# Trying to perfect my string making...

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [May 17, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-perfect-my-string-making/14507 "2010-05-17T17:24:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![king825](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/king825/32/347_2.png) [@king825](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/king825)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-perfect-my-string-making/14507/1 "2010-05-17T17:24:30Z")

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I use the following method:

[![](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)

When I take it off, it unravels. Would you recommend a different method, or what am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![UnstoppableWalnut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unstoppablewalnut/32/512_2.png) [@UnstoppableWalnut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/UnstoppableWalnut)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-perfect-my-string-making/14507/2 "2010-05-17T21:56:27Z")

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How are you making string?

Wrap a couple laps (depending on how thick the thread you’re using is and how think you want your string to be) of thread 8-10 or how long you want it, it’s going to shorten and then halved.  
Tie both ends making sure there isn’t slack between the knots  
Drill, or dremel, or spin it by pinching/rolling it between your fingers, set it to spin clock wise.  
Spin until it shortens about 8% of its original length or however much you want.  
Once it’s spun, you fold over the string in half with a yoyo or some other object in the middle.  
Keep it stretched/tension so the string doesn’t spiral/loop/kink itself.  
Hold the string up and let the object/string free/spin itself.  
Tie a knot at the top  
Flip it upside down so it ravels some more  
Make a slip knot loop.

Maybe it’ll be clearer if you take a look at Xela’s vid.

> **[how to make a yoyo string by xela](https://www.youtube.com/v/82pigIyESOg)**
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> how to make a yoyo string?

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**Author:** ![king825](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/king825/32/347_2.png) [@king825](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/king825)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-perfect-my-string-making/14507/3 "2010-05-17T22:54:14Z")

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What was the trick at the end? The Plan D trick?

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**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-perfect-my-string-making/14507/4 "2010-05-18T00:25:48Z")

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> [@king825](#):
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> What was the trick at the end? The Plan D trick?

It was the Nuclear Test Trick.