Alpha Technical Problems
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Mary_E
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4 years, 4 months ago by Mary_E
so im pretty good at making alphas in general, i just consistently am having certain problems, first, i keep ending up with little holes in between knots in random places, i assume this is just cause im not tying the knots tightly or theyre uneven or something? any tips on that? but my main problem is that as i get farther into my bracelet the whole thing kinda starts curving to the left and it really irritates me lol, anyone know how to fix these issues?
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-Nobody-
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4 years, 4 months ago by -Nobody-
The second problem has happened to me so many times! I started using the straight edges technique and it helped me so it might help you! There's a tutorial on here if you need it!
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oceanknot
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4 years, 4 months ago by oceanknot
My main tips would be to tie your knots looser, make sure you’re using the same brand of thread, and adjust after making each row, either with a rule, your nail, or some other kind of straight edge.
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oceanknot
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4 years, 4 months ago by oceanknot
*adjust your knots
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-Nobody-
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4 years, 4 months ago by -Nobody-
If you already do that technique, you might need to put your bracelet at the top. Hard to explain but if you use tape, then you want to tape it again after a few rows so the tape is where you're starting to knot again. Same for a clipboard, move the bracelet to the top so it's like your starting again
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oceanknot
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4 years, 4 months ago by oceanknot
Oh and I forgot to mention that my previous answer was addressing the second issue. For the holes in your bracelet, I would suggest pulling the old leading string tighter when doing a color switch if you’re using the flat alpha technique.
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Mary_E
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4 years, 4 months ago by Mary_E
@oceanknot @-Nobody- thanks thats helpful! we'll see how my next bracelet goes
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oceanknot
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4 years, 4 months ago by oceanknot
No problem!
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