How To Make Your Own Dreadlocks & Hair Falls

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Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~ Kahlil Gibran

Hair falls are attachable/detachable hairpieces that can be made in almost any way you can imagine, using yarn, real or synthetic hair, plastic tubing or even strips of fabric. They can be straight, curled, dreaded, however you want!

Here are some great links and tutorials for making your own hair falls and dreads. Once you get the basics down, the only limit will be your budget, time and imagination.

These Aren't Your Mother's Hair Pieces... 

"...long, straight, curly, fuzzy, snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty, oily, greasy, fleecy, shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen, knotted, polka-dotted; twisted, beaded, braided, powdered, flowered, and confettied, bangled, tangled, spangled and spaghettied!"

This snippet of lyrics from the musical HAIR pretty much sums up what you can do with hair falls. They are limited by if you have enough hair to attach them to your head (it actually helps if you have some but isn't necessarily required), how much weight or length you can tolerate and how you want them to be!

Wearing hair falls can be an every day thing for you, or it might just be for a special occasion. You can frequently see see spectacular hair falls in the worlds of tribal belly dance, goth fashion and club culture.

Making and Wearing Hair Falls 

Here's where you find how to instructions for making your own hair falls. You'll also find tips and tricks for wearing your hair falls and how to attach them to your hair and head.
How to make yarn dred falls for belly dancing - Yarn & Needle Crafts - Helium - by Meredith Spies
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SNAZZY DRED FALLS IN A FEW RELATIVELY EASY STEPS1.) Find at least two skeins of yarn that you like and... by Meredith Spies
How to make synthetic Dreadlocks / Dread Falls.
how to make your own synthetic dreadlocks
Synthetic dreads
You can either make individual dreads, to tie or braid into your own hair and create a full head of dreadlocks, or you can add them to hairpieces, wigs or ponyfalls.
silky fall care
Elastic falls are falls that are bound with elastic. The elastic stretches over your ponytail or bun and then secured with bobby pins.
Mookychick: Hair Falls
Falls may look complex, but they are really easy to put in and look amazing.
Cut Out + Keep | Craft Projects ยป Dreadlocks & Falls
projects filed under Dreadlocks & Falls, including how to hand-roll your own wool dreads and how to make yarn falls

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Kanekalon Synthetic Hair 

This is the synthetic hair of choice for dreadmakers. It's what most synthetic wigs are made from, comes in gazillion colors and is easy to work with.

Kanekalon Jumbo Braid Extension Hair Jet Black

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There are almost four dozen different colors available, availability subject to change. Comes in natural hair colors, neon brights and primaries.

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Blogs About Dread Hair Falls 

updates from hair fall makers, questions and more

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How-Tos Hair Fall Videos 

see how to craft materials including yarn, synthetic and cyberlox


making yarn hair falls

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How to make synthetic dreads

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Ready-made Dreads Right Now! 

There are some lovely hand-crafted dreads available for auction on eBay. Want some dreads right now? This is the place!

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