straight edge technique
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Mary_E
Bracelet King
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3 years, 4 months ago by Mary_E
i’m having a hard time keeping my bracelets from curving as they get longer- yes i use the straight edge technique but it still won’t stay straight as i go. i’ve tried moving the bracelet up my clipboard as it gets longer to but it still doesn’t work :/ anyone have any tips???
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5torr
Bracelet King
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3 years, 4 months ago by 5torr
Just a wild guess, but could it be that it has to do with the tension? You could try to concentrate very hard on making the first and the last knot of every row in the same tension, as having all forward knots in the same tension as all backward knots.
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meljensik
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3 years, 4 months ago by meljensik
On an alpha use a ruler to keep the rows straight. On a normal it could totally just be the pattern. For example, a candy stripe tends to turn and that’s just because the knots are all going in one direction.
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ale66
Professional
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3 years, 4 months ago by ale66
Mine curve sometimes as well, i think its inevitable depending on the type of pattern (like if it has a lot of rows of f or b knots that switch direction near the edges). What ive been doing to help somewhat is stretching out my bracelet every few rows to try to pull the knots that are curving (if any) into the right direction. I hope that made sense lol
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ale66
Professional
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3 years, 4 months ago by ale66
Thats for normal bracelets btw^^^
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womelette
Skiller
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3 years, 4 months ago by womelette
idk if this is the issue but when u do the backward-forward knot or forward-backward knot, make sure u do it twice on the same string before moving into the next row (:
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_red_rose_
Skiller
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3 years, 4 months ago by _red_rose_
Hii!! i’m new and I’ce got a question. Can I use straight edge technique while doing a normal bracelet or is this only for alpha ones?
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halokiwi
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3 years, 4 months ago by halokiwi
@_red_rose_ it's for both normals and alphas 🙂 You can check out this tutorial https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/101_the-straight-edges-technique/ |
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_red_rose_
Skiller
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3 years, 4 months ago by _red_rose_
Thank u <3
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Poppy-seed
Bracelet King
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3 years, 4 months ago by Poppy-seed
Depending on how badly it is misshapen, blocking may help. To block a bracelet you just hold the fully completed bracelet under warm/hot water and gently pull from all directions for about thirty seconds. then lay the bracelet FLAT on a towel and let it dry completely. hope that helps!
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