I want to transition from a simple pattern to alpha pattern
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MJ2001
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3 weeks, 2 days ago by MJ2001
I am trying to make an combination of wave and alpha pattern in one bracelet itself. My bracelet has 14 strings in total, so while transitioning from wave to alpha can I use one of the string out of 14 for knotting?
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halokiwi
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3 weeks, 2 days ago by halokiwi
I would use all 14 as basestrings. Using one of them as the leading string would put the alpha slightly off-centre but could probably be done too. https://youtu.be/Jq2e1qs9y2w?si=Cwv99T2XunaTsmvz |
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JS2001
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3 weeks, 1 day ago by JS2001
Thank you very much for your reply and video reference! Actually, I tried doing it with 2 extra strings (1 for background and 1 for letter) and using all 14 as base strings so 14 + 2, the problem was my normal wave pattern has 14 strings and alpha has now 16 strings and it got wider drastically as I progressed with alpha and it's looking ugly. Both the colors (background and letter) are present there in normal wave pattern, so I was hoping to use them and keep the width of alpha in line with normal pattern. Note: there are 4 different colors in my normal pattern and want to use just 2 out of them for alpha. So, could you please help me with a suggestion how can I proceed with the situation? |
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halokiwi
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3 weeks, 1 day ago by halokiwi
In my opinion it does not matter which colours are used in the normal pattern. In the alpha pattern you can introduce any colour you like as a leading string, even if that colour has not been used in the normal pattern. So you went from a 14 string normal pattern to a 14 base string alpha pattern and noticed that the alpha pattern was wider than the normal pattern? In this case I still recommend using all strings of the normal pattern as base strings, but using two of the normal pattern strings as one base string in the alpha. For example in groups like this: 2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2 This would mean 12 base strings. |
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JS2001
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3 weeks, 1 day ago by JS2001
Sorry for the confusing reply. I was trying to say that, In normal pattern I have 14 strings and and when transitioning from normal to alpha, I had to add two more strings to the bracelet, one for background and one for letters, and 14 base strings of normal pattern are already there, this make string count 16 and when I started doing alpha, after few rows I realised the bracelet is getting wider and wider with each ro, eventhough knots were tight and in place. I am trying to make a bracelet, in which the normal and alpha patterns width will remain somewhat similar. |
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halokiwi
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3 weeks, 1 day ago by halokiwi
Typically it makes sense to differentiate between base strings and leading strings in alphas. An alpha with 14 base strings has the same width no matter, if you use 2 or 22 colours (leading strings). Saying that one of them has 16 strings and the other one has 36 strings would be confusing. Have you tied an alpha before? I recommend measuring the width of your 16 string normal to figure out the width needed. Then you measure the width of an alpha pattern you've tied before to figure out how many knots/base strings wide it needs to be to have the same width. |
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MJ2001
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3 weeks, 1 day ago by MJ2001
Yes, I think I will try it out, it's good strategy. I'm beginner to alphas, just made one in past, and it too didn't turn out well. 😅Thankyou very much for the help and instant replies. Really appreciate it.. 😊😊 |
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