I never made alphas so i literally have zero idea on how to start and continue lol so i tried to find tutorials on TH-cam but yours is the only one that made sense to me, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Literally saw a bracelet pattern on Pinterest for the first time yesterday, now I’m here determined to make my family and friends as many bracelets as possible 🤞🤞
Dude that was the best video!! Just today I decided to learn alpha patterns, and no video described it normally, but yours was so detailed and I could see and hear you clearly which is very good. Thank you so much!!!!
I've made hundreds of bracelets from bracelet patterns on braceletbook that are normal patterns. I have been making bracelets for a few years now, and I was always in the mindset I'm never going to be able to make an alpha bracelet. I've even tried watching tutorials, and I still didn't understand. After watching your tutorial at 1:05am in the morning, it has inspired me to try making an alpha bracelet. (later on of course ;) Your tutorial was by far the best out there that I've seen. Thank you so much!
I used to be OBSESSED with making alpha bracelets and keychains etc. Over a decade ago and I'm trying to get back into it now but couldn't remember how the hell I used to do it. As I watched this video it all came back to me! Thanks so much for making this it's so helpful!
I finally found a hobby i like and i’m wanting to expand from bracelets. alphas are so cool and i’m so happy to be able to understand and learn thanks to your video. thank you so much for taking the time and being like a friend almost
this was so sweet 🥺🥺 so glad you’re able to learn a new hobby!! you really can go a long ways with the relatively simple alpha skill set. happy creating :)
I've been intimidated by alphas. And until now every pattern I've seen people do comes out cockeyed. Yours looks normal and very neat. Love that. Thank u for taking the time and sharing.
Thanks for watching! Mine certainly did not come out looking this way -- only after several years and hundreds of bracelets do they look that neat. Consider it motivation to keep knotting! :)
I know this video is 10 months old but, I finally got the hang of this because of you. So thank you so very much. I was about to give up on this craft.
I have to do an alpha bracelet (for the first time) and finish it in less than 7 hours and i had no idea what I was doing this helped a bunch im now confident I can do it thank you
Im maybe a bit late but I just started making those bracelets and was super intimidated by alpha bracelets.. now I just made my very first one and I’m impressed with how easy it was with this video! Thank you so much
I've been doing normal bracelets for some time now and wanted to learn how to make alphas, yours is the only one that actually helped me!! You're a great teacher, thank you so much 😊
AHH TYSM!! i’ve been so confused by any video that i’ve watched so far but this one was so helpful and easy! i just started making bracelets and i really wanted to try alpha patterns but they scared me so much bc of how complicated they seemed but you really explained everything and now it seems pretty easy to do so thank you!!!
Showed up because I was looking for nice bracelet patterns to make as a Christmas gift for my sister and while looking for a cute cat pattern found an alpha grid and I’ll the honest the first thing in my brain was “WHAT THE #### IS THIS?!” Anyways I now know what it is so thank you!
I've been making bracelets for some years now but could not understand how to make alphas, your tutorial was very easy to understand and I feel ready to try my hand at them now, thank you ! :)
@@AlexInnovations It was !! I've made an alpha bracelet, a small banner and am making a second banner right now :D It's really fun to do, so thank you again !
This was so helpful! I just started making basic bracelets yesterday but my end goal is to make some cute alpha bracelets and this video definitely helped everything click for me! Thank you so much 🧡🧡💛💛 But yeesh, I dont understand why people are saying this is not helpful because you didnt go through evey single row of the bracelet? She shows you how to do everything you'll need guys... smh
yay thank you so much!! and yeah, i use the one bracelet to demonstrate different techniques you can do in a bracelet, but it’s not a video on how to make that specific bracelet :,)
Thank you so much for making this easy to understand, and for including captions. It really helped me finally understand how to read these and set them up. I did have to rewatch some parts, but that's just because your voice is so soothing that I zoned out a little! 😅
Thank you!!!! I am trying my first alpha braclet today and this is making it so much easier to understand! I probably picked out a way to advanced pattern but im try
Heyy! Ur prolly not gonna see this but tysm! I have been trying to do these for too long but the other ones are too hard and I just stress out and start crying! But this one made it SO easy! TYSMMM
this was very helpful even though I've been making alphas for a while. also the plaid alpha in the beginning, was it imspired by harry styles cardigan?
