[richipat]

Me, too. I finally get one almost done with no tangles (thanks to all the good advise on this board) and then.....not enough thread.

[jerin]

Originally Posted by Caitlin

That is so true, it is funny.

I used to think I was the only one to have to take apart something almost done and start over because I was hoping there was enough thread...........40 knots later, I see there wasn't.

I shouldn't fool with the formula:
the length of the necklace times 4, plus 8-10" for room at the end.

An 18" knotted would require 72" of thread plus 8-10" ---80" in all. Being an American, I have no idea what that is in CM's

1 inch 0 2,54 cm so an 80" would be 2 meters and 3,2 cm.

[jerin]

Well, I am always on the "generous" side, I alwas have at least 10" left when finishing, that´s great. Greediness takes much more time so remember 4 times the length and 8 - 10" extra as Caitlin says.

[flycatcher]

I decided after my first "take it apart and re-do it" (after ~55 knots out of 60) that string is cheaper than time. Now I try to have too much string. For an 18" strand I don't bother with 80" of string that is small potatoes. I go with much more than that (on the order of 10') because I can always cut some off.

--Stephen