Odd Number Strings / Keychain
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sophcharrr
Professional
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1 year, 1 month ago by sophcharrr
How do I attach an odd number of strings to a keyring? Im using Lark's Head knots, so that means i have to fold it in half.
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halokiwi
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1 year, 1 month ago by halokiwi
If the base strings are an even amount, start with the first leading string like you would start with any other new leading string with which you start a new row. It does not matter that it is the first row. You can just tape it down.If the base strings are an odd amount, you can use the end of the leading string as the first base string when you tie the leading string to the keyring using a lark's head knot. |
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marie_k
Bracelet King
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1 year, 1 month ago by marie_k
Sorry if i'm just rephrasing the last comment, but usually if the leading string is the same colour as my based strings, if for exemple i need 7 based strings, i will do 3 knots (so 6 based strings) and i will cut the last one super long. I will then measure one end to line up with the rest of the other based strings and make the knot. So one end is equal to the rest and one is super long, which i'll use as my leading string.If my leading string is different than my based string, i will do the opposite. Cut the last based string short. Meaning i measure how much i need for the base (for exemple my based strings are 10cm long) and i'll cut a bit more than i need (like 13 cm) and make the knot. The short end will become the 'tail'. When I first start knotting with my leading string, for the first few rows, i'll grab both the based string and the 'tail' as one and knot over both, securing the tail within the keychain. And at the end i just cut it. I'm a bit tired but I hope that makes sense and it helps ! |
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sophcharrr
Professional
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1 year, 1 month ago by sophcharrr
Oh thank you both so much!! Two more questions (sorry.. I've made some bracelets in the past but its only now I'm questioning myself) what if the pattern is a normal pattern (and has an odd number of strings) and how many cm would you suggest to add to my base strings for a keyring? 33 rows for me is ~6 cm I believe, but I think the Lark's Head knot and the ties would add some. I know this is a personal preference, but I don't want to have my base strings be too short.
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sophcharrr
Professional
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1 year, 1 month ago by sophcharrr
@halokiwi
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CMina
Skiller
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1 year, 1 month ago by CMina
You could braid 2 ties (one on each end) for normals with odd strings. I usually use 1.5-2 wingspans for normals depending on the pattern. The larks head knot would add string to that.
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halokiwi
Moderator
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1 year, 1 month ago by halokiwi
Do you also want to attach the normal bracelet to a keychain?
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sophcharrr
Professional
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1 year, 1 month ago by sophcharrr
@halokiwi yup
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halokiwi
Moderator
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1 year, 1 month ago by halokiwi
For normal bracelets, unless two strings of the same colour are next to each other in the beginning, I recommend to split the strings in half, so you have only three strands per string instead of six strands, so only half the thickness. When you fold these halfed strings in half, you will have the original thickness again and you can work with both halves at once as if they were one string. This way you should be able to work with any amount of strings, no matter if even or uneven.
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sophcharrr
Professional
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1 year, 1 month ago by sophcharrr
@halokiwi I saw this technique in Masha Knots' tutorial as well. Thank you so much!
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