If you start an alpha bracelet just like this with the ends open, can you make it into a keychain after the bracelet is made or do you have to start by tying the strings onto the keychain hook?
GUYS MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS GET THE RIGHT NUMBER OF STRING!!! i started a surprise red panda bracelet for my sister and i was so confused because nothing was lining up. I used the wrong number of strings and now I have to redo it 🙂
This video helped me so much , it’s amazing , I also realized we’re close to each other (same city) , I love supporting locals. Now I’ll get to make my friend a good luck bracelet. Wish me luck, I hope it’s cute.
Thanks for this tutorial ! It's really helpful ! I'm all new to this and I've already made some kind of braided pattern bracelets and it looked quite fine but here with the alpha, my stitches look like //// and the next row goes the other way even tho I'm pulling the thread straight up... what can I do ?
Alex I thought you could help me.What if in a alpha a base string snaps.I was doing a alpha and I really liked the pattern and one of the base strings snapped. Is there any way to fix it ?
I was making a bracelet for my friend & the base string snapped! I started to panic too, but I just glued another string on the place of the snapped string which worked out in the end :)
I'm new to this and was wondering: if I want to do a wall hanging, can I use the alpha method, but with thicker yarn so the whole thing gets larger in size?
@@AlexInnovations Awesome, thanks for the fast reply! Can I use any wool I have at home, because I've read somewhere you shouldn't use wool for knotting?
Help! Can you tie the leading strings together with the background ones when you are setting it up? I did that but for some reason when I switch colors I cannot tie the string on say the right side because the string thinks it is on the left side. So when I tie my string, I cannot make knots because the strings are horizontal!
I believe they're the same, I'm not quite sure the precise string type used in cross stitching but I use embroidery thread. You can learn about the supplies I use and recommend here: th-cam.com/video/mZ9FNijjsgI/w-d-xo.html
im gonna do my first alpha ever, i maybe chose a more difficult pattern, but i really liked it... anyways i guess i will just keep going back to this video and i hope i will manage SOMEHOW :D
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I never made alphas so i literally have zero idea on how to start and continue lol so i tried to find tutorials on TH-cam but yours is the only one that made sense to me, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
yay!! so glad to help!
um hi! is alpha a part of macrame?
@@erichan2373 I think so yes but I am also pretty amateur. I am good at normals but I am still getting the hang of alphas.
This is very much true it is very clear and understandable.
Looks like macrame uses the same tipe of knots 🤔 and from the back it really looks like macrame!
Literally saw a bracelet pattern on Pinterest for the first time yesterday, now I’m here determined to make my family and friends as many bracelets as possible 🤞🤞
Update???
Have I made alphas before? Yes. Do I know how to make them? Yes. Am I still watching the video? Yes 💕
Haha same
awww thank you so much!!
Dude that was the best video!! Just today I decided to learn alpha patterns, and no video described it normally, but yours was so detailed and I could see and hear you clearly which is very good. Thank you so much!!!!
That's so amazing to hear!! :) Thanks for the feedback!
I've always been intimidated by friendship bracelets as they seem so intricate. This video was really easy to understand thank you so much :D
Yay, I'm so glad to hear that! :)
I've made hundreds of bracelets from bracelet patterns on braceletbook that are normal patterns. I have been making bracelets for a few years now, and I was always in the mindset I'm never going to be able to make an alpha bracelet. I've even tried watching tutorials, and I still didn't understand. After watching your tutorial at 1:05am in the morning, it has inspired me to try making an alpha bracelet. (later on of course ;) Your tutorial was by far the best out there that I've seen. Thank you so much!
yay, that’s so awesome to hear! so glad my video could spark your turnaround! ♥️ happy knotting!! :)
@@AlexInnovations if the alpha is like an 8 by 9, can you just keep doing that pattern over and over again with the same strings to make a bracelet?
@@volleyballgirl24274 yep!!
@@AlexInnovations ooo thank you so much!
@@volleyballgirl24274 you’re welcome!!
I used to be OBSESSED with making alpha bracelets and keychains etc. Over a decade ago and I'm trying to get back into it now but couldn't remember how the hell I used to do it. As I watched this video it all came back to me! Thanks so much for making this it's so helpful!
Perfect timing! I was just thinking about finally learning alphas! :D
yay!! what a coincidence!
Me: looks at my five perfectly well-made keychains just from this weekend
Also me: but what if I’m doing something wrong
oh no!!!
