anyone else knot slow? advice needed!
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BrainFrog
Professional
BrainFrog
1 year, 1 month ago by BrainFrog
Hi guys! I feel like I am losing motivation to make bracelets because I knot slow. A simple chevron takes a week for me to make. Any advice on how to speed up or stay motivated? I usually knot normals, but I have to go row by row. Segment knotting doesn’t make sense to me, only if it’s a candy stripe or a chevron. Getting the bracelet to 6 inches takes forever.

Thanks, Meg
harriet22
Bracelet King
harriet22
1 year, 1 month ago by harriet22
My advice to you is to keep going! I know it doesn't sound very helpful, but everyone knots at their own pace, as you get more and more used to doing the knots your process will automatically get faster. ❤️
jrt6488
Professional
jrt6488
1 year, 1 month ago by jrt6488
Segment knotting is a really valuable technique to learn! Try following video tutorials for bracelets. These will use segment knotting, and eventually you will start to see a pattern! Good luck!
dragonzzz
Bracelet King
dragonzzz
1 year, 1 month ago by dragonzzz
I’m in a very similar situation, and I use segment knotting. It’s very helpful, it helps with muscle memory and gives a small sense of achievement when you finish a section. Hope that helps!
mrs_jordan
Bracelet King
mrs_jordan
1 year, 1 month ago by mrs_jordan
It takes practice!
knots10
Bracelet King
knots10
1 year ago by knots10
Practice makes perfect. If you give up you will never get better.
krazyfun
Skiller
krazyfun
11 months, 3 weeks ago by krazyfun
over time you will get faster, but everyone starts out slowly
dani_1453
Skiller
dani_1453
11 months, 2 weeks ago by dani_1453
everyone is right the more you practice the faster you get. at first i knotted slow and on more difficult patterns i still do but the more you knot the more you hands get used to it and find ways to do it faster
BraceRacer
Professional
BraceRacer
10 months ago by BraceRacer
I’d say just get really familiar with the way that you hold the string, and see if there is a way you can make your knotting more of a fluid motion, the more I have done this the faster my knotting has been.
Alicia0214
Professional
Alicia0214
5 months ago by Alicia0214
Me too it take a long time to finish a bracelet, since my right hand don’t have enough dexerity. So even 1 row is hard for me, I must be careful to not lose the strings when I tying them.
MidnightTH
Bracelet King
MidnightTH
5 months ago by MidnightTH
When I first started out I was a little slower then I am now, but harriet22 is right everyone knots at their own pace.
P0T4T0
Bracelet King
P0T4T0
4 months, 2 weeks ago by P0T4T0
If you want to learn how to segment knot I recommend watching Masha Knots’s tutorial on YouTube. It might make your knotting a bit faster.
user254780
Professional
user254780
3 months, 3 weeks ago by user254780
try practice moving your wrist and fingers in smooth motions that you commonly use while knotting, and try to make the motions loosely and without strain.
🙂
Booksrule
Bracelet King
Booksrule
3 weeks ago by Booksrule
you can also do something while making the bracelet like listening to music and then your motivated to do the bracelet
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