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Step 3Now first let’s make the knots…
For those that may not have had a stitching before and have had the honor(?) of watching the first Rambo movie; It is basically trying to get the two edges together and sewing them.
And unlike the childish image I had from cartoons and so on; the stitches were not of one consistent thread; but more of short pieces that were cut and tied together after each stitch was performed.
So; we want to duplicate the same thing for a convincing result.
Now take a piece of string (here you can go very dramatic and make monstrous stitches ; but I am going to go for a thin (burnt umber/dark brown) thread that pretty much resembles the medical ones used in hospitals);
fold it in two
And start tying knots in them.
Leave about half a centimeter (that would about a fifth of an inch) gap between them. You may want to make them longer as they can always be made smaller later.
When done:
At a little bit less than a quarter cm (tenth of an inch) cut them.
And unlike the childish image I had from cartoons and so on; the stitches were not of one consistent thread; but more of short pieces that were cut and tied together after each stitch was performed.
So; we want to duplicate the same thing for a convincing result.
Now take a piece of string (here you can go very dramatic and make monstrous stitches ; but I am going to go for a thin (burnt umber/dark brown) thread that pretty much resembles the medical ones used in hospitals);
fold it in two
And start tying knots in them.
Leave about half a centimeter (that would about a fifth of an inch) gap between them. You may want to make them longer as they can always be made smaller later.
When done:
At a little bit less than a quarter cm (tenth of an inch) cut them.
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1 in = 2.4 cm
Great instructable, BTW! Looking forward to more from you!
The edtorial staff was very motivating from the minute I published it, even if it was standardfised "robot" texts. And I am planning for a few more as soon as I have the time for it.
The conversion; You have a point there...
The funny thing is that the inch measurements were the right ones :( the metric units were double the needed amount. I forgot to put "half before "a centimeter". And then just wrote the half of it in the next. I guess I was tired. Thank you for pointing it out.
(I hope those that read it to date preferred to use common sense to what it looks like. Sorry for the inconinience)