# How to make strings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 8, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311 "2013-05-08T15:11:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311/1 "2013-05-08T15:11:35Z")
A simple way? Ive never done it before ---
**Author:** ![NathanC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathanc/32/891_2.png) [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311/2 "2013-05-08T15:24:03Z")
Pull out credit card, buy however many you like, done, saving both time and money in the process. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311/3 "2013-05-08T15:26:02Z")
> [@NathanC](#): > > Pull out credit card, buy however many you like, done, saving both time and money in the process. :wink: Unless it seems like an interesting hobby. Customizing a string to your needs; coming up with a perfect formula; selecting your own colours… I can see the appeal. But if it’s for any sort of money saving, I wouldn’t even consider it for a moment. $15 for a hundred strings will keep you going for a good long while. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311/4 "2013-05-08T15:33:46Z")
I just want to try 4 fun ---
**Author:** ![NathanC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathanc/32/891_2.png) [@NathanC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NathanC)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311/5 "2013-05-08T15:48:01Z")
> [@Apollo2](#): > > I just want to try 4 fun [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/9/3/d931e3eac84682e65c0e348e4dcc66d478befade.jpeg "How to make yoyo string") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4ROMJCQkk) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/9/5/c9525fa6ea3ac51dcc0e4743e408b8ebf9c652ee.jpeg "how to make yoyo string") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNM45pfOVQ0) ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-strings/53311/6 "2013-05-08T19:17:44Z")
Here is some extra I for the YouTube links might not mention. My hooks are 10ft apart, and I twist them 1 foot shorter (9ft). I wrap my string starting from the first and ending in the first 6 times, 7 for thick, 5 for thin. (6 is the best, 5 is a little to thin causing slippy binds) You also should just get Poly covered Poly, unless you prefer slick,Nylon, or Cotton. tribal Poly is a type of polyester that is hard to catch. You might accidentally buy tribal, which is the slick kind. You can use Hooks, Nails, and picture hangers. I would use a extra LARGE hook on the drill as it is easier to take off and keep the loop big. One thing I never could figure out in the videos was how to make multi colored. If you make one string, you wrap and wrap 6 times ending on the starting point. To do more colors, you wrap the color of choice around 3 times, then end on the starting point like your done, then start the other string by going around 3 more times=6 times. It’s good if you make something that can hold double thread as you will only need to go around half the amount of times. Get a handle of some sort, and screw a little board on the top, like a T. Then add two nails, or as many as you like (It has to be 1 2 3 or 6 nails). The more nails, the more thread you can hold on it, the less times you have to wrap around the hooks.