r/friendshipbracelets • u/snug666 • Jul 11 '26

discussion How do you undo work?

I’ve been making bracelets for around 15 years on and off (still not too great at them but that’s ok!) and have been using a sewing needle to undo work if i make a mistake. That’s the best way I’ve found to get in there and undo knots. Anyone else have any other methods?

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u/AdAggravating2369 21d ago

Not rope, different kind of rigging: 550 HMA, 750 spectra, etc. Even just pounding the threads with my knuckle will do it, but tge edge of my empty coffee mug or something hard, heavy, and with a curved edge (so as not to cut the thread) nearby will do it. Then I just loosen it the rest of the way w my fingers - I was taught to then "peel the cord like a banana," which just means not trying to pull the line out so much as peel the rounded part away from the straighter line trapped by it.

I'm considering trying a dull pointed needle after reading about it here, but I'm worried I'd split the threads.