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gissiedt

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1 year, 2 months ago by gissiedt

Hi, I just started making bracelets and would love some tips! The last bracelet I made is pattern #156728 and I put a photo of the bracelet under the pattern😙 😊

halokiwi

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1 year, 2 months ago by halokiwi

I think for one of your first bracelets, it looks really good 🙂

The more you tie, the more even your knots will get, so the biggest advice I can give is practice, practice, practice.

A thing that really helps is to make sure, that the bracelet is secured safely to your work surface, so it does not slide out or move around a lot while tying. Always secure it close to where you are knotting. For me, binder clips work well, but other people use safety pins, tape, clip boards or a combination of different methods.

You seem to be knotting with some kind of thicker yarn and not embroidery floss. I did that too, when I started making bracelets. It's absolutely a preference, which material you use, but with yarn, bracelets tend to get a bit bulky, especially when tying patterns with more strings. I found the transition from using yarn to using embroidery floss a bit tricky because the feel is just so different when tying. Yarn is a lot more forgiving. My recommendation is, that if you want to use embroidery floss, to make that transition as early as possible, because then you can get used to it right away.

gissiedt

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1 year, 2 months ago by gissiedt

Unfortunately I can’t get embroidery floss rn but im hopefully getting some in the future🤞 I’m using some of your tips on another bracelet and so far it looks really good!

anna_li

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1 year, 2 months ago by anna_li

I think it looks really good for your first bracelet! Make sure you make every knot as tight as each other, that makes it look really neat. Also how tight y9u make them is a preference for everyone, but I like them very tight! Hope this helps, and good luck knotting!❤️

gissiedt Advanced	1 year, 2 months ago by gissiedt Hi, I just started making bracelets and would love some tips! The last bracelet I made is pattern #156728 and I put a photo of the bracelet under the pattern😙 😊
halokiwi Moderator	1 year, 2 months ago by halokiwi I think for one of your first bracelets, it looks really good 🙂 The more you tie, the more even your knots will get, so the biggest advice I can give is practice, practice, practice. A thing that really helps is to make sure, that the bracelet is secured safely to your work surface, so it does not slide out or move around a lot while tying. Always secure it close to where you are knotting. For me, binder clips work well, but other people use safety pins, tape, clip boards or a combination of different methods. You seem to be knotting with some kind of thicker yarn and not embroidery floss. I did that too, when I started making bracelets. It's absolutely a preference, which material you use, but with yarn, bracelets tend to get a bit bulky, especially when tying patterns with more strings. I found the transition from using yarn to using embroidery floss a bit tricky because the feel is just so different when tying. Yarn is a lot more forgiving. My recommendation is, that if you want to use embroidery floss, to make that transition as early as possible, because then you can get used to it right away.
gissiedt Advanced	1 year, 2 months ago by gissiedt Unfortunately I can’t get embroidery floss rn but im hopefully getting some in the future🤞 I’m using some of your tips on another bracelet and so far it looks really good!
anna_li Professional	1 year, 2 months ago by anna_li I think it looks really good for your first bracelet! Make sure you make every knot as tight as each other, that makes it look really neat. Also how tight y9u make them is a preference for everyone, but I like them very tight! Hope this helps, and good luck knotting!❤️

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