Forum - Newbies - String Measurement For Alphas

Exie_Renee

Bracelet King

3 weeks ago by Exie_Renee

How long do you recommend doing your base strings for a alpha? I feel like I make them too long & end up wasting them🙃

tmanuck

Professional

3 weeks ago by tmanuck

I would recommend making them about the length of 1 arm/your forearm depending on how long the pattern is. If its a keychain it can be very short. It is always good to have too much than too little but if you have extra just store it with other thread clippings and use them in alphas if there is just a short amount of color needed. Hope this helped!

ningc98

Bracelet King

3 weeks ago by ningc98

i learned this from @SBilbrey ‘s “A reversible alpha keychain” tutorial-12 rows is about an inch in an alpha.

halokiwi

Super Moderator

3 weeks ago by halokiwi

The base strings of an alpha need to be the length of the finished product plus some extra for loops, ties etc. One meter will be too much in most cases. If you make a bracelet, the base string needs to be able to wrap around your wrist and then some extra for loops, ties etc. If you make a loop, you need double the length for the base strings. If you want to do a specific amount of rows, you can calculate based on previous bracelets you've made how long it will be.

Kayla517

Professional

2 weeks, 4 days ago by Kayla517

If making a bracelet without a loop I’d say about 30-40cm and you can check by putting around wrist, and make sure to have extra room like 10cm for ties. And if the string you snip off is somewhat long enough you can reuse for a bracelet in the future.

Exie_Renee Bracelet King	3 weeks ago by Exie_Renee How long do you recommend doing your base strings for a alpha? I feel like I make them too long & end up wasting them🙃
tmanuck Professional	3 weeks ago by tmanuck I would recommend making them about the length of 1 arm/your forearm depending on how long the pattern is. If its a keychain it can be very short. It is always good to have too much than too little but if you have extra just store it with other thread clippings and use them in alphas if there is just a short amount of color needed. Hope this helped!
ningc98 Bracelet King	3 weeks ago by ningc98 i learned this from @SBilbrey ‘s “A reversible alpha keychain” tutorial-12 rows is about an inch in an alpha.
halokiwi Super Moderator	3 weeks ago by halokiwi The base strings of an alpha need to be the length of the finished product plus some extra for loops, ties etc. One meter will be too much in most cases. If you make a bracelet, the base string needs to be able to wrap around your wrist and then some extra for loops, ties etc. If you make a loop, you need double the length for the base strings. If you want to do a specific amount of rows, you can calculate based on previous bracelets you've made how long it will be.
Kayla517 Professional	2 weeks, 4 days ago by Kayla517 If making a bracelet without a loop I’d say about 30-40cm and you can check by putting around wrist, and make sure to have extra room like 10cm for ties. And if the string you snip off is somewhat long enough you can reuse for a bracelet in the future.

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