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Lou_22
Bracelet King
Lou_22
2 years, 11 months ago by Lou_22
@chocochip If you need 4 strands for a colour, take your string and measure out 2 wingspans, then fold that in half for a loop to get 2 strands. Do this once more for your other 2 of that colour. Hope this makes sense. 🙂 No problem for the follow up questions.
chocochip
Professional
chocochip
2 years, 11 months ago by chocochip
Yeah! That makes sense. Thank you so much! 🙂
Lou_22
Bracelet King
Lou_22
2 years, 11 months ago by Lou_22
@chocochip If you aren't making a loop, then use 1 wingspan for each thread, not folded in half.
Lou_22
Bracelet King
Lou_22
2 years, 11 months ago by Lou_22
@chocochip Not a problem! 👍
cherrxliza
Skiller
cherrxliza
2 years, 11 months ago by cherrxliza
Hey so im making a alpha and one of my base strings broke 😭 do you know how i can fix it? its to short to tie on and i dont want to start over
Lou_22
Bracelet King
Lou_22
2 years, 11 months ago by Lou_22
@cherrxliza hello, masha knots has a tutorial called fixing mistakes on her YouTube channel. It will tell you how to replace it using a similar technique to the flat alpha colour changing.
oceanknot
Bracelet King
oceanknot
2 years, 11 months ago by oceanknot
@cherrxliza if your base string is too short, you can cut another one and tape it down in place of the short one, then just knot on it like normal
chelsea115
Advanced
chelsea115
2 years, 11 months ago by chelsea115
How do I do backward/forward & forward/backward knots without the top part of the string being loose? 💌
halokiwi
Super Moderator
halokiwi
2 years, 11 months ago by halokiwi
@chelsea115 once you make the second half of the knot the knot should be secured.

bf and fb knots are really not that different from f and b knots. The first half of the fb knot is like the f knot and the second half like the b knot. For the bf knot it is the other way around. You should not be running into any issues that you run into when making f or b knots.
PugCakePop
Bracelet King
PugCakePop
2 years, 11 months ago by PugCakePop
hallo!
I'm thinking of making a normal and alpha combination bracelet (I don't know exactly what they're called) are there are any tutorials that can help?
any suggestions for the normal pattern in the bracelet?
halokiwi
Super Moderator
halokiwi
2 years, 11 months ago by halokiwi
@PugCakePop Megan Morris has done an episode of knotting dangerously on it: https://youtu.be/Jq2e1qs9y2w

It's not a tutorial, but you see the process in it.

For the normal pattern I recommend something simple like a chevron, arrowheads or diamonds so the alpha stands out more.

Here are some patterns where @oceanknot made some suggestions on which patterns to combine: https://www.braceletbook.com/patterns/?keywords=%22alpha+normal%22+
oceanknot
Bracelet King
oceanknot
2 years, 11 months ago by oceanknot
@PugCakePop here’s a written tutorial as well by @Lizzie_Ann
https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/136_alpha-normal-technique/
behappy8
Bracelet King
behappy8
2 years, 11 months ago by behappy8
i am in a slump can you recommend any small patterns that might work with and alpha normal bracelet
Monkeubut1
Bracelet King
Monkeubut1
2 years, 11 months ago by Monkeubut1
i need help with alphas, i have never made one but i know how to do the color switches. I would like help with some easy alphas. Any without balck and or white will be best as i dont have those colors. If you have any patterns please dm or respond to me. Thanks!!
oceanknot
Bracelet King
oceanknot
2 years, 11 months ago by oceanknot
@Monkeubut1 here are some suggestions: #36730, #38672, #1654, #4847, #286
Monkeubut1
Bracelet King
Monkeubut1
2 years, 11 months ago by Monkeubut1
@oceanknot thanks a ton!!
oceanknot
Bracelet King
oceanknot
2 years, 11 months ago by oceanknot
@Monkeubut1 no problem!
ashjoyner
Skiller
ashjoyner
2 years, 11 months ago by ashjoyner
hi! i’ve made a few alphas now using the flat alpha technique. one thing i can’t seem to get right is hiding the new strings that are inserted into the bracelet once i finish the bracelet. i know you can just cut them off but how do i keep it from looking ugly/ looking really obvious? thanks!
oceanknot
Bracelet King
oceanknot
2 years, 11 months ago by oceanknot
@ashjoyner LillyGrace posted a video with tips about cleaning up the backs of your alphas. https://youtu.be/09V-jbn6zug . If you still don’t like the way the backs of your alphas look though, you can also sew or hot glue a piece of felt or fabric to the back of your alpha. There’s also the clean back technique, which I’ve never tried because it takes a lot of time and effort lol, but if you’re interested, here’s a tutorial https://youtu.be/Qm7FdZO4c80
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