Chat | BraceletBook

2 hours ago

just_mere: I’m so excited!!

5 hours ago

BobTheCat_: Ahh that sounds so fun!!

6 hours ago

KrazyKnotz: 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Hi everyone! Tomorrow will kick off our [OFFICIAL] Friendship Day Challenge! A lottery-style challenge the takes the place of the July monthly challenge! The complete details will be posted tomorrow (July 1st)! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

20 hours ago

dragonzzz: @TealHeart yess a fellow night owl?

23 hours ago

TealHeart: @dragonzzz bro is just like me fr

1 day, 5 hours ago

AlmaLlama: @Selah_Ross thanks, you're added to my bio <3

1 day, 5 hours ago

dragonzzz: @bonnibands Ended up staying up till 2 am and somehow still woke up at 7 lol. You could print out the patterns if you have a printer, otherwise if the patterns are small you could copy them by hand

1 day, 6 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @bonnibands But hopefully, there'll be enough activities that we wouldn't be bored in the first place (had to look up what a "residential trip" was, so if the organizers have any clue what they're doing, we wouldn't *need* to make our own fun).

1 day, 6 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @bonnibands Might be a great way to get those numbers up to reach that normal goal. 👍

1 day, 6 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @bonnibands Think candystripe, basic chevrons, hearts, Greek waves, helixes and so forth.

1 day, 6 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @bonnibands Just a thought: before we head out on the trip, get a fistful of relatively simple patterns all started *just* enough that the pattern is established, and hopefully that's all the guide we'd need.

1 day, 6 hours ago

bonnibands: @dragonzzz wow lol 😂

1 day, 6 hours ago

bonnibands: Guys I’m going on a residential trip for 3 nights but we are not allowed our phones!!! How am I going to make bracelets?!?!😭😭😭😭😭

1 day, 9 hours ago

Selah_Ross: @unique_ly yayyyy lol

1 day, 12 hours ago

dragonzzz: Wheeee it’s midnight for me, been crocheting for 3 hours and still need to finish a bracelet before I can sleep. LET THE HALLUCINATIONS BEGIN

1 day, 14 hours ago

unique_ly: @Selah_Ross adding u!

1 day, 14 hours ago

kambri1224: i was in a parade today and felt like sharing idk!

1 day, 15 hours ago

angelicsky: ugh i miss peak braceletbook when the chat was always active 🥀

2 days, 1 hour ago

pulserasAG: @Selah_Ross spanish 😄

2 days, 1 hour ago

pulserasAG: @GiuseppeK @dragonzzz wow!! thats so cool!

2 days, 1 hour ago

dragonzzz: @nida_anjum I think you could use a teardrop loop by identifying where a chevron shape could be, checking what strings go where to lead into the “chevron” then knotting the loop the way you usually would, but use a chevron shape to end the loop instead of triangle ends. Lmk if that makes sense!

2 days, 2 hours ago

Selah_Ross: @AlmaLlama ! <3 knotting

2 days, 4 hours ago

AlmaLlama: @Selah_Ross i have made one today, if you want to give it a try, the link is in my bio at my random stuff section (:

2 days, 4 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Selah_Ross Oh, right--nevermind.

2 days, 4 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Selah_Ross Sure. I'll nail it this time! 👍

2 days, 5 hours ago

Selah_Ross: does anyone have a buddy meter quiz they want me to take?

2 days, 6 hours ago

Selah_Ross: @unique_ly I procrastinate 😂

2 days, 6 hours ago

nida_anjum: @GiuseppeK that's so true! It is too much😭

2 days, 7 hours ago

GiuseppeK: The thought of attempting a teardrop loop with something that full of holes sounded to my ears like "I'm so tired of putting milk on my cereal--I'm gonna use bourbon instead..."

2 days, 8 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @nida_anjum It's precisely those gaps that made me raise an eyebrow. Glad I could help, and that you understood where I was coming from.

2 days, 8 hours ago

nida_anjum: @maddielolz actually the pattern i was asking has gaps so i couldn't figure it out..thanks though😊

2 days, 8 hours ago

nida_anjum: @GiuseppeK okay got it! Thankss

2 days, 16 hours ago

Clairaland: greetings fellow knotters - i just posted another video to my yt channel creationsbyclaira if anyone wants to check it out!!! 😲 make sure to comment if you came from braceletbook so i know if this works or note hehe

2 days, 17 hours ago

maddielolz: @nida_anjum Masha Knots on yt has a video called "TEARDROP LOOP [CC] || Friendship Bracelets" and it's really helpful for that!

2 days, 19 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @nida_anjum If I'm not making sense, the photo I contributed for #25588 has two examples of what I mean.

2 days, 19 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @nida_anjum Personally, for that sort of pattern I wouldn't. If I was asked to produce that one, I'd make it a plain loop, and start things off with a big knot on all the strings.

