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Make the cord yourself - turn the cord cord

  • Everything about the cord twisting
  • Turn a drawstring together
    • manual
  • Make the cord yourself with the door handle
    • manual

Cords are versatile and very easy to produce. With a little practice you will quickly get the hang of it - in the truest sense. We present you with three variants, which have a lot in common, but also show differences. In any case, you do not need to spend a lot of time or money in your wallet. Our cords are created quickly and inexpensively!

Whether as a shoe lace, belt, ribbon replacement, bookmark or as part of a tassel for a doctor's hat - cords complete or decorate the various utensils and accessories. However, the production is always the same or better said: equally simple. Although these self-made cords do not meet any safety requirements, they are wonderfully suitable for decoration and packaging purposes. Learn how to turn a string cord yourself!

Everything about the cord twisting

The following "rules" apply to all methods of twisting the cord, which we present to you in this DIY guide. Follow these to get the best possible results while crafting.

a) When turning a cord, work with wool or embroidery thread.

b) Always use at least two threads. With one thread alone, the work is considerably more difficult.

c) The more threads you use, the thicker the cord becomes. If you want to create relatively slim specimens, it is best left with two to three threads.

d) The threads to twist the cord must always be (significantly) longer than the result you are aiming for. By screwing the original threads are namely shorter. The number with which the targeted result measure is to be multiplied depends on the respective crafting variant. We provide you with the appropriate information in each of our methods.

e) As far as the color scheme of the drawstring is concerned, there are almost no limits. Monochrome, multicolored or even patterned ">

f) With this drawstring always turn the cords in one direction. So be careful not to turn left at the act and then suddenly turn right again. Decide on a page and keep it until the end.

Now you are familiar with the most important basic principles of cord twisting, so that you can dare to prepare carefully for our three instructions. These agree in many points or steps and differ only in some detail - for example, in terms of the number of people. Here we go!

Turn a drawstring together

You need this:

  • Wool or embroidery thread
  • scissors
  • a helper (a second person)

manual

Step 1: In this variant, you must cut threads that are 2.5 times as long as the desired cord. For a relatively thick and 40 cm long cord take four threads each with a length of 100 cm.

Tip: As explained in the Basic Rules section, you can of course make a longer or shorter, thicker or thinner cord.

Step 2: Take the cut threads and bundle them so that the thread starts and ends each give a line.

Step 3: Now the second person comes into play. Give her one of the two ends of the thread bundle in her hand. You yourself keep the other thread waistband. Pull the thread bundle neatly taut. For this you have to - depending on the length of the threads - more or less far from each other set up. So make sure that you have enough space in the craft room.

Step 4: Begin turning the threads in opposite directions with the second person. In concrete terms, this means turning to the right, your colleague has to turn to the left as you see it - and vice versa. It is important that you pull the two together - in the truest sense. During the action, make sure to keep the threads taut despite the twisting. They should not (yet) curl up. Of course, your partner can just hold the strings tight and turn you alone.

Step 5: Let the threads looser in between. If you curl up a lot, you and your partner have turned long enough.

Step 6: Tighten the threads again after the (successful) test and then locate the center of the thread bundle.

Step 7: Then place the scissors in the middle of the thread bundle while you and your assistant continue to hold the thread ends.

8th step: Now bring the thread ends together, making sure that the threads do not "turn out" again.

Step 9: Now one of you holds both ends of the thread in one hand and raises them so high that the scissors hover in the air. If you've done everything right, the pair of scissors will start spinning right now.

Step 10: Wait until the scissors have "turned off".

Step 11: Pull out the scissors and then knot the two thread bundle ends together well.

Step 12: If there are any unclean spots in the cord, you can simply stroke them with your thumb and forefinger.

Make the cord yourself with the door handle

Although our first variant for turning a cord works pretty well. But it is even easier: Set the versatile
Cord with the help of a simple doorknob!

You need this:

  • Wool or embroidery thread
  • scissors
  • door handle

manual

Step 1: As with the previous method, you must first consider how long your finished cord should be in this process. However, do not multiply the desired dimension by 2.5, but by 4. Example: If the cord is to be 30 cm long, you will need threads measuring 120 cm each.

Step 2: Cut three threads to this length and bundle them so that the thread starts and ends each give a line.

Step 3: With one hand, hold the thread collar to the thread starts. Then grab the thread ends with your free hand and halve the thread collar.

Step 4: Then hang the "halving loop" on the nearest door handle.

Step 5: Pull the thread waistband to tighten it. Hold the waistband firmly at the bottom.

Step 6: Now you can start to rotate the thread bundle. Do not forget to tighten it constantly.

Tip: Take a short test in between. Thereby you take some tension out of your hand and let the thread looser. See that he curls up a lot ">

9th step: The thread ends on the door handle stay firmly between the thumb and forefinger. However, you can now let go of the twisted thread bundle. Do not worry that the thread collar will curl up properly then, is quite normal and correct.

10th step: The goal is to unravel the thread waistband and to obtain a straight, harmonious down flowing cord. To do this, repeatedly pull the thread waistband down with your free hand. While doing so, use the thumb and forefinger of the same hand (not the hand that still holds the thread ends) along the cord until it is smooth.

Step 11: Take the thread ends, which still hold you by the doorknob, down from these and then make a tight knot.

Tip: In this step, the loop that helped secure the halved thread waistband to the pawl will help you.

Step 12: You can now cut off the threads that project beyond the knot with scissors. And now the cord is ready!

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