Stray Hair at the root of dreadlocks

Stray hair are a part of having dread locks, hair naturally comes out of the dread at the root.
It's ironic that this hair lifestyle is often labeled as the one for careless and dirty people ( at least amongst the caucasian population), is actually a very high maintenance style. If you want a beautiful set of dreads, you got to be at it constantly in the first 2 years or so: twisting, latching, crochetting, keeping a clean and healthy scalp, moisturising the dreads, drying them properly etc etc.
After 3 years I have kind of found a maintenance and hygiene routine for my dreads and I continue to tend to my stray hair here and then and I think it is a good idea to do it once in a while to ensure that my dreads don't thin. I like to got to the dread shop at least once a year to get my roots tidied up and strays worked in, it's pretty expensive and long ( about $150 cad. for 3 to 4 hours) but worth it and I latch my roots every 2 or 3 months in between, sometimes using elastics.
Actually I use a mix of different technique including also crochet and rubbing.
I am actually due for a good session at the moment...!!