlock beads define any bead that doesn’t fit one of the common shape categories.
You can also use small beads to create a great a dread accessory. For example, peyote stitches are made up of plastic seed beads woven into a tubular shape.
If this is your first time buying dread beads then you’ll want to look for loose beads. Buying hair beads one at a time allows you to sample different materials and shapes with little risk.
However, if you see bead strands, necklaces or chokers that have good potential dreadlock beads on them, all you have to do is make sure you get a good idea of the hole size before getting them.
Hole size (also called inside hole diameter) is very important to you since you’re not going to be using your beads to string necklaces but actually stringing your dreadlocks.
Measure the lock that you want to put the dread bead on. Hole sizes are described in inches. If you don’t see hole sizes listed, retailers are usually happy to inform you.
Bead drills and bead reamers are good, inexpensive tools to invest in if you think you’ll be using dread beads often. You can use the bead drill to make hole sizes large enough to fit your locks.
Your ideal dread bead will have an unlined hole. Lined beads have a finish on the inside of the bead that’s either metallic or color. These finishes often wear off over time…and you don’t want this stuff on your locks. If you’re set on having that bead and own a bead reamer, though, you can take the lining off yourself. Try the web site I listed for you below!
Good luck and Happy Halloween!