How do you get your bracelet to be flat?
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Craftclan
Professional
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4 years, 9 months ago by Craftclan
I am struggling to make my bracelets flat, most ate bumpy and crooked.
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queenjst
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by queenjst
I watched masha knots tutorial on flat alphas and she also teaches you the straight edges technique for alpha bit pay close attention to the part where you witch color on the edge
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queenjst
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by queenjst
Both are in the same video
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halokiwi
Moderator
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4 years, 9 months ago by halokiwi
Certain types of bracelets like the chevron or candystripe will always curl because of the structure of your knots. You could iron them or press them with a heavy book.Other than that it comes with practice. If you knot regularly your knots will become more consistent. |
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Someone_
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by Someone_
I'm not sure what bracelets you make, so... With that said...For Normal Patterns: Try keep to the same tension throughout the bracelet. Make sure you get the first half of your knot where you need it to be, and then secure it in place with the second half of the knot, pushing the knot up with your nail helps to make it go in place firmly. When making the knot, you could try to hold the string you are tying onto straight down. You could also try the straight edges technique which should make things straighter. If you don't like the position of a particular knot, take the time to un-pick it and try again; knots that aren't quite right can make things warp, more than you probably think. If you mean it curls upwards, you can flatten it out by ironing it, or using a hair straightener. (I suggest getting help from an adult, depending on your age). For Alpha Patterns: Same again, you need a consistent tension, but the difference being you need to find a happy medium between tight and loose. The flat alpha technique, and the straight edges technique will help you out. Again, hold the base strings straight down when making your knot, but this time with the string you are making the knot with pull straight up. If you are new to Alpha's try patterns with 12 base strings, and that requires no more than 2 colours, this will make it easier for you to get used to it. Threads can make a big difference, so make sure they're all the same thickness and/or brand. With all the techniques I recommended MashaKnots has great tutorials on. As for everything, practice plays a big part, so you will get there in the end. 🙂 |
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So_Knotty
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by So_Knotty
If you use a clip on a book or a clipboard try moving the bracelet up as you get further into the bracelet, it acts like the heavy book technique
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klynn_delg
Professional
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4 years, 9 months ago by klynn_delg
you can use the forward backwards technique for alpha patterns (masha knots video explains in detail)
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MissAhna3
Skiller
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4 years, 9 months ago by MissAhna3
There are Masha knots tutorials on how to make a flat alpha. Also Alex’s Innovations has alpha bracelet tips too.
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tennistime
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by tennistime
If you are talking about normal patterns, just try to tie with the same tension. When you pull to tighten a forward knot do the opposite for a backward knot. Example: If you tighten a forward knot by pulling the string up and to the right, then when you do a backward knot tighten it by pulling the string up and to the left. Or whatever works for you, just try to make sure the knots all look the same. Sometimes my backward knots come out diagonal looking. I hope this helps 🙂
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-avarxse-
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by -avarxse-
I usually iron my bracelets which curl up a lot, but this makes them much thinner so be careful. Also make sure you don’t burn them!😊
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Haka_yt
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by Haka_yt
It depends if it is normal or alpha, but Masha Knots has good bracelet videos on this topic for alphas and she has a bracelet life hacks video that might have something about flat normal patterns🤔 idk but also she has a video on the straight edge method that might help... it’s hard to suggest things without a picture... sorry!
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knotsbybre
Skiller
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4 years, 9 months ago by knotsbybre
usually i just make sure i tie the knots tight, and i lay a book of them when i’m done for a little bit, so they don’t curl up when you try to put them on.
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Wildfire7
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by Wildfire7
I use a piece of tape and slowly move it down as the bracelet gets longer. That way any spots that weren’t flat flatten out a little better. Hope this helps!
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unicorns14
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by unicorns14
I think all you need to do is practice, but if you are talking about alphas, Masha Knots has a tutorial for flat alphas
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uwucorgi
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by uwucorgi
that's a practice and knot tension thing. It'll get better with practice!
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Czyczy
Professional
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4 years, 9 months ago by Czyczy
I typically just tape it down as I go and it becomes flat and straight, but this is just me, so if this didn’t make sense i’m sorry.
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oddgymnast
Bracelet King
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4 years, 9 months ago by oddgymnast
When i am making the bracelet, i tape the finished parts down for it to lay flat. if you bracelet is still curling up once it is done, you can fla iron it like you would wirh hair or with a press iron for clothing.
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slynn24
Skiller
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4 years, 9 months ago by slynn24
If you are talking about it curling up after being finished, you can iron the bracelet or put them under a few heavy books for like a day or two and they should lay pretty flat. If you do iron them, be sure to put like a piece of parchment paper or something between the iron and bracelet to protect it.
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