when making alphas or wall hangings how do i know how much i need?
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itsmiracle
Professional
itsmiracle
3 years, 6 months ago by itsmiracle
hi i am asking this question cause i wanna make a wall hanging but idk how much i normally need can someone help me?
Rowsitt
Bracelet King
Rowsitt
3 years, 6 months ago by Rowsitt
i usually base the base string length off different alphas i’ve already made. then i make sure i have at least 3-4 skeins of background thread, and if there’s a large chunk of a certain color, i try to have a whole skein or relatively that much. I like to have more than what’s actually needed as some cushion in case something happens.
__meriem__
Professional
__meriem__
3 years, 6 months ago by __meriem__
Hey
U know when u make alpha bracelets just count how many rows you have to make in that wallhanging/alpha and then take an alpha that you've already made and measure it after u counted how many rows u made in it and you'll know how long u need ur strings to be
I've tried my best to explain it and I hope u understand cus I suck at explaining 😫
braidbabe
Advanced
braidbabe
3 years, 6 months ago by braidbabe
You can always add new strings if you run out of a color. As for the base strings it should be the length of the bracelet + however much you want for the ties
Luna4
Bracelet King
Luna4
3 years, 6 months ago by Luna4
I usually color code the base strings if it’s bigger so I will do like 10 pink and switch to blue for 10 and then 10 more pink for a 30 string pattern if that makes sense. If it’s a 30x30 string pattern I would make the strings about 8-10 inches depending on the ending I’m doing if I’m doing a triangle ending I would make them more 12-14 inches. Better have to much than too little you can always use the scraps for other bracelets or as a rag bracelet. Sorry if none of that makes sense hope that helped. (:
Luna4
Bracelet King
Luna4
3 years, 6 months ago by Luna4
That’s just the background strings as well. I’m constantly adding more regular strings to alphas.
Luna4
Bracelet King
Luna4
3 years, 6 months ago by Luna4
The background would be way more difficult to add length too.
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