2 days, 19 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @pulserasAG In Japan, "www" seems to work as "lol" (went to school there).

2 days, 19 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @pulserasAG Even less so "my" language, but I'm aware that Arabs make it ههه (which is just a soft H-sound written three times--three kinds of H in Arabic).

2 days, 19 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @pulserasAG Not "my" language, but locals (especially the kids) like to render it 555, which makes the sound "ha ha ha" (Thai).

2 days, 20 hours ago

Selah_Ross: @pulserasAG if ur being mischievous, its hehehe, if ur actually laughing, its haha. What is ur primary language?

2 days, 20 hours ago

dragonzzz: @pulserasAG As in the laughing sound? Mine would be 哈哈哈 (hahaha) I think

2 days, 20 hours ago

nida_anjum: Sorry my phone is acting up😑

2 days, 20 hours ago

nida_anjum: Hey can any please help me on how to start pattern #115334 with a teardrop loop?

2 days, 20 hours ago

nida_anjum: On how to start pattern #115oo

2 days, 20 hours ago

nida_anjum: Can anyone please help me on how to sth

2 days, 22 hours ago

pulserasAG: 😂

2 days, 22 hours ago

pulserasAG: in mine is "jajaja"

2 days, 22 hours ago

pulserasAG: just cuorious how do you write a laught in your leanguage?

3 days ago

Selah_Ross: @GiuseppeK no, but I got an idea

3 days, 5 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Selah_Ross Did you start by getting all the threads onto a metal loop of some sort instead of the usual loop? That's about the only suggestion I'd've had, anyway.

3 days, 7 hours ago

Selah_Ross: @GiuseppeK #134857, but I have it longish already. I want the strings to flow down now, unknotted

3 days, 8 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Selah_Ross Which pattern did you have in mind?

3 days, 9 hours ago

Selah_Ross: y'all, I want to make a heart bracelet (that im technically doing now) and make it into a keychain like thing, with a lot of string hanging down like you see in macramé. You got any suggestions how to do that?

3 days, 16 hours ago

leviOsa_09: @ikillcacti have you made any other alphas? measure how many knots per inch, and figure out how many inches are needed for a 60 row alpha. don’t forget to leave extra for ties!

3 days, 16 hours ago

dragonzzz: @Kowanu Yeah that’s fair, as a normal knotter I have no experience with alphas whatsoever so I don’t know how that’d work out

3 days, 16 hours ago

dragonzzz: @DanceKnotz I use my IPad camera because the one on my phone broke lol

3 days, 18 hours ago

TS-4Ever: @dragonzzz why thank u 😄

3 days, 22 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @ikillcacti Ask me again after I buy myself a bit more experience with them...

3 days, 22 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @ikillcacti I'm rather new to alphas myself, but just as a personal preference, I've been using close to a meter for the bases. I like having lots of "play" while knotting, and it's peace of mind that there'll be plenty for generous ties when it's done. Anything left, it can go in the scrap bucket for later use.

3 days, 22 hours ago

ejh121421: @GiuseppeK Yes very much

3 days, 23 hours ago

ikillcacti: for a 60 row alpha, how much would you guys cut for base strings??

3 days, 23 hours ago

DanceKnotz: @GiuseppeK Thank you!

3 days, 23 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @DanceKnotz Usually with the camera on the laptop. If it gets declined, I'll break down and borrow someone's phone to capture the moment (then ask the owner to e-mail the image to me).

3 days, 23 hours ago

DanceKnotz: I was wondering... how do you guys take your photos to post to braceletbook?

4 days, 1 hour ago

Kowanu: @dragonzzz i may try but i don't really like messing with alpha patterns like that, they're really good decor tho!/lh

4 days, 2 hours ago

TealHeart: THANK THE ALMIGHTY GREAT ZAPFISH, IT'S ACTUALLY RAINING RIGHT NOW!! YIPPEE 🙃

4 days, 2 hours ago

dragonzzz: @Kowanu I wonder if it would help to make the bracelet slightly smaller so the ties can make up for it being too small, so then as you wear it it’ll start fitting better?

4 days, 4 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @ejh121421 So you and gravity maintain a master/servant relationship, then? Same.

4 days, 5 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Kowanu Gotcha.

4 days, 6 hours ago

ejh121421: Guys I just fell holding all my string it spilled and my dog got some thread so now I have some wet thread…

4 days, 6 hours ago

Kowanu: @GiuseppeK it's a teary smile emoji, something like 🥲 but more lighthearted

4 days, 8 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Kowanu And at the risk of dating myself any further, I had to look up "qvq" and I'm still unclear on that one. Help out a 20th century fox who still wants to be down with the hip kids...?

4 days, 8 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Kowanu (The photo I contributed for #25588 is a fairly clear example of what I'm babbling about, if my description was lacking.)

