Forum - Bracelet tying - Cutting Base Strings

PiperKnots

Professional

4 years, 10 months ago by PiperKnots

I've made the pattern #26548 and I'm trying to figure out if I can just cut the base strings off without them unknotting themselves, because I was going to make it into a keyring but I've run out, so I just continued making it and I just want to have a straight edge just as a little decoration for my binder or something, but I don't want to mess it up. Please help! ❤️

halokiwi

Moderator

4 years, 10 months ago by halokiwi

You have to secure it somehow. If you don't the knots will be able to move on the base strings and potentially untie themselves. You can look at what Masha knots did in her tutorial. I think it looks super cute.

ShruthiMan

Bracelet King

4 years, 10 months ago by ShruthiMan

If you’ve made a two sided kaychain you can tie the base strings from both sides together, to secure it. Or you could stitch it, have a look at the key ring I’ve made of another pattern

PiperKnots

Professional

4 years, 10 months ago by PiperKnots

Thankyou! I ended up just cutting it and it's stayed secure.

sodapop

Bracelet King

4 years, 10 months ago by sodapop

If you cut your base strings really short you'll really want to secure them somehow... either with glue or Fraystop, or use a sewing machine to close it with a zigzag stitch.

I've made mistakes in my alphas and only noticed about 3-4 rows back. The best way to undo knots is to tug on the bottom couple rows to expose the base strings a little, then use a pin to separate and pull each base string through the top of the rows of (mistake) knots. All of the knots are easily released this way.

I imagine if the base strings are very short and not tied off, it won't take much tugging at all to release the bottom rows of knots.

PiperKnots Professional	4 years, 10 months ago by PiperKnots I've made the pattern #26548 and I'm trying to figure out if I can just cut the base strings off without them unknotting themselves, because I was going to make it into a keyring but I've run out, so I just continued making it and I just want to have a straight edge just as a little decoration for my binder or something, but I don't want to mess it up. Please help! ❤️
halokiwi Moderator	4 years, 10 months ago by halokiwi You have to secure it somehow. If you don't the knots will be able to move on the base strings and potentially untie themselves. You can look at what Masha knots did in her tutorial. I think it looks super cute.
ShruthiMan Bracelet King	4 years, 10 months ago by ShruthiMan If you’ve made a two sided kaychain you can tie the base strings from both sides together, to secure it. Or you could stitch it, have a look at the key ring I’ve made of another pattern
PiperKnots Professional	4 years, 10 months ago by PiperKnots Thankyou! I ended up just cutting it and it's stayed secure.
sodapop Bracelet King	4 years, 10 months ago by sodapop If you cut your base strings really short you'll really want to secure them somehow... either with glue or Fraystop, or use a sewing machine to close it with a zigzag stitch. I've made mistakes in my alphas and only noticed about 3-4 rows back. The best way to undo knots is to tug on the bottom couple rows to expose the base strings a little, then use a pin to separate and pull each base string through the top of the rows of (mistake) knots. All of the knots are easily released this way. I imagine if the base strings are very short and not tied off, it won't take much tugging at all to release the bottom rows of knots.

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