![]() It is crucially important for larger dreads that will have difficulty drying otherwise. Sit under a dryer or use a hair dryer to set the twists. See pictures of popular clip styles at the bottom of this page. Care should be used to avoid clips that are damaging to the hair/dreads. Different clips work better depending on the length of the dreads but most will do fine as long as the dreads are held so they can't un-twist. Use a hair clip or pin to hold the twist so it doesn’t unravel. (I know exactly how good it smells but you must resist.) Resist temptation to taste the Knatty Dread cream. Beyond that, extra cream provides no additional benefit. Use enough cream to ensure that the entire length of the hair gets some. Apply Knatty Dread cream to the hair and spin the lock to the right or "clockwise" until it us under enough tension to compress it and make it feel tight. Secure the sections with a clip as you go. Keep sections square so dreads grow round, not flat. The larger the section the thicker the dreads. If you are sectioning the hair first use a comb or your fingers to section the hair. Hair that is longer than 4" or 5" is better suited to other dreadlock methods like strand twists or backcombing. ![]() Hair shorter than two inches will make twists that are a bit more delicate but it's still possible to get them started. It needs to be long enough that you can twist it together can clip it in place. How long does the hair need to be for Spin & Pin locs? ![]() The range of sizes that work in African hair is fantastic, from tiny nano-locs to huge rasta congos. (Inexperienced locticians try this as well with mixed results) Because you can section the hair you have control over the size of the dreads you get. Experienced locticians may just grab sections as they go instead of sectioning it a head of time. The hair can all be sectioned and held with clips before the twisting begins to ensure that the sections are even and have the same amount of hair. It may be secured in different ways but the hair is just twisted and the only thing holding it together is the texture of the hair and a small amount of cream. There are a lot of variations of this method and a lot of names for those variations but in essence the unlocked hair is spun around and around in one direction. Many have however, and as many were more than a little upset with the locticians who confidently attempted it. It only works in well in one hair type, highly textured African hair. Caucasians and Asians shouldn't even attempt this method. While it's the simplest to do it's also the hardest to see though to finished dreadlocks. I'd also venture to say it produces the most delicate baby dreads of any method. The Spin & Pin or twist and pin method is the most commonly used method for creating dreadlocks in highly textured hair. Twist -or- Single Twist -or- Single Strand Twist.Not to be confused with double or triple strand twists.
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