@@AlexInnovations oh hi Alex um I want to say thank you for the flat bracelet video now I know not to do it on the ends 😀
@@animoo. yay!! glad to help!
I've been making them wrong all along 🤦the forward-backward knots make it so much neater!!
one way or the other isn’t wrong haha, this way is just a bit nicer!! :) glad to help!!!
I finally found a hobby i like and i’m wanting to expand from bracelets. alphas are so cool and i’m so happy to be able to understand and learn thanks to your video. thank you so much for taking the time and being like a friend almost
this was so sweet 🥺🥺 so glad you’re able to learn a new hobby!! you really can go a long ways with the relatively simple alpha skill set. happy creating :)
@@AlexInnovations Thank you so much :) your videos are so comfy and helpful. Thank you for helping me on my journey ❤️❤️❤️
I've been intimidated by alphas. And until now every pattern I've seen people do comes out cockeyed. Yours looks normal and very neat. Love that. Thank u for taking the time and sharing.
Thanks for watching! Mine certainly did not come out looking this way -- only after several years and hundreds of bracelets do they look that neat. Consider it motivation to keep knotting! :)
I know this video is 10 months old but, I finally got the hang of this because of you. So thank you so very much. I was about to give up on this craft.
yay, that’s amazing to hear! :)
I have to do an alpha bracelet (for the first time) and finish it in less than 7 hours and i had no idea what I was doing this helped a bunch im now confident I can do it thank you
wow I just wanna say that your videos are so clear and I understand everything. Ive watched so many now and I love them!
Im maybe a bit late but I just started making those bracelets and was super intimidated by alpha bracelets.. now I just made my very first one and I’m impressed with how easy it was with this video! Thank you so much
yay!! so glad to hear that! :)
I appreciate the explanation in the very beginning about "normal" vs. "alpha" bracelets. Thank you :)
You’re very welcome!
I've been doing normal bracelets for some time now and wanted to learn how to make alphas, yours is the only one that actually helped me!! You're a great teacher, thank you so much 😊
Glad I could help!
This is one of the best tutorials I’ve seen, very detailed and easy to understand! 💗
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!
AHH TYSM!! i’ve been so confused by any video that i’ve watched so far but this one was so helpful and easy! i just started making bracelets and i really wanted to try alpha patterns but they scared me so much bc of how complicated they seemed but you really explained everything and now it seems pretty easy to do so thank you!!!
I'm so glad! You’re welcome!
Best tutorial I have seen of alpha patterns, I was able to understand.
Showed up because I was looking for nice bracelet patterns to make as a Christmas gift for my sister and while looking for a cute cat pattern found an alpha grid and I’ll the honest the first thing in my brain was “WHAT THE #### IS THIS?!” Anyways I now know what it is so thank you!
i haven’t made alphas before but this tutorial is the only one that made sense for me! thank you!
yay!! so glad to help!
I've been making bracelets for some years now but could not understand how to make alphas, your tutorial was very easy to understand and I feel ready to try my hand at them now, thank you ! :)
Glad it was helpful!
@@AlexInnovations It was !! I've made an alpha bracelet, a small banner and am making a second banner right now :D
It's really fun to do, so thank you again !
this is the best video i’ve seen about alphas, thank you!!
Yay! Thanks for watching!
This was so helpful! I just started making basic bracelets yesterday but my end goal is to make some cute alpha bracelets and this video definitely helped everything click for me! Thank you so much 🧡🧡💛💛
But yeesh, I dont understand why people are saying this is not helpful because you didnt go through evey single row of the bracelet? She shows you how to do everything you'll need guys... smh
yay thank you so much!! and yeah, i use the one bracelet to demonstrate different techniques you can do in a bracelet, but it’s not a video on how to make that specific bracelet :,)
Thank you, I've seen the Alpha Patterns in BraceletBook and I was wondering what they were
This was definitely very helpful and I appreciate the effort you took into making this video to help me and many others as beginners :)
This was such an amzing tutorial. Very easy to understand and follow. Thank you so much :)
this is my first ever alpha bracelet and seriously this helped sm!!!!!!!
Yay!! Thanks for watching!
i know i’m super late but i just wanna thank you this helped me so much nobody else made any sense to me at all
yay, so glad to help!! :)
All of the alpha tutorials on youtube made no sense (many assumed you knew how to make an alpha) but this one was really helpful. TYSM!!:)
yay!! so happy to hear that :)) thanks for the comment!
