I have been making dreadlocks for 26 years. My hands still work. My back still works. That is not luck. It is the result of learning, sometimes painfully, how t...

Most locticians end up running their own business. Very few salons in the US hire dreadlock specialists, so if you want to do this work, sooner or later you wil...

I want to talk about money openly, because so many people in the beauty industry don't. And because silence around money is one of the reasons so many talented ...

Money is one of the first things people ask me about, and one of the last things they feel comfortable asking about. So let me be open with you.

Becoming a loc...

For many years, students in the US had to fly across the ocean to train with me in Stockholm. Some of them did, and I am deeply grateful for every one of them. ...

Two days. Is that really enough to learn to make dreadlocks?

It is a fair question, and I want to answer it honestly. Two days on their own are not enough. But...

The US is a big country. Depending on where you live, the nearest loctician you would want to learn from could be a long drive or a flight away. So it is natura...

When you search for a loctician course in the USA, you will find everything from one-day workshops to long state-approved programs, from free videos to expensiv...

Yes, you can teach yourself to make dreadlocks. I want to say that clearly, because it is true. There are people who have taught themselves and become good.

Bu...