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There is very little I can say about this process. I describe it as selectively dropping strings. It’s a process that I’m still working to perfect and here I’ve tried to share as many angles in hopes that you might see how it’s done. I …
So this week I’m doing this a bit different. I’ve got a lot of footage that I shot and so much to explain. I also have the announcement of this week’s winner of the contest that was announced on Instagram. Be sure to follow me …
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 …
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 …
Making friendship bracelets of variety requires knowing a number of ways to begin and I’m here today to help with that. Starting with what might be the most simple we have… The two sides just come together and start in the top middle. One advantage …
Creating a color sample set A while back I had an idea. An idea so brilliant that I’m going to recommend it. Now I’m very aware of the original DMC color charts with real thread. My idea was designed more for being creative, especially when …
Here I’m starting on the back part of the bag that comes over and latches to the front of the bag. Any questions please leave them below in the comment sections and I’ll try to answer them in the next video.
In the video, I mentioned how to calculate size. Well, You can do that here:HOW TO MEASURE FOR A BAG To see the 2nd part of this series…PART 2 OF MAKING MY SISTERS BAG Any questions please leave them below in the comment sections …
I’ve received a few questions regarding the starting point of my bracelets. The loop is formed by making a Japanese braid called a kumihimo, or kumi for short. To do this easily you will need a disc designed to make the kumi braid. Now there …
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, …