can someone do an upside down alpha tutorial.
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Rowsitt
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3 years, 5 months ago by Rowsitt
essentially that^. how does it work w the flat alpha technique? how do u put the leading string into the middle of the next leading strings knot? i tried to watch megan morris’ video but i couldn’t understand it without some sort of oral instruction. thanks!
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madeleine_
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3 years, 5 months ago by madeleine_
I could be wrong, but I think I’ve heard that the flat alpha method can’t be used with the upside down alpha method.
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aiden707
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3 years, 5 months ago by aiden707
There is a method to do this, while incorporating the flat alpha technique.Consider and alpha has 2 sides- *A* for front and *B* for the back side. Side A is what we usually knot on and which is facing up. This method involves knotting while Side A is facing up like a regular alpha with a twist. When we usually do the colour changes we do it at Side A (front) and place the previous leading string at the back of the alpha. However in this, we will do the colour changes on Side A and not shift the previous leading string behind the alpha but keep it at the front. As a result we can do colour changes using the flat alpha technique. The pattern will form on the back or Side B which will result in an upside down alpha. If we follow the pattern as it is on the front or Side A, the back or Side B will have a mirror image of said pattern. You could follow the pattern in the inverse direction as well. I hope this made sense 😊 I will explain any step or direction again if it's not clear |
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Rowsitt
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3 years, 5 months ago by Rowsitt
@aiden707 ohhhh i see. so you’re not actually doing the alpha with side B up, you’re doing a normal alpha but dragging the strings over the top so they can’t be seen when u flip them around?
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aiden707
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3 years, 5 months ago by aiden707
Yes exactly 😊
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Rowsitt
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3 years, 5 months ago by Rowsitt
@aiden707 oh thank you so much!!
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