Odd Number Of Strings When Making A Keychain
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ZOELOPEZ
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4 years, 5 months ago by ZOELOPEZ
usually when I find a really nice pattern that I want to make into a keychain it has an uneven amount of base strings but to get the strings on the key ring you need an even amount ( I hope you know what I’m taking about ) Does anyone have any tips on how I can make a keychain with uneven amounts of base strings?
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Hk14
Bracelet King
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4 years, 5 months ago by Hk14
I was wondering the same thing when I first started making keychains but I just add one base string to the pattern on whichever side it looks better on. This doesn’t work for all patterns but it works for most
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cconti526
Bracelet King
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4 years, 5 months ago by cconti526
when you’re adding the last string on there, make one side of the string SUPER SHORT. it’ll leave the long side for you to knot on as a normal base string.
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ZOELOPEZ
Professional
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4 years, 5 months ago by ZOELOPEZ
thank you guys so much I’ll be sure to try these things out
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mjlgvw
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by mjlgvw
You use Lark head knots (google will know what those are 😉) to set up your bracelet on a d-loop keyring.Each lark head gives you two strings then... (so cut half the amount of strings and double length). And for the last odd one: put that along the d-loop first and make all the knots over both this string an the d-loop combined and then make half a lark as a last step with the odd string (does that description make sense?). Take a look at my key ring at #32405 where I used this technique. Here I had an even number of stings, but used the last step to change the order of the strings. Good luck en let me know if it worked out? ❤️ |
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sodapop
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by sodapop
I actually like alphas with an odd number of base strings because it's easier to add in my leading background string. 😄So say your pattern needs 15 base strings. You leave out the odd string at first and attach the regular 14 base strings... I normally use 7 longer strings folded in half and attach with a lark's head knot. Then attach the whole skein of your leading background string also with a lark's head so that one half becomes your remaining odd base string, and the other half you can just start knotting the background. 😊 |
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