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Homemade flemish twist FF string trouble.

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#1 ·
Hey I continue to try and make my flemish strings tight but they loop ends where you twist the extra ends from the loop come undone and I can't figure out why is there some sort of guideline I can use to keep them tight, or is there a certain way you twist it when tightening the string and shortening the length?

Thanks, Corey.
 
#3 ·
The whole string is a twist, not just the loop ends. If all you are twisting up is the loop ends and not continuing the twist through the string it will come undone. At least 16-18 minimum twists are required to keep a string together. That and wax, lots of it
 
#6 ·
I have a tapered cut on my strand ends and I am twisting away from me and pulling towards me to weave it together on both loops does that sound right?

Thanks, Corey.

PS. that top string on that tutorial is pretty spot on with how mine turn out :p.
 
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