tighter knots
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
Do any of you guys know how to make tighter knots? Whenever I try to make a bracelet, I don’t think I’m knotting tight enough, and I can see holes through the bracelet. And my bracelets just don’t look good overall.
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lucass_
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3 years, 7 months ago by lucass_
here’s the thing: i used to knot super tight, and strings would snap a lot and it was an absolute painnnnn if you want tighter knots, i’d say you put the two strings you wanna knot together really close and then knot really tight
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oceanknot
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3 years, 7 months ago by oceanknot
I’m not exactly sure how to knot tighter, but knotting loosely isn’t a bad thing, it’s actually good. When you knot super tightly, your bracelets can curl up and be not as neat. As for the holes in your bracelet, holes are normal, but they could be a result of you not lining up your strings properly. for example, when your making a normal, make sure that the knots you’re making are right next to each other or else it will leave gaps. I could try giving you more specific advice if you posted a photo of one of your bracelets/set it as your profile pic
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
Ok so I changed my profile pic, and as you can see this bracelet I just started making. When I look at it the bracelet isn’t even straight, and there are a few holes in the middle. It may be that I’m using wrong embroider floss, but I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Should I start with easier brackets?
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
*bracelets
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
I’m very confused
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lucass_
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3 years, 7 months ago by lucass_
ur embroidery floss is all the same right?
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
No, I use different types. I use the brand dmc and loops and threads.
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lucass_
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3 years, 7 months ago by lucass_
it also might be that your tension isn’t the same. if it’s different it can tend to get misshaped cuz different knots are pulling with different tensions.
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lucass_
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3 years, 7 months ago by lucass_
thag also could be it. i dont jnow if the knots they create have different sizes, since i use only embroidery floss….. but i have done that and if you’re not paying attention to the knot sizes they make it can throw off the bracelet
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
Ok, so should I start with doing more easier bracelets? Maybe that might work
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
Or the problem might be the embroidery floss, I might try to restart the bracelet. Thank you all so much for helping! 🙂
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lucass_
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3 years, 7 months ago by lucass_
you could. you could practice ur knot tension. probably with a chevron, because it might be that your backwards knots are different than ur forward knots, or vice versa.
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braclet102
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3 years, 7 months ago by braclet102
Ok I’ll try to start making chevrons, thank you for ur advice!
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lucass_
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3 years, 7 months ago by lucass_
yup! good luck
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madeleine_
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3 years, 7 months ago by madeleine_
When there are gaps between the knots like that, it usually means that you’re tying the first half of the knot too loose in relation to the second half. I recommend getting into the habit of tying the first half tighter
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