Tutorial: Bracelet Buckle
By Stefan.
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This tutorial shows you how to tie the bracelet buckle of mine. It fastens the bracelet around the wrist using only the bracelet threads.
Knots
In addition to the ordinary bracelet knots, will have to learn the macrame knot:
Thread length
The threads should be a bit longer than when you make ordinary bracelets.
Start with looking in what order the coloured threads should be in the pattern you're going to make.
Start in the middle (as the arrow in the pic below shows) and make some makramé knots.
When you have made some macrame knots from the middle and outward it will look like this:
Now, bend the whole thing:
When you have bent it it should be around 2cm long total, as the image shows.
Now, check the order of the threads. Are they in the right order so you can begin on the bracelet? If not, an extra macrame knot on one of the two ends will swap the outer threads and maybe turn them in the right order. The inner threads can be twisted to get the right order. Experiment a bit until the order is right and you can begin on the bracelet pattern!
Make the bracelet patterns' length about 4cm less than your wrist circumference. When you are done, you continue like this:
Make a makramé knot to gather all threads, then split them into two bunches, as the three images above shows.
Since you have divided all threads into two divisions, continue making macrame knots in two lines. They should both be about 2cm long.
Now join all threads again, and make one line of macrame knots. Finish the buckle with a knot as the picture above shows.
You are done! The image above shows how to "close" the buckle. The protruding knot keeps the buckle locked.
Hope this tutorial helps you ;)
/Stefan
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katey, K8e92, Joy and moushtie likes this.
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im confused? |
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i don't get this at all. |
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yeeeeeeesss thets it =D |
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Hi i find this video to explain better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgttRz3ov00 |
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its okay i figure it out its that when i did it the first time it was difficult but how do u do that before a name bracelet |
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It may help to get some spare threads and just learn the basic macrame square knot. Use the link that Sage55 posted below for a really good youtube demonstration. |
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i need help understanding this!!!??? |
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oh and when u fold them in 1/2, it will b 10 threads. |
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yeah somthing like that. u basically take the 5 threads, and do the macreme w/ the 2 outer ones on the inner ones till it is 4cm long, u fold it inhalf and get the threads in the correct position for the pattern. but the 2 outer threads must b able to b in the rite spots when u fold it so u might wanna do some practice ones b4 u accuallly go to make a bracelet so u don'thave to throw a hole bunch out. i can't really xplain much out but that seems to work for me. gl!! |
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oh. i'm a bit dizzy.
too bored to do this right now.
but i don't know..let's say we have a bracelet with 10 threads.
to do the macrameknot, i must have only 5 threads,double'lenghted???
so i can bent in the middle? |
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