why do my knots stick out on my alphas
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miley07130
Beginner
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4 years, 4 months ago by miley07130
i been trying to do alphas fr about a week but whn i swicth colours it looks choppy nd they stick out can anyone help me?
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ananya123
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by ananya123
Hello! Do you use the straight edges and the flat alpha technique? If you do not know what I mean then you should check out Masha Knots's video on it on Youtube. Try copy pasting the link below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YVFAX9sacw |
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Lou_22
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by Lou_22
At the end of every row, try pushing up all of your knots with a ruler so they straighten out a bit. If not, like suggested above, try using the straight edges technique.
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lucass_
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by lucass_
yeah straight alpha keeps ur knots down. but a heads up, the more colors and like close color changes they’ll kinda be like really short hills, so cutting up the string in the back also helps.
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allyson606
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by allyson606
I know what you mean!! To stop that I started to use the straight edge technique and using a ruler to help straighten them out. BUT BIG TIP I LEARNED: LOOSEN YOUR KNOTS A LITTLE (trust me)
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Clrowi
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by Clrowi
I'm really new to alphas too and the loose knotting is a HUGE help when doing flat alpha technique. And as I'm discovering... Lots and LOTS of practice.
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tiny_rose
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by tiny_rose
Yes! Try using the flat alpha technique! Just make sure that when you are using it, pull the string that is going through the knot downwards. If you don't there may be little hole were you can see the color of the string. 😊
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Chaty_Chun
Bracelet King
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4 years, 4 months ago by Chaty_Chun
Make sure your doing forward/backward knots on the right side, and backward/forward knots on the left!
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Margaron
Moderator
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4 years, 4 months ago by Margaron
The likely culprit is actually that you’re pinching your work. So the flat alpha technique (not to be confused with the straight edges technique) WILL help your colour changes but isn’t necessary. If you don’t want to learn a new technique to change colours then solving the issue is actually as simple as not pulling the strings so hard when they’re carrying in behind the bracelet. When you reintroduce them if you pull too hard the new knot will try to join the last knot with that string even if it was 20 knots away. This results in that colour of knots sinking lower on either side of everything in between and those other knots pushing upwards creating a bumpy, uneven surface.
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