All you people who make stretch bracelets, HELP! How do you get the bloody elastic to tie securely enough to glue the knot?
I'm using Stretch Magic, 1mm size. I tied a surgeon's knot, and then I put some reverse stress on it to make sure it was good and tight... and the damn thing pulled right out again! What am I doing wrong?
Celine
Now this is the same question I had when I first came here... but didnt feel comfy asking. I suspect we need a granny knot instead. Lets hear from some experts tho please? Diana
This knot is for tying two lines together. It may help? I have not tried beading as of this posting. :)
Harry's Happy Place
Harry's Happy Place
It let me load it just fine. Thanks Harry. Its a great knot and a place to learn loads of other ones. Whoohooo... Diana, wondering if all the rambling means Harry suffers from *shell* shock. ;-)
Thank you and you are most welcome! Shell shocked and just keeps going! LOL Knots are fun aren't they? :) BTW.. Just post 2 beautiful, and I do mean they are beautiful, strands of chip beads.
1 is Tiger Eye and the other is Sodalite. If these sell well I can get a few more.. maybe. I will have to check on that one and see. They are GREAT! Trust me. :) Goodness... came to say thank you and just talk and talk and talk. Thank you.Harry
Harry's Happy Place
After the the first knot and reverse stress, do another overhand knot and reverse stress again. Then leave it alone for a good ten minutes or so. For real, just put the bracelet down, don't trim it - nothing. When you go back to it trim a little while later you will see the knot is well set and firm. I personally do not use any glues or nail polish on the knots after. I have sold hundreds of the stretch bracelets locally AND wear them also.........never had one break on a customer, or myself, even with heavy daily use (barring accident or misuse).
Paula
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Paula C. Hunter" :
]After the the first knot and reverse stress, do another overhand knot and ]reverse stress again. Then leave it alone for a good ten minutes or so. ]For real, just put the bracelet down, don't trim it - nothing. When you ]go back to it trim a little while later you will see the knot is well set ]and firm. I personally do not use any glues or nail polish on the knots ]after.
interesting. the nail polish DID hold the knots. but for some reason, if i didn't keep pulling on the knot, the minute i put the nail polish on it, it "slid" apart. drove me nuts for a while, but the bracelets are a HUGE hit.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
I think Stretch Magic is just too slick...I prefer Gossamer Floss. And you definitely don't want to make a granny knot because that is a mistaken square knot that will guarantee to slip out.
Okay, on the principle of "Is it plugged in?", let me check my definition of a surgeon's knot. Maybe I've been tying a Sturgeon's knot instead!
Based on the descriptions I've read, I thought a surgeon's knot was a modified square knot. A square knot is "right over left and under, then left over right and under, pull tight." I've been tying the surgeon's knot as "right over left and under, then left over right and under and over and under again, pull tight." Is that right, and if not, what should I be doing instead?
Celine
so, they are working for you? Great!
Mary
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "meijhana" :
]so, they are working for you? Great!
well, for giving away, yes.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
I have used Gossamer Floss as well as Stretch Magic, and I agree. The Gossamer Floss is "stickier" and when I made bracelets with it I did not use glue or anything on the knots. I tied square knots, and they all stayed (to the best of my knowledge). I haven't made stretchy bracelets in awhile - but this thread revived my interest and got me thinking that it might be fun to try a watch on the stretchy floss. :)
That's what a sugeon's knot is to me too...
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