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A request came from a follower on Instagram, so I’m here to answer the question: I opened with a bit on my personal bracelet because I want to express how important quality is to me. That bracelet was with me for a long time. It …
I hope the video was self-explanatory, but I like to add a bit of content here for people who need to translate, while also keeping my website relevant. Image from back when my first bag was fresh! The style of this base was to divide …
This time I’m making a video on a bracelet that starts with 6 strings. 12 after you loop it. If you’re here reading this because you needed it translated, rest assured that it’s as simple as it looks. I simply add each color until the …
Here I’m using my graph paper to see if an idea is feasible. I think I explained it in the video, but I’m doing this part for people who may need a translation. The idea came from I’m using graph paper that’s 1200px wide by …
This is my how to create a usable graph paper for designing friendship bracelets. It’s really simple and once you have this, you should be able to make so much more. Why copy someone else’s “pattern” when you can create originals, right? I’ll be using …
For this tutorial, you may need a few things including a computer and some free software. The software I’ll be demonstrating on is called GIMP (stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program). It’s like PS but I prefer this personally. You could use something else, but why? Ok, …
I found this cute little bracelet on Instagram and realized it would make for a great lesson on using graph paper and figuring out a design yourself. We begin here with graph paper Here I’ve made a graph suited for 7 colors (I’ll teach how …
So I saw this posted with the question I see way too often from knotters. What’s the pattern? So I’m going to attempt to show how to work that out for yourself. Give me time between images as I do have other stuff going on. …
How to measure for a bag. This is one bracelet, 16 strings, 24mm. 24/16=1.5 If you make it 12 bracelets wide that’s 12*16*1.5+(16*1.5) that will tell you how many mm the bag is. The bit in brackets is because each time you join two bracelets …
Well, there you go! The commonly sought after ‘How-to’ diagram of one of my personal designs. People have asked me about this on Instagram, Facebook, as well as in person. This can also show how you can use the graph design I shared in a previous post. I’ve …
I’ve spoken often of how I started making bracelets long before there was an internet. Well, many times I can work out a design in my head, but there are times when the design is just too complex. That’s when I’ll turn to graph paper. …
I went with a friend to a place they called Green Acres to see a Grateful Dead cover band. I think I may have sold some of my works, but what really changed things for me was a gal Cindy who had a bracelet that …