Diy Spiralock Tutorial: How To Make Your Own Bendable Hair Tie
- Posted on 10 September, 2015
- Ponytail Hairstyles
- By Anonymous
i wanted to try and make my own spiralock inspired bendable dread tie, but i couldnt find anything at all on how to make one.
If you want a thinner dread band. You can just use a piece of 12 gauge wire with no twisting.
you do not have to use pipe cleaners!! the first one i made had a cotton felt core.
i hope this helps someone.
the smaller gauge wire was not needed because the fabric was long enough to tuck inside of its self.
the wire in the middle is 12 gauge.
you dont have to twist the wire. but i needed more security because my faux locs are really heavy. but it holds them, i will make a longer one next time.
i make these ties for the dreadlock sets i make for my small business. so i know they will hold.
if you have any questions feel free to ask.
there is a picture of it holding my very heavy faux locs securely. just click the link below
http://thnksfrthmmrsdude.blogspot.com/...
So I'm gon na to drop. I made these things. You need some smaller gauge wire, like I'm, really sure what gauge says - and this is 12 gauge wire, awesome, ayah cutters, scissors, small shirts is fabric and you don't need pipe cleaners, but I just have them so I'll cut off about two feet of this. You don't have to use, you don't have to double it. Like idea, you can just um use one piece, but it work, but because my hair is heavy. I want to use two I'm going to twist this round. Okay, I've twisted wire with itself. So now I'm going to wrap this with fabric. This is just the general shape. I'M going to use pipe cleaners to do this. You don't have to you, can just cut strips of the t-shirt up, but I found it. I like wrapping the home the pack cleans around, so I'm gon na write the pipe goons around this and get that okay, I'm wrapping it around um. This is my first one I made. I just want to reiterate that you don't have to use the pipe cleaners inside. This is just more t-shirt. They'Re all flexible, this one's like really sturdy. It'S been used to okay, so I'm still around in it just twist this, so I could keep having to say if you wanted to say that you don't have to use pipe cleaners, you just need something to wrap around the wire before you put on the actual Fabric that you want the outside okay, so here is here, is where it's rapping home with the pipe cleaners and I'll hold a shade all right. So now I'm going to cut a piece fabric. That'S the same length is this okay, so I cut a strip of fabric I'm using and I'm just going to take my spot a lock, then I'm going to wrap it around and all my drama off the fabric around it. This is the hardest part for me. Getting the fat round every now and then I'll try to pull it taut tight above them, Otto pull it tight and make sure this is wrapping properly. Okay, so working on wrapping like tightening this up and once I'm tying it, I like pulling twist ties around it. So it stays secure when I'm talking the fabric. Okay, so I'm going to do this to the whole link. Okay, so I wrapped this shirt around the piece of shirt and you can see I'll just Lord lower. I just tuck the ends into each other, so that they're not shooting out the other one. I had. I use this wire to like secure something with this hold up below, so I'm going to start wrapping the twine around you can sew it shut but lower, lower, lower messy may Sagan. Okay, I'm going to use twine talk around and secure it. You can stitch! It closed but don't have me and that stuck with me right now, so let's take my months, why n -- take the time and rabbits around tightly okay and some just kind of start, braiding down start twisting down I'll show you guys what that looks like when This to sit down okay, this is one. This is the twine wrapped around one X. So when I left I'm hanging and I've secured both ends so negative, wrap this side on the next plot is little things I use to secure it right around there, but don't need it anymore, and so this is the finished product. Man set race them away.
Comments
Kaelyn Noelle: I just found the best thing at Home Depot (possibly bought online?) but they are called Gear Tie and they are pencil-thick, silicone-covered, bendable wires. And they come in different lengths! The ones I bought (18 inches long) were 2 for $5. I wrapped them in my favorite colored yarn and they work great! They come in 12", 18" and I think 22".
Loren Newman: Just started my loc journey and was saw these on etsy and I was like they have to be easy to make right?! Thanks so much for this tutorial! I can not wait to make my own!
Louise Niro: I’ve watched a number of videos about how to make spiralocks but girl this is the best! Easy with an attractive result. Love it!
Mindy St Onge: I just made these using 3 strands of 18gauge floral wire. You get 20 pieces for 2.99 at the craft store. I did wrap mine in the pipe cleaners I like the thickness and I also hand sewed my edges. Thankyou for the video
Agnes Anonymous: Thank you so much for this. You're ingenius. I couldn't justify paying the 45+ for a spiralock, so this is infinitely helpful.
Erin Panto: What a super-simplified way of making these! Thank you! I can't wait to try it for myself!
Starry Bell: Thanks for this, just came across these spiral things and was wondering how I could use some of my own odds and ends to put one together :) Can't wait, I have a feeling I'll start making these and won't be able to stop!
Zoë R.: Thank you girl!!! I love this video! I wish I would’ve seen this before spending $40 on 2… I am so going to make these and sell them on Etsy!!!! Haha!!!!!
BarefootMama: You are the best ever!!! Thank you so much for making this video! BEST DIY spiralock video on YouTube
Kris Petersen: Hooray for a no-sew project! I'm stoked, thank you for sharing this video!
cupcake210: I have everything except wire. I am going to make this today!!! Thank you!
Angela D: Hi, I just discovered this. This is really cool! I was looking for something I could tie my hair up with at night in a high ponytail as opposed to pulling my hair through an elastic hair tie. Do you think something like this would work?
Wild Bunny: Thank you! I've been wondering how to do this :)
The Loc King: AWESOME! Thanks! I can make one as big or small as I want and probably wear it around my wrist like I would a headband when it is not in my hair.
Angel Zhou: thanks so much for making this video! I'm from South Africa and the prices of these aren't bad on etsy, but the shipping costs are bad. Can't wait to make my own.
Blvck lotus: Thank you! I thought ppl were using flexi rods but this is easy too
Pia Perfekt: omg this is so amazing! wow. i love diy s and i love dread stuff. you have a new fan in me. best wishes from germany:)
Sophy Wilson: How Cool! Freakin good job...gonna try this. Thanks
terry roe: You just saved me a lot of money! Thank you!!!!!
Miranda Bardick: Thank you!! Great video
Carole Montgomery: Thank you for this video!
Starry Bell: Your welcome dear, I will always spend $ on handmade things I can't make myself but sometimes you just gotta find a way to make yourself :) I love etsy spend lots there too. Some people have all the talent. Ty again
Kristi Nodine: Ty. Yours was the only american video for the size. ♥️ very helpful
Mercantile 1441: Super cute! thanx
Mildred Moglinson: yes! thank you so much
Zoe Collyer: wish I watched this before buying one!
Receive your breath: Thank you
Judah Amon: The amount of Caucasians in the comments lmao smh
SaSa: Nice video but honestly...please do your nails!