Forum - Newbies - making knots looser

user10000

Bracelet King

3 years ago by user10000

Any tips on looser knots?

halokiwi

Moderator

3 years ago by halokiwi

In general the advice would be to not pull as hard. Important is that you do it consistently.

The first half of a knot determines its placement, the second secures it in place.

Shelly2121

Bracelet King

3 years ago by Shelly2121

If you want your knots to be looser, here's a few general rules to keep in mind for normal and alpha bracelets:

-Dont make the first half of the knot too lose. That half determines where the knot is placed, so if you make it too lose, you might end up having visible holes in your bracelet.
-If you tie it too tight, sometimes a string might "pop" and you'll see the underlying color, which isn't what you want. In that case, you simply pull on the string that's peeking through and it'll fix itself!
-You'll probably end up using more string if your knots get looser, so I recommend cutting a bit more than you would to see how much you'll really need.

sftball011

Professional

3 years ago by sftball011

My advice is too tie the first part of the knot tight and the second part very loose.This will make sure your bracelet doesn’t have holes. Also if you are having problems with colors poking through I recommend that when you tie the first part of the knot you go very slow. That way you can know how tight is too tight before colors poke through. I hope this made sense. Have a great day! 😁

cobwebs

Bracelet King

3 years ago by cobwebs

I was thinking about this also.....thanks for asking. Great tips too..going to try this now 😂

user10000 Bracelet King	3 years ago by user10000 Any tips on looser knots?
halokiwi Moderator	3 years ago by halokiwi In general the advice would be to not pull as hard. Important is that you do it consistently. The first half of a knot determines its placement, the second secures it in place.
Shelly2121 Bracelet King	3 years ago by Shelly2121 If you want your knots to be looser, here's a few general rules to keep in mind for normal and alpha bracelets: -Dont make the first half of the knot too lose. That half determines where the knot is placed, so if you make it too lose, you might end up having visible holes in your bracelet. -If you tie it too tight, sometimes a string might "pop" and you'll see the underlying color, which isn't what you want. In that case, you simply pull on the string that's peeking through and it'll fix itself! -You'll probably end up using more string if your knots get looser, so I recommend cutting a bit more than you would to see how much you'll really need.
sftball011 Professional	3 years ago by sftball011 My advice is too tie the first part of the knot tight and the second part very loose.This will make sure your bracelet doesn’t have holes. Also if you are having problems with colors poking through I recommend that when you tie the first part of the knot you go very slow. That way you can know how tight is too tight before colors poke through. I hope this made sense. Have a great day! 😁
cobwebs Bracelet King	3 years ago by cobwebs I was thinking about this also.....thanks for asking. Great tips too..going to try this now 😂

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