How To Use The Tri-Cord™ Knotter

Aug 24, 2023

How To Use The Tri-Cord™ Knotter

Learn how to create professionally-formed, perfectly-positioned, consistent knots in a fraction of the time using the Tri-Cord™ Knotter. This tool is ideal for knotting pearl and bead strands using any cord material. Discover how to use this innovative knotting tool to string and finish a strand of pearls.

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Content

0.289 -> the track or not it is the work at the traditional all-in tweezers indicated

3.85 -> when easy step giving you typed consistent knots and professional result

7.83 -> in a fraction of the time here's how it works

13.48 -> the bet needle in the fork support are used to tighten the not

16.47 -> the thumb letter is a spring mechanism so once you make the not

19.969 -> simply push the lever up as far as it can go releasing the not

36.11 -> before you began prepare six curls by reading the polls large enough to allow

40.07 -> two passes of the silk cord

43.46 -> tire not on the end of the court opposite from the needle

46.67 -> distill court has anneal already attached to the other end

51.92 -> string three of the range curls onto the silk ward all the way to you're not and

55.74 -> set the other three aside

60.97 -> using the flash cutters slip off about a quarter of an inch of the french wire

66.18 -> slide to quell of wire onto the needle

68.51 -> hold the french wire between your forefinger in your spam as you slide it

71.45 -> past the point where the needle attached to the court

75 -> and continue to slide it down the cord and till it's about an in santa half

78.3 -> about the pearls

81.17 -> slightly tempering oven on her side of the class onto the court all the way to

85.37 -> the french wire

86.729 -> we suggest leaving the class cooked closed so that you don't lose one of the

90.54 -> pieces

92.78 -> take the needle back through the pro closest to the clasp

95.709 -> going in the opposite direction

97.84 -> leave about an inch and a half a space between this pro and the remaining two

102.25 -> pull the needle into the french wire forms a loop up against the pearl

108.61 -> tie a knot next to the pearl

110.59 -> making sure it will both ends

113.82 -> past the needle back through the next girl

116.92 -> push the pearl up against the first not

120.74 -> anti another not

127.41 -> past the needle back through the final pearl and stop

130.499 -> do not tie a knot

132.179 -> this is the place on the strand where you can do use to try corn otter

135.909 -> as short a lot of silk will be hanging out of this third pearl

139.959 -> leave it for now

141.02 -> will snippet off later when we're completing the strand

144.449 -> string on the rest of the curls with the exception of the three remaining dreamed

147.979 -> curls

152.309 -> remove the safety cat from you try cord not ur

154.819 -> the not her works the same for right or left-handed users take a strand of

158.829 -> pearls in your non dominant hand and hold onto them with your ring finger and

162.639 -> pinky

163.769 -> with the same can make a deal with your four finger and middle finger palm side

167.239 -> down

168.559 -> eight to ten inches at the end with the class should extend between your thumb

172.379 -> and forefinger

173.649 -> with your dominant hand take the class and endlessly wrap it around your two

177.389 -> fingers

179.31 -> dropped the class between your fingers and between the two strands

183.419 -> told our class ten pastor forefinger

185.749 -> so that it ingles between your fingers

188.809 -> hope is not our so that your fingers resting in the not too the handle and

191.969 -> close to the top so that the thumb lever can extend fully

196.619 -> working away from your body capture the court on the top of your fingers with

200.379 -> the trike word needle

202.279 -> place your finger on the side of the needle to keep the not from sliding off

205.459 -> prematurely

206.639 -> make sure you don't place your finger on top of the needle it is chartres

211.069 -> fight your fingers out of the loose not and pulled a not tight around the needle

215.019 -> and snugly up against the curl

217.119 -> place the court in the fork and pool the not taught

219.959 -> keeping the cord parallel to the top of the not her

223.559 -> take your finger away from the tip of the needle and with your thumb push the

227.179 -> lever up all the way

229.289 -> this tightens the not against the pearls and pushes the not off the needle

233.329 -> let the mother do the work manipulating the not off the needle will prevent it

236.51 -> from positioning itself against the pearl

239.709 -> moved the next girl down into position

242.209 -> don't forget this very important that often for cotton step then repeat the

245.729 -> steps using your not ur

247.839 -> once you get some practice using the not her you'll find that your speed will

250.79 -> increase and you're not forget even easier

253.659 -> you may even find yourself getting into a written when your hand simply know

256.9 -> what to do

258.269 -> once all the pearls on your strand have been nodded you still have your three

262.059 -> marines curls waiting to be added

267.339 -> street on the three remaining reams curls

272.029 -> snip off another quarter inch piece of french wire and flight it next to the

275.779 -> curls

276.759 -> using your finger gently bend the french wire this will help her position itself

281.079 -> when you pulled accord back through the pearls

284.47 -> unhook the hooked into the class and fight it's tempering onto the court

289.229 -> past the needle back through the parole closest to the french wire

292.37 -> told the court tight so that the wire forms a small u_-shaped next to the

296.05 -> pearl

300.46 -> your last three means pearl city close together but with just enough of the gap

304.22 -> between and to accommodate the not you will make

307.189 -> tie a knot around the court in the first gap

310.849 -> past the needle through the second pro-ltte

314.599 -> entire not around the court in the second gap

317.289 -> this is the last night you need to make

320.599 -> finally past the needle through the last three and curl

325.349 -> pull the excess cord at the beginning of each strand taught

328.43 -> so that once you put the court it will retract slightly inside the pearl

332.789 -> using issuers clip off the court as close to the coral as possible

337.009 -> repeat on the other end

339.88 -> place a very small drop a jeweler cement on the first and last three knots to

344.06 -> steal them

345.129 -> you should not have to squeeze the two

347.699 -> septa strand aside for about ten minutes to dry

351.649 -> with a little practice you will discover your own ribbon and the hand position s

355.509 -> comfortable for you

356.969 -> and you will be producing and professional looking strands and

360.099 -> performing restraining jobs and very little time

363.249 -> enjoy your new track or not her

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvZ1FE25AMM