Watching this while doing schoolwork, love the video!
Thank you!
I’m not going to lie her products are so amazing and inclusive they are way underpriced
thank you so much!
Tysm you explained it so well ive been wanting to try alpha patterns and your video explained it really well
Jesus loves yall❤
ur channel is pure gold !!!
Thank you so much for making this easy to understand, and for including captions. It really helped me finally understand how to read these and set them up. I did have to rewatch some parts, but that's just because your voice is so soothing that I zoned out a little! 😅
You have explained everything so we'll! And the occasional humour is great 😂 thanks a lot for this
Thank you sooooo sooo much for your work. I just finished my first Alpha, thanks to you!!! Keep doing the amazing work!!!!
This is hands down the best tutorial on how to make alphas I’ve seen. Thank you so much you inspired me to try!
Yay!! Thanks for watching!
Thank you!!!! I am trying my first alpha braclet today and this is making it so much easier to understand! I probably picked out a way to advanced pattern but im try
yay! good luck!
How did you decide how far down to go when you were taping the base strings to your workspace? How much string to leave hanging out of the tape?
this is the best tutorial i have ever seen thank you so much!
i really wanted to knit something and gift it to my girlfriend and i came across this video, thank you so much 🥺🥺⭐️🌸
Awww so sweet!! I’m sure she’ll love it!
Love this video! It provides so much information!! I wish I had this video when I started making alphas lol keep up the great videos ❤️😊
Thanks so much!
Thank you for a great video. You made it easy to understand and I believe I can make this bracelet now.
thanks so much for the feedback! :)
Do I know how to do alphas already?
Yes, yes I do
*watches whole video like I'm seeing this for the first time*
PS. Love your videos :)
awww omg thank you !!!
this is such a helpful tutorial its the only in depth tutorial i can find lol
yay!! thanks for watching 😊
i already know how to make alphas 😂 i’m just here to watch the video😂💕
awww thanks for the support!!
I just saw a pattern on TikTok and I really want to make it, and your video is so helpful
Yay! Glad it helped.
Where did the slip knot go at 9:12????😭😭😭😭😭
excellent and very beginner friendly, wonderful job on this tutorial! super excited to make one :)
Yay! So glad it was helpful!
can you PLEASE make a tutorial about the Harry styles Cardigan bracelet you were holding at the beginning of the video?
thanks it's really helpful i've made my first alpha thanks to you
yay!! so happy to hear :)
I spy a Harry styles bracelet! Too cute :) Hoping to make that specific bracelet, thank you for the info
OMG THEYRE EASIER THAN I THOUGH 🤩🤩🤩
yay!! they’re not so bad!!
Heyy! Ur prolly not gonna see this but tysm! I have been trying to do these for too long but the other ones are too hard and I just stress out and start crying! But this one made it SO easy! TYSMMM
you’re welcome!!!
Very good teaching.
Glad you think so!
this was very helpful even though I've been making alphas for a while. also the plaid alpha in the beginning, was it imspired by harry styles cardigan?
it was!!!
The audacity to watch the video despite knowing how to make aphas 👀
👀 a true fan
same haha
Hi, can you please make a tutorial on the other bracelet you have the Harry cardigan themed.
Como e k VC sabe qnt de tamanho de linhas /fios VC usa?para todas elas?para não estragar linhas/fios?
Is there anyway you can do a tutorial on this but with bows…I’m a visual learner and the way you explain things makes a lot of sense
Thank you for sharing this, i think i will start a new hobby now 😍
If you start an alpha bracelet just like this with the ends open, can you make it into a keychain after the bracelet is made or do you have to start by tying the strings onto the keychain hook?
you are heaven sent. and i dont even believe in heaven. no jokes tho thank you so muchhh!!! this is the only video that helps
ahaha thank you so much!! so glad to help!
16:08 Forward knot color switch
17:48 Backward knot color switch
GUYS MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS GET THE RIGHT NUMBER OF STRING!!! i started a surprise red panda bracelet for my sister and i was so confused because nothing was lining up. I used the wrong number of strings and now I have to redo it 🙂
^^ !!!!
“i assume you’re already familiar with normal bracelets”
me, who has never made a bracelet ever and wants to make custom shoelaces:
Im just learning and this video was super helpful. Thanks! 😊
Yay!
