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How do y'all stop your cuffs from breaking

InkKebab 5/18/2023 05:41 pm 1320

mine are always so fragile and I can't tell if I'm just using bad string or I'm doing something wrong

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50_shadez_of_green
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May 18, 2023 5:47 pm

make sure you use cloth covered string bc clear/cystal string sux

InkKebab
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May 18, 2023 5:51 pm

@50_shadez_of_green: OHH I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT!! Thank uuu!!

Phosfate
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May 18, 2023 5:53 pm

Use good string (1mm+ cloth covered) and hit the sweet spot between keeping it taut and leaving stretch. Learn to tie a good square knot.

InkKebab
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May 18, 2023 5:56 pm

@Phosfate: Noted!!! tysm!! gonna go learn a new knot now ig haha /pos

Mama_WeAllGo2Hell
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May 18, 2023 6:05 pm

triple knots are lifesavers if you dont know how to do a square knot. other than that all the other comments here give good advice

M0RT4L1TY
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May 18, 2023 6:58 pm

tie like 193858932993474783924772892 knots (trust me) /hj

Phosfate
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May 18, 2023 8:34 pm

@InkKebab: it's super easy. Some people also like surgeon's knots -- also easy -- which will not come undone but can be big. A l'il drop of hardcore glue on a knot helps too. People who use plastic cord sometimes melt their knots with lighters, but I am fantastically clumsy and that's not a conversation I want to have with my insurance guy in front of the burnt out shell of my house.

jar_of_pickle
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May 18, 2023 8:49 pm

plastic string is awful but i've never had elastic fabric string break before, maybe that'll help

customvampire
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May 18, 2023 9:01 pm

i use fishing line, but this definitely makes them harder to put on if you use your average cuff size, id size up by one or two rows to even things out that way. also double knotted ties

peachy
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May 19, 2023 2:22 am

elastic polyester cord (the one with fabric on it and an elastic core like a hair tie) makes everything easier. it doesn't dry rot and it's a lot easier to tie tightly. only downside is that it can be seen on certain pattern but if you pick your cord right you can have pretty colour combinations that compliment your cuff. also surgeon's knots have never failed me (hide it within a bead if it looks too chunky).

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How do y'all stop your cuffs from breaking

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