Narrowing down for endings
by Dan_W |
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I've recently picked up making friendship bracelets again and am trying to find tidy methods of narrowing down to smaller strings (less threads) to braid and tie off. I find that if I include the 16 strings I've made the bracelet with its too thick to tie together. Thanks. |
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RE: Narrowing down for endings
by EdBlair |
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Do you make one or two braids at the end? If you make two braids, then each one only has 8 strings in it.
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RE: Narrowing down for endings
by Dan_W |
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I've tried both one & two braids plus sub-braids & twists, as a hairdresser I can get them really tight but I prefer having one end to tie off & then the knot gets bulky. I'll try dropping off some with the v shaped ending thanks :) |
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RE: Narrowing down for endings
by kleinevos (moderator) |
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Almost all of my recent bracelets have the shaped endings, combined with leaving strings out of the shaped edges on the backside. I usually do that on the inside, around the hole/loop. I then knot these strings together, also like the shaping method. This can also be done on the outside edges. You can just cut and glue the strings instead of the knotting on the backside, I just prefer less glue :-)
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RE: Narrowing down for endings
by Dan_W |
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That's a great idea thank you :) |
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RE: Narrowing down for endings
by selena0503r |
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Kleinevos, how do u make the ending into one black string ? Did you cut other colors strings off? |
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RE: Narrowing down for endings
by kleinevos (moderator) |
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I have several different ways for endings. I always try to end up with 6 or 8 strings for the braids, the other strings are cut of after securing them. It depends on the type of ending how I secure them. |
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