Thank you for this video you explained everything very well 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
this really helped a lot. thank you alex!!
No problem, glad it helped!!
This video helped me so much , it’s amazing , I also realized we’re close to each other (same city) , I love supporting locals. Now I’ll get to make my friend a good luck bracelet. Wish me luck, I hope it’s cute.
yay! good luck!
this was actually so helpful tyyy
You’re so welcome!
Hallo Alex! Thanks For Share The Video 😊❤
brooo u made me happy thanks 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Yay :)
Thanks for this tutorial ! It's really helpful ! I'm all new to this and I've already made some kind of braided pattern bracelets and it looked quite fine but here with the alpha, my stitches look like //// and the next row goes the other way even tho I'm pulling the thread straight up... what can I do ?
hmm… maybe try doubling your base strings to make them thicker, so the stitches are wider and look more square than a thin rectangle! good luck!
where does your fabric for the bracelets come from?
This is so cool!! Thanks for the great tutorial!!
you’re welcome!!!
hi ! do you have any tutoriels on normal bracelets to recommend ? :)
look through my channel to find some interesting ones! :)
Love your videos Alex ❤️❤️❤️
thanks!
Alex I thought you could help me.What if in a alpha a base string snaps.I was doing a alpha and I really liked the pattern and one of the base strings snapped. Is there any way to fix it ?
try putting a string behind your bracelet and kind of pretending it’s your new base string!
@@AlexInnovations Thank you so much Alex.Because I really started panicking when my base string snapped.Thank you so so much.
I was making a bracelet for my friend & the base string snapped! I started to panic too, but I just glued another string on the place of the snapped string which worked out in the end :)
I'm new to this and was wondering: if I want to do a wall hanging, can I use the alpha method, but with thicker yarn so the whole thing gets larger in size?
yes! go for it!
@@AlexInnovations Awesome, thanks for the fast reply! Can I use any wool I have at home, because I've read somewhere you shouldn't use wool for knotting?
@@s.k.6899 I wouldn’t, wool frays very easily and so your knots won’t be consistently the same shape and size. :(
@@AlexInnovations Is there a thicker yarn you could recommend? :)
Help! Can you tie the leading strings together with the background ones when you are setting it up? I did that but for some reason when I switch colors I cannot tie the string on say the right side because the string thinks it is on the left side. So when I tie my string, I cannot make knots because the strings are horizontal!
Are the strings different from the one that are used for cross stitches? Thank you 😊
I believe they're the same, I'm not quite sure the precise string type used in cross stitching but I use embroidery thread. You can learn about the supplies I use and recommend here: th-cam.com/video/mZ9FNijjsgI/w-d-xo.html
@@AlexInnovations thank you 😊 i already tried making alphas using crochet thread. Your videos helped me so much 💖
I've been making an alpha and the rows look more knit than square. Is that cause I'm using embroidery floss and it isn't as thick?
Uhhhh your bracelets are sooooo Good ♥️that's a good thing by the way
aw thank you!!
Yay new video!
yay!!!
Thank you very much, with just this one video I know how to do it ^^
AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS WAS SUPER HELPFUL ❤❤❤
I'm so glad!
What am I gonna use to straighten up the row if I don’t have nails?
Toothpick
can you make a tutorial for #24638 on bracelet book? I would really appreciate it!
What is the best tape to use to lock down the yarn
I use packing tape, but my default is always a clipboard! :)
this is so confusing I'm gonna cry 😭😭 you explain very well I'm just dumb 😔
aw you’re not dumb!! others have struggled with my tutorials. is there any time stamp you’re struggling with specifically that i may help clear up? :)
@@AlexInnovations no it's just that it's to many information at the same time and i started doing these like two weeks ago
Thank you so much I’m still a little confused but I love your videos thank you so much
Hii! ilysmm your vids are so helpful
thank you!
im gonna do my first alpha ever, i maybe chose a more difficult pattern, but i really liked it... anyways i guess i will just keep going back to this video and i hope i will manage SOMEHOW :D
okay but i think i'm in love with you
oh :,)
what do u do with all of ur finished bracelets?
I list them on my Etsy for you guys to see!
Hey I have a question as I started my first alpha : why does it say 15 strings required when there are actually 14 when counted?
I think it counts the working string (for this bracelet, the blue one at the beginning) as the 15th string! I think it's a bit confusing.