New ways to secure bracelets
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elephants1
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elephants1
4 years, 11 months ago by elephants1
Hi!
Iโ€™m looking for new ways of securing my bracelets while making them!

I currently use a clipboard and a paper clip but I want to see what other people use!
chelsea45
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chelsea45
4 years, 11 months ago by chelsea45
Iโ€™m new to bracelets so I just tape my bracelet on to my table. Iโ€™ve seen others use a safety pin to secure the bracelets to their pants though.
elephants1
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elephants1
4 years, 11 months ago by elephants1
I used to use tape but itโ€™s bad for the environment an
hedgehog16
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hedgehog16
4 years, 11 months ago by hedgehog16
Hi here are some different ways:
- clip board
- taping it down
- pinning it onto your pants or a pillow
- tying it around something (hydro flask or a drink bottle)
- putting something extremely heavy on the top of it so it won't move (this isn't the best way though)
I'm sorry if this didn't help but I hope it gave you some ideas
elephants1
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elephants1
4 years, 11 months ago by elephants1
I totally agree with putting something heavy on top of it! When I was starting out I used a flower pot and it was horrible the pot would move and my bracelets looked horrible
halokiwi
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halokiwi
4 years, 11 months ago by halokiwi
When I started doing bracelets I folded the string in half, made a knot and put that loop around one of my toes ๐Ÿ˜‚
Knots_EM
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Knots_EM
4 years, 11 months ago by Knots_EM
I start my bracelet with a braid then tie that though the padlock hole thing on my craft box, which I keep my threads in. I can then prop my phone up on the handle of the box so I can see the pattern. Probably doesn't make sense and I'm probably the only one that does it๐Ÿ˜‚. For alpha keyrings I thread tape through the keyring loop then secure to my laptop so I can watch TV at the same time ๐Ÿ˜‚
skuhn2
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skuhn2
4 years, 11 months ago by skuhn2
I LOVE my Friendship Bracelet Maker and use it whenever I make bracelets. it says, www.myfbm.com It separates my strings and holds them in place at the top. And stores my supplies. I taped a clear plastic ruler onto it so I can measure the length of the current bracelet in progress.
babymilk
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babymilk
4 years, 11 months ago by babymilk
I only use a clipboard or tape it down to a surface because it holds and wonโ€™t start twisting as the bracelet gets longer. I used to use a safety pin on my pillow and pants.. but as the bracelet gets longer it twists and gets harder to work with, and you canโ€™t pin the bracelet in the middle because it can leave a gap.
vsco07
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vsco07
4 years, 11 months ago by vsco07
I always use a clipboard
em_0421
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em_0421
4 years, 11 months ago by em_0421
I just use a clip board, and it works great! ๐Ÿ‘
whitneymac
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whitneymac
4 years, 11 months ago by whitneymac
I use scrap thread to make a loop that I can put over my foot, leg, water bottle, whatever. I like it because itโ€™s super easy to transport, I can do it anywhere, and I can keep multiple bracelets on one loop (I get bored doing one bracelet). The strings do tend to get a bit tangled though... When Iโ€™m done with the bracelet I cut the scrap thread loop, take the bracelet off, and re tie the loop so I can reuse it.
amazingme
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amazingme
4 years, 11 months ago by amazingme
I usually pin it to a pillow so I can watch something while working
poppit
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poppit
4 years, 11 months ago by poppit
I use a safety pin and pin it to my trousers (yes Iโ€™m British and I say trousers) or whatever is available.
Shelly2121
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Shelly2121
4 years, 11 months ago by Shelly2121
If you guys use a clipboard, get a piece of cardboard that is slightly bigger than the clipboard. Then cut slits so that it can be like a macrame board. Try passing string through a few times so that the slits are easier to use.
elephants1
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elephants1
4 years, 11 months ago by elephants1
Hi Iโ€™m not taking anymore requests sorry
drospaig
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drospaig
4 years, 11 months ago by drospaig
I pin my on to a pillow with a safety pin.
bearcat01
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bearcat01
4 years, 11 months ago by bearcat01
After I make my loop I put it on a carabiner and attach to my hydroflask
elephants1
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elephants1
4 years, 11 months ago by elephants1
From this point Iโ€™m not taking anymore replies!
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