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Tutorial: How To Install Blanket-Stitch Braided Extensions
How To Install Blanket-Stitch Braided Extensions
The instructions below explain how to do blanket-stitch braids, which is
a variation of a regular 3-way braid that uses up much more hair. It
is ideal for installing dread extensions because it shortens the length
of your real hair considerably. That means that the dreads can be
shorter than your natural hair, and that the braids are less obvious
because they're much shorter than that would be with a 3-way braid.
What You will Need
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Nov 9th 2008
Tutorial: How to Make Rexlace Falls or Extensions
How to Make Rexlace Falls or Extensions
The below tutorial shows a pair of rexlace falls being made, but you can
also use it for extensions -- just braid your real hair instead of
braiding fake hair onto an elastic and repeat the other steps as normal.
What You will Need
- At least 100 yards of rexlace
- Synthetic hair
- Hair ties, lace, or whatever else you want to mount them onInstructions
1. Make around 15-20 braids on your elastic. Seal the ends with a
lighter, a braid seale
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Nov 6th 2008
Tutorial: Burgundy Dread Wig & How We Made It
These instructions are rather specific to the materials we had on hand
when making this wig, but you can apply bits of this tutorial to your
own projects as well. We've included additional suggestions for how to
go about making a wig like this from your own supply of materials.
Materials
A wig with bangs. Any fiber or style will work because you'll be
cutting most of the hair off, and you won't be dreading any of the wig
hair.
About 50 pencil-thick double-ended dreads. 
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Jan 6th 2008
Plastic Lacing and Tubing Basics
Oftentimes, people ask me if its "okay" to put something in their hair.
My answer is always the same: if you like it, then wear it. Plastic
tubing is the very essence of that statement, because there is no
official tubing that is designed for specifically for extensions, and
there is no right or wrong kind to use. If its plastic and its tubing
and you like it, then by all means, stick it on your head. Just make
sure it isn't too heavy, because that can hurt after a while ;)
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Jan 2nd 2008
Loose Falls: The Basics
Ponyfalls -
Click on the link for Quinnster's instructions on how to make
ponyfalls. They're listed under the header that says "Ponyfalls - quick
method, takes about 5 minutes to make." Ponyfalls are quick and easy
to make, as you can see from the instructions. The down-side is that
they can be difficult to install correctly if you're a beginner.
Examples of ponyfalls:
Pinchbraiding
- Click on the link for Quinnster's instructions on how to make
pinchbraide
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Oct 10th 2007
Tutorial: How to Make Cyberlox Falls
What is cyberlox?
Cyberlox is a type of ribbon made from crinoline that is sewn into a
tube shape. It is also called tubular crin, crin, tubular crinoline,
swiss stretchy ribbon, horsehair braid, and there are probably a myriad
of other names floating around out there. Cyberlox was originally made
as a decorative ribbon for crafts and gifts (think of elaborate bows
Christmas presents), however most cyberlox suppliers are now aware that
it is popular for hair as well.
Cyberlox is
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Sep 3rd 2007