Danila Deriabin

I founded Daddy Dread in 2012 with nothing but a crochet hook and a conviction that dreadlocks are more than a hairstyle — they're a form of self-expression. Over 13 years and 5,000+ handcrafted sets later, that belief hasn't changed. I've trained a team of artisans who share the same obsession with quality, built an online course for aspiring loc artists, and shipped custom dreads to clients across 15+ countries. My focus has always been technique — understanding why a method works, not just how. Whether I'm writing about advanced crocheting approaches or comparing backcombing vs. twist-and-rip, I want every reader to walk away with something they can actually use.