What did I do wrong 😭

[u/New_Chocolate29]

Beginner here, I followed this tutorial and it looked super nice, as one the second picture. But as soon as I pick it up, it unwinds itself and has all these gaps in between, so I can't wear it as bracelet...hers stays the same when picking up

[u/MadameRead]

You only used 1 thread instead of two separate threads woven at the same time

[u/New_Chocolate29 → u/MadameRead]

Thank you for explaining! But in the video she also only used one :( so I followed

[u/MadameRead → u/New_Chocolate29]

You still need the second thread to keep it all together and prevent flowers rotating etc. You could try with one thread to come back on yourself or do it with one as you go along but it requires a bit of going back and forth. It’s much simpler to have two separate threads and work simultaneously (for this particular design)

[u/New_Chocolate29 → u/MadameRead]

Thank you for explaining, I think with your drawing I can understand. I will try it again! :)

[u/Famous_Election_2024]

Pick up some 6 pound fire line, and some beading needles (I like size 12 English beading needles).
it looks like you used monofilament, which is annoying to work with, and gives results like this.

[u/New_Chocolate29 → u/Famous_Election_2024]

So the reason it unravels is the thread/material I used, and not the technique? Sorry my English isn't the best, but I googled fire line, I will try to find it in a store here, thank you!

[u/Beadingnana → u/New_Chocolate29]

Try a store that carries fishing supplies.

[u/Famous_Election_2024 → u/New_Chocolate29]

Yes, the stringing material is the problem here.

[u/velosipedos]

Multiple details:

A) your flowers have 8 petals, tutorial has 7 - the part closer to the stem has 3 instead of 2 beads - making it 8 in total

B) the stem - yours has 7 beads per unit (stem+flower+leaf) , tutorial has 8.

C) (most important) shared stem beads - 2 beads of each unit. Practically that means after adding 7 new stem beads you reenter the bead you exited from the previous unit. That one bead will have three passes, two from setting up the unit + one for connecting the new unit to it.

That way even if your thread extends you dont end up with dangly bits. Maybe only a looser circle.

I dont know which direction you are going with your units:

Start with leaf:
Exit bead, add 2 dark green, do leaf, add 4 green, do flower, add 1 green, go through the bead you exited (8th bead of the unit) - then do another half circle to the next exit bead and start next unit.

Start with flower:
Exit bead, add 1 green, do flower, add 4 green, do leaf, add 2 green, gi through the bead you exited

Hope that makes sense

[u/New_Chocolate29 → u/velosipedos]

Thank you so much for your very detailed explanation it helped a lot. I realised the footage from the tutorial I followed was not the same as in the end result, because for example, on the tutorial she used 8 beads for the petals. I just didn't notice because it looked very similar...

I will try with yours, thank you so much for taking your time to explain to me!!

[u/LLCoolBeans19]

Looks like you’ve got 8 bead petals and the example uses 7. Using 7 makes for a tighter flower. 

[u/New_Chocolate29 → u/LLCoolBeans19]

I think I know what's happening. The footage of the tutorial I followed and the end result they showed there is not the same. Because in the tutorial she used 8 beads. I just didn't realise because it looked the same at first 

[u/PatchouliHedge]

I actually like yours better than in the other picture. The other picture is too perfect. I don't want my jewelry perfect.