How do you like to organize your very long thread (120+ inches long)?
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RedVampire
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8 months, 3 weeks ago by RedVampire
Hi Y'all, I'm currently beginning a necklace for a friend. Since the final "bracelet" needs to be 17.5 inches long, I cut the strings to each be 120 inches long, and so far my attempts to manage the strings have left me feeling frustrated, and I've only just started this project. I currently have the strings each rolled up so that they're only about 6 inches long, and the bulk of the string is kept in the floss' original paper tie, but it's bulky and not all that secure. There must be a better way. So, people of Bracelet Book, what are some ways of organizing very longs strings that work well for you?
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silentgirl
Bracelet King
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8 months, 3 weeks ago by silentgirl
Have you tried embroidery floss bobbins?
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halokiwi
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8 months, 3 weeks ago by halokiwi
You could also wrap hairties or tape around the rolled up strings
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RedVampire
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8 months, 3 weeks ago by RedVampire
@silentgirl and @halokiwi Thanks for these recommendations, these are both good ideas that I haven't tried before! I'll give them a shot. 🙂
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YoasobiLvr
Bracelet King
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7 months, 2 weeks ago by YoasobiLvr
@halokiwi Cool idea! (Never tried it out but I will try it out soon)
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krazyfun
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6 months ago by krazyfun
you could wrap them with tape and then just retape it every time you get farther
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Valhannah
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1 month, 2 weeks ago by Valhannah
I made single colour alpha for my boyfriend, I bought the super long pack of embroidery floss and had a similar issue. I ended up rolling it like a ball of yarn, it worked alright but the idea of a floss bobbin sounds good too!
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bkornre
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1 month, 2 weeks ago by bkornre
HI @RedVampire I normally just wrap the thread in a rubber band, this is probably not the most productive way though 😂. I'll have to try these Ideas with like tape and stuff
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imcoolasf
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1 month, 2 weeks ago by imcoolasf
I usually make them into mini skeins
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thotson
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1 month, 2 weeks ago by thotson
i used to use a clothespin, which worked pretty well. other people have mentioned bobbins and mini skeins which are currently my go-tos
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Bullfish
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1 month, 1 week ago by Bullfish
you could as well use a slip knot. I use Slip Knots for projects, that I put aside for a while to keep all threads bundled. But it works well on single threads as well and you need nothing else than your thread itself, no tape, no rubber gums, nothing additional.For Alphas I work with Bobbins, also I put all strings on Bobbins and have them sorted in Boxes, like yellow, orange, red shades, pink and violet, blue and green, brown shades and grey shades, Black and white, color changing threads, metallic threads. Makes it easy to find what you need. Cut offs I collect in an own box for alphas, sometimes you need just a short thread for five knots and I would never touch a full bobbin for that. Organizing all this stuff helps a lot and gets me much quicker into projects. There`s nothing more annoying than always having to untangle threads when you simply want to knot and proceed on a project. And definitely: Bobbins can also disturb, I basically use them on alphas, row-by-row normal patterns are hell with bobbins (for me). So ever project needs different "tricks" 😊 |
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oleeeeevie
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1 month, 1 week ago by oleeeeevie
yes i also use slip knots (i thtink that’s what they are)! even for bracelets or shorter lengths - for extra long ones i slip knot the resulting slip knotted threads as well to make them shorter. that’s what works for me because i don’t like pulling skeins or bobbins or balls through the loops. it can get a little bit annoying aa you have to keep retrying the slip knots as you use up the thread but i consider it a worthy sacrifice especially if you use the threads more slowly (less knots wirh that thread) 🙂 hope this helps!
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user254780
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4 weeks, 1 day ago by user254780
you can have the string clipped onto your clipboard, (if you use one) and use binder clips to keep the strings separated, only unclip the two strings you are going to use, I found out with plogie that it also helps keep you knots from turning inside-out, and keeping the bracelet straight an neat. 🙂 hope it helped you an anyone else reading this comment
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just_mere
Bracelet King
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4 weeks ago by just_mere
I’ve been doing an alpha-type project with yarn, and because it’s so thick, I’ve been using hair ties to organize it and tie the excess string into a mini ball
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PanKnotz
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3 weeks, 5 days ago by PanKnotz
I usually seperate long string by wrapping it around my hand leaving a little piece of string, then taking it out, and then wrapping the little string around it. Hope this helps! 🙂
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