Forum - Newbies - alpha bracelets

haileyb1

Skiller

4 years, 8 months ago by haileyb1

i feel really dumb rn i am really confused on the difference between a normal alpha and a flat alpha..... im so sorry if that was a stupid question 🙈

haileyb1

Skiller

4 years, 8 months ago by haileyb1

^^ ive looked it up but that has been confusing me more

pancakes30

Bracelet King

4 years, 8 months ago by pancakes30

hey! there isnt much of a difference but when there are more colors in an alpha and you use normal technique, it causes the bracelet to be bumpy and not very neat as all the strings you are changing overlap eachother. on the other hand, using flat alpha prevents bumpy bracelets even with a lot of colors. hope it helps you!

https://youtu.be/_YVFAX9sacw you can watch this video for flat alpha 🙂

haileyb1

Skiller

4 years, 8 months ago by haileyb1

thank you so much!!

halokiwi

Moderator

4 years, 8 months ago by halokiwi

The difference is only how you switch colours.

For the regular colour switch you just fold the old leading string behind the bracelet and continue knotting with the new leading string.

For the flat alpha colour switch you fold the old leading string up in front of the bracelet, make the first half of the next knot with the new leading string, fold the old leading string over the base string you just knotted onto and then behind the bracelet, then you make the second half of the knot with the new leading string. This way the old leading string is sandwiched in the first knot of a new colour and the bracelet is more connected which leads to a smoother and less bumpy structure.

haileyb1 Skiller	4 years, 8 months ago by haileyb1 i feel really dumb rn i am really confused on the difference between a normal alpha and a flat alpha..... im so sorry if that was a stupid question 🙈
haileyb1 Skiller	4 years, 8 months ago by haileyb1 ^^ ive looked it up but that has been confusing me more
pancakes30 Bracelet King	4 years, 8 months ago by pancakes30 hey! there isnt much of a difference but when there are more colors in an alpha and you use normal technique, it causes the bracelet to be bumpy and not very neat as all the strings you are changing overlap eachother. on the other hand, using flat alpha prevents bumpy bracelets even with a lot of colors. hope it helps you! https://youtu.be/_YVFAX9sacw you can watch this video for flat alpha 🙂
haileyb1 Skiller	4 years, 8 months ago by haileyb1 thank you so much!!
halokiwi Moderator	4 years, 8 months ago by halokiwi The difference is only how you switch colours. For the regular colour switch you just fold the old leading string behind the bracelet and continue knotting with the new leading string. For the flat alpha colour switch you fold the old leading string up in front of the bracelet, make the first half of the next knot with the new leading string, fold the old leading string over the base string you just knotted onto and then behind the bracelet, then you make the second half of the knot with the new leading string. This way the old leading string is sandwiched in the first knot of a new colour and the bracelet is more connected which leads to a smoother and less bumpy structure.

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