4 days, 9 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Kowanu My typical start is to make the loop in the middle of the bundle, then tie a SERIOUS massive honkin' knot just below it. Then, get the strings arranged and proceed. So unless the recipe specifically calls for some sort of special start, it's pretty much bulletproof immediately.

4 days, 9 hours ago

Kowanu: @GiuseppeK I have more problems with beginnings/endings to a bracelet, whenever i do triangle ends or a teardrop loop it just gets too long, but i want a professional feeling finish qvq

4 days, 9 hours ago

Kowanu: @GiuseppeK yeah, that's what i use most of the time. Didn't get to try DMC because it's out of my budget (like 3 times the price of a regular 100% cotton skein)

4 days, 10 hours ago

GiuseppeK: She was also a fairly hard-livin' type--she stayed physically active (sure wish more people did) and bathed frequently (likewise...), so she was not going easy on the thing.

4 days, 10 hours ago

GiuseppeK: And DMC Perle Cotton lasts a loooooooong time with no issues. When I was attending university, a classmate persuaded me to give her one early in our student careers, and I got to observe it over the course of two years (she never removed it). As far as I know, it's STILL on her eight years later.

4 days, 10 hours ago

GiuseppeK: Then again, and maybe it's just a generational thing, the thought of making a bracelet for myself is almost unthinkable (so loosening or any other issue is someone else's problem, anyway).

4 days, 10 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Kowanu DMC Perle Cotton size 3 used to be my go-to, although it's not available where I am and prohibitively expensive to have it shipped. If you can get it, I think you'll be pleased with it.

4 days, 10 hours ago

GiuseppeK: @Kowanu Have you tried some different material? I'd recommend 100% cotton if you can get your paws on some.

4 days, 10 hours ago

Kowanu: i don't know what im doing wrong but my bracelets never fit me 🙁 they're always too hig or loosen from washing my hands and slide off after a week at hest

4 days, 17 hours ago

dragonzzz: @TS-4Ever Oh that’s so smart

4 days, 17 hours ago

TS-4Ever: @dragonzzz yea school is a good place i am currently selling at my haircutters, i just have a little stand in there, super simple and i only have to stop by every week

4 days, 18 hours ago

TS-4Ever: @ejh121421 @GiuseppeK @dragonzzz thx for the suggestions guys!

4 days, 18 hours ago

dragonzzz: @GiuseppeK @ejh121421 Ok, thanks! I’ve been mostly selling at school during breaks, but maybe a market will be a good idea.

4 days, 20 hours ago

ejh121421: Any type over art market or framers market available (the names will kinda give away where I live but)

4 days, 22 hours ago

GiuseppeK: Another one that's been something of a sleeper hit with customers: #159086 (I've been calling it "The Care Bear Stare" just for my own reference).

4 days, 23 hours ago

GiuseppeK: Saturday morning farmers' market, Monday night swap meet, and any local festivals where I can have just a tiny bit of real estate to set up shop. Big two day festival coming up on the 5th and 6th, getting the game face on for that one.

4 days, 23 hours ago

dragonzzz: Where do all of you usually sell at?

5 days ago

GiuseppeK: Yeah, #137132 is another crowdpleaser (I call it "Christmas Trees" when I jot it down on the dry erase board as they get sold off).

5 days ago

ejh121421: @TS-4Ever honestly the best selling for me (I don’t have a business yet but have sold at markets) definitely these #192011, #137132, and #49122

5 days, 1 hour ago

GiuseppeK: @dragonzzz Yep--the old reliable basics are often the most popular. Have to always walk the line between giving 'em what they want and not going batty when we want to make something more elaborate.

5 days, 1 hour ago

dragonzzz: @TS-4Ever Also, I imagine knotting candy stripes and chevrons would go pretty quick for you if you’re planning to sell bracelets, so maybe mass producing those could be a good idea

5 days, 1 hour ago

GiuseppeK: @TS-4Ever #157954 is NOT the logo, but if you look to the photo I contributed, he's lurking next to the main subject.

5 days, 1 hour ago

dragonzzz: @GiuseppeK Dang that has to be rough, embroidery floss cuts are seeming less and less significant

5 days, 1 hour ago

GiuseppeK: @TS-4Ever Too early to tell just yet, but the trends are also very promising on the Punisher logo. Seems no sooner that I make that one, someone comes along and snatches it up.

5 days, 1 hour ago

dragonzzz: @TS-4Ever Depends on whether you make alphas or normals- as someone who only knots normals, watermelon bracelets, daisy chains, and hearts sell pretty well

5 days, 1 hour ago

GiuseppeK: @dragonzzz Well, there's always weaving bullwhips out of 550 cord, which near as I can tell is the only tough-guy outlet for high level bracelet making skills. Talk about a nasty cut there...

5 days, 1 hour ago

GiuseppeK: Don't get me wrong; if I didn't have paying customers, I'd only make tough stuff. Skulls, daggers, Thunderlane, ya know.