Getting rid of pattern number
by rontel |
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Hey guys, does any of you make bracelets without looking at the pattern number (spontaneously)? How is that possible? I already know that the first hitch determines the color and the second hitch determines the order of the strings for the next row. But is there any other basic rules to be able to knot without pattern number?? |
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RE: Getting rid of pattern number
by EdBlair |
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Creating even a slightly complicated bracelet design without using some sort of reference (i.e. a pattern) is difficult for most people. I sometimes add small sections or elements to an existing pattern (like for example adding a border along the edge), but almost never try to make a whole bracelet without either an existing pattern, or at least drawing a sketch on a piece of paper.
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RE: Getting rid of pattern number
by rontel |
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Ah okaaay, I really need to practice more. I just saw a bracelet maker who knotted without looking at a pattern and the pattern he was knotting was very complicated. It's >30 strings and not quite a repeating pattern (probably his original pattern). However, he probably had made a lot of bracelets of same pattern that he already memorized it. Yet, when I see that video I was like "cool, he's painting with threads".
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RE: Getting rid of pattern number
by Allison98 |
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Wow! If you do a pattern (especially a repeating pattern) long enough, it gets easier. :) I usually have the pattern printed, but with some patterns- like Celtic ones- I find that the pattern starts to come naturally as I'm knotting. It's kind-of hard to explain. But for greater than 30 strings without looking at a pattern is a bit more difficult! |
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RE: Getting rid of pattern number
by kleinevos (moderator) |
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I think rontel means improvising while knotting, instead of using a pre-made pattern ;-)
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RE: Getting rid of pattern number
by rontel |
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thanks all! I've just tried to make a bracelet spontaneously last night. I had a design on my mind but when I finished knotting, it turned out as a mess. I untied numerous times. But the result is not even symmetrical though I meant it to be symmetrical. I don't even know if that "pattern" is appropriate to be called as a pattern. Lol. |
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RE: Getting rid of pattern number
by Allison98 |
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That's why having a pattern is good. :) It'd be interesting to spontaneously do one though! |
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