Fixing mistakes in patterns
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dani6ll9
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3 years, 12 months ago by dani6ll9
This has happened to me many times and so frustrating. I’ll be making a pattern, it’s coming out great, then I realize a few rows back I used the wrong color for a couple knots. And it’s going to make everything look messed up. I don’t want to untie the rows I just spent an hour on, plus if I did they would get all fuzzy and ripped up. I tried cutting teeny pieces of thread to superglue over them but I can’t cut that small enough of a piece without the piece getting fuzzy or falling apart. Even when I cut a small piece on first and cut after gluing. I could put the string sideways but it would look weird. Has anyone came up with a fix for this? To change the color of knots way up in the pattern without untying the whole thing? Like maybe a better way to glue on the right color, or untying one row vs many rows by cutting somehow? This sounds silly but someone might have a better idea |
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Chamelon
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3 years, 12 months ago by Chamelon
I don't think there's much you can do to fix this, but I know it is very frustrating. I would recommend checking the order of your strings after every section of the bracelet if you are segment knotting, or after every row if you are knotting row-by row. But, if you already messed up, you can try swapping out the string that is in the wrong place for a different string that is the right color, sort of like when you do a color change in an alpha. So, for example, if you are trying to make a knot with a green string but there is a pink string there instead, you can move the pink string to the back of the bracelet and attach a green string. This is similar to what Masha Knots did in this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR0QALBTLMc (In case you want to search instead of using the link,) The title of her video is: CHANGING COLOURS IN A NORMAL PATTERN [CC] || Friendship Bracelets |
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baublesbyb
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3 years, 12 months ago by baublesbyb
I have two ways I fix this, but they work best on alphas. One, I use fine point Sharpies to color over the wrong knot. This only works if the wrong knot is a lighter color. The second way I believe I picked up from a forum on here. The person took a length of the correct color floss and a needle, threaded it up and over the knot, essentially just sewing a new “knot” over the incorrect one. Once you’ve done that, just tie an overhand knot on the back of the bracelet and you can also add some glue. I had to do that twice on my Hamilton bracelet and you’d never know the difference!
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dani6ll9
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3 years, 12 months ago by dani6ll9
@Chameleon after reading your reply I thought I didn’t explain correctly but @baublesbyb thank you 😍 you are the best that’s a great idea
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halokiwi
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3 years, 12 months ago by halokiwi
You already got your answer but there's a tutorial by @monessss:https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/123_how-to-fix-alpha-and-normal-mistakes/ |
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dani6ll9
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3 years, 11 months ago by dani6ll9
@halokiwi thank you very much that is exactly what I was looking for. 🙂
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baublesbyb
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3 years, 11 months ago by baublesbyb
@halokiwi thanks for linking the tutorial, I couldn't remember where I saw that!
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zoeyllm
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3 years, 11 months ago by zoeyllm
Have you tried cross stitching over the knot? It works for alphas and normals and is pretty much unnoticeable. I would recommend being very careful and not doing this unless you have done embroidery before or are comfortable with a needle.
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dani6ll9
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3 years, 11 months ago by dani6ll9
@zoeyllm I have never cross stitched before. I looked up a how-to but it’s a little confusing. I appreciate the help though.
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dani6ll9
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3 years, 11 months ago by dani6ll9
I tried using a needle to sew over but the needle I had sucked and kinda ripped up the pattern. I got a new needle and it’s looking a little better. I will keep trying. I don’t see a way to upload a picture here
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