Alpha Side Color Changes
Reply
|
Moon_Shine
Bracelet King
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by Moon_Shine
I know how to do alphas, but I’ve been avoiding alphas that have color changes on the edges (for example, #29713) because I’m not sure if there’s something different I should be doing or if a string will stick out or something. I’m not sure if this makes a difference, but I always use the straight edges technique. Thanks!
|
|
muirb_xxx
Bracelet King
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by muirb_xxx
You can do it for the straight edges technique
|
|
muirb_xxx
Bracelet King
|
4 years, 6 months ago by muirb_xxx
Sorry the comment got cut off but if you’re doing the flat alpha technique do not do it on the edges, it wraps around the edges when you bring the string back in, just do a normal colour switch on the edges and you should be good!
|
|
arf820
Moderator
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by arf820
you can do the straight edges technique when there is a color switch on the edge. however you’ll have to do the regular substitution method, not the flat alpha method since if you do the flat alpha method the string will stick out. 🙂
|
|
Moon_Shine
Bracelet King
|
4 years, 6 months ago by Moon_Shine
So do the color change like normal, but don’t do the straight edges technique when there’s a color switch on the end?
|
|
madeleine_
Moderator
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by madeleine_
@Moon_Shine No, you should do a normal color change (not the flat alpha technique) but you can definitely still use the straight edges technique
|
|
Moon_Shine
Bracelet King
|
4 years, 6 months ago by Moon_Shine
@madeleine_ Wait, is the flat alpha technique different from the straight edges technique? I don’t know what the flat alpha technique is then.
|
|
arf820
Moderator
|
4 years, 6 months ago by arf820
the straight edges technique is when you do fb knots on the right side and bf knots on the left side. the flat alpha technique is a different way to change colors in alphas so your alpha doesn’t get too bumpy. i’m not going to explain it here since masha knots explains both in her flat alpha tutorial and she can explain it better than i could!
|
|
Lou-Lou
Bracelet King
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by Lou-Lou
I know that this doesn't really answer your question, but you can add a string of backround colour in the edge that requires a color change.
|
|
zoeyllm
Bracelet King
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by zoeyllm
@Moon_ShineThe straight alpha technique is forward backward (fb) knots and backward forward (bf) knots on the edges. The flat alpha technique makes the bracelet flatter and less bumpy. When you arrive at a color change during the flat alpha technique, you take the string you were making knots with and move it off to the side. Then you make the first half of the next knot with the next color. Next you move the first string over the string that the second string is making a knot onto and complete the second half of the knot with the first string inside the knot. Then you can tuck the first string under the bracelet and continue knotting. If it is hard to understand through text, I would recommend looking at Masha Knots' tutorial on YouTube. |
|
xojenz
Bracelet King
 |
4 years, 6 months ago by xojenz
you just grab your new leading string and cross OVER your old leading string, and do a fb/bf knot on your base string
|
|
Moon_Shine
Bracelet King
|
4 years, 6 months ago by Moon_Shine
Wait, I was just blanking! I know and do the flat alpha technique 🤦♀️Thanks @xojenz and everyone else! |
Reply
