straight start alphas
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NB6056
Skiller
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3 years, 8 months ago by NB6056
i have designed a pattern that i am very excited to make. it is fairly wide and i don''t want to do triangle ends. i would like a straight start, and to avoid any curvy rows. anyone have suggestions?
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madeleine_
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3 years, 8 months ago by madeleine_
This might be a little excessive, but for straight starts I like to tape down the base strings onto a book or sideways/upside down clipboard, leaving enough at the beginning for ties like usual. Then I use binder clips to attach a ruler to the book/clipboard on top of the strings, so that the knots won’t be able to get pushed up further than the ruler and the first row will be perfectly straight
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NB6056
Skiller
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3 years, 8 months ago by NB6056
@madeleine_ not excessive at all! i'm sure its worth the effort. i looked at your profile for some inspiration, and came across a striking picture of pattern #35985 it appears as though you used a similar technique to the normal pattern triangle end to give your bracelet a clean start. is that so?
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oceanknot
Bracelet King
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3 years, 8 months ago by oceanknot
This isn’t the same technique madeline_ was talking about, but here’s a tutorial for starting/ending alphas with straight edges https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/128_straight-edge-endings-for-alpha-bracelets/
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