# Tried my hand at making strings today! **URL:** \ **Category:** Custom String Makers\ **Created:** [January 22, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730 "2023-01-22T04:29:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/1 "2023-01-22T04:29:03Z")
Well I’m trying to get my technique down but I put a rig together today and made some strings some full textured nylon(solid white), others with color in are a nylon poly blend so far they have turned out much better than I had hoped for! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/7/7/5773fe767fa71e52befd80ba2002fd4bb26bd16a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/2 "2023-01-22T17:31:38Z")
They look great! ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/3 "2023-01-23T00:50:40Z")
Thanks! So far they play pretty good much better than anticipated for my first run! ---
**Author:** ![IMArocketman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/imarocketman/32/158871_2.png) [@IMArocketman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IMArocketman)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/4 "2023-01-23T05:30:57Z")
These look fantastic. I probably made 100 strings before I got anything this good, nice work! ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/5 "2023-01-23T10:22:40Z")
Thanks I did a good bit of reading and watching tutorials beforehand ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/6 "2023-01-27T02:27:55Z")
Update I think I got even closer to Airetic strings!! Turning out great so far this is therapeutic just like yoyoing! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/b/9/9b9d3e91fb022d822f79f25b99b9569480245db7.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/c/a/0ca8ed117bcfe935f38df5897ded734c862249d1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/7 "2023-01-27T14:57:27Z")
I’ve found making strings to be ABSOLUTELY therapeutic! I keep constantly working on my rig as well, and keeping loads of thread in a shopping cart ready to purchase 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ghostfox](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ghostfox/32/176705_2.png) [@Ghostfox](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ghostfox)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/8 "2023-01-27T21:33:46Z")
I didn’t even know you could make your own… ---
**Author:** ![Chrizsmh13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Chrizsmh13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chrizsmh13)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/9 "2023-01-27T21:38:39Z")
Any idea how to make a twisted strand with 2 colors that has each color strand stay together so theres a more consistent color spiral combo (as opposed to having the two colors spiraling at various rates throughout)? I’m thinking of an inspiration like a candycane red and white that have very “pure” color strands that spiral, rather than just having the white and red spiral, but at various (unpredictable) rates… ---
**Author:** ![Chrizsmh13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Chrizsmh13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chrizsmh13)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/10 "2023-01-27T21:38:51Z")
These look legit!! ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/11 "2023-01-27T21:46:13Z")
Great work! Now…. Here is the bad news. As long as you are doing it to have fun, if it’s interesting and challenging, you ‘will’ have fun. But if you get too immersed in it, then you will notice the therapeutic factor will fade. ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/12 "2023-01-28T00:59:00Z")
I can totally see where that would happen! ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/13 "2023-01-28T00:59:47Z")
I believe on one of these threads it was discussed on how to do that not sure where I seen it right off though ---
**Author:** ![Chrizsmh13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Chrizsmh13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chrizsmh13)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/14 "2023-01-28T01:07:54Z")
If you end up finding it, I would love to read through it! I started with some bright (electric pink, bright lime green, and glossy hazard-cone orange) thread, but any combo just turned out mush in general, so I switched to solid colors and it looks pretty cool. If I can figure this out, then I would snag some white, blue, and a few others and start making twisted strands of stuff. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/15 "2023-01-28T02:35:28Z")
Well I tried this color half and half it worked! All I did was do half the length wraps than normal then loop them through each other then spin like normal! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/2/b/12b7bffc5e219aeb4c039f991713ab1eab1492fd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Chrizsmh13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Chrizsmh13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chrizsmh13)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/16 "2023-01-28T04:36:05Z")
Thats what I’m talking about! What do you mean “loop them through each other and then spin like normal?” I think I tried to do that and would up either having them come out as two separate (much thinner) strings that wouldn’t wind together, or as that mixed, non-symmetrical lump of colors I was refering to earlier, haha. ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/17 "2023-01-28T05:18:49Z")
I’ll try to do either some pics or a video tomorrow when I do some more ---
**Author:** ![Chrizsmh13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Chrizsmh13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chrizsmh13)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/18 "2023-01-28T21:20:11Z")
That would be fantastic - thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/19 "2023-01-28T21:55:59Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/c/0/fc0150125f5781fa92f85c89aa60a19a82b9e747.jpeg "Making twisted two tone yoyo string!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2hqE7dq-hg) Here you go hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![bigbs\_domain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigbs_domain/32/193839_2.png) [@bigbs\_domain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigbs_domain)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tried-my-hand-at-making-strings-today/368730/20 "2023-01-29T23:25:58Z")
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