This first half knot will hold the beads in place so that you can continue tying the knot.

How to tie an elastic bracelet knot. The hitch can be tied in the forward or backward direction. Here are the most popular knots used in jewelry making: Stretch your cord before stringing any beads.

Trim off the excess cord and put a drop of glue over the knot. Because stretch magic cord can be slippery, a simple knot may come undone after you string the cord with beads. How to tie a sliding knot lay across the extremes of the string.

The extreme of the thread in your left hand is in front of the extreme of the. (georgia, usa) occasionally i make a few stretch bracelets, and i’d like to know a good way to hide the knot in the cord to. Overhand knot the overhand knot is typically used at the.

Each of the four basic knots is made from two hitches, one tied right after the other. It won't crack or harden over time and is ideal for beaded bracelets. Stretch magic is a fantastic, clear, strong and stretchy elastic thread.

If you cannot pass the knot from under a bead, then you can tuck the tail. Steps for tying a stretchy bracelet knot:. I mostly use a 0.8mm elastic thread for my bracelets unless the beads are heavy and/or have a large hole (in which case i use a 1mm thread).

Just like the width of your clothes, the size of your tie knot matters, too. Wrap the front cord over the back cord and bring it back to the front to form a half knot. Advice on knotting elastic stretch magic thread.