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This tutorial shows you how to make a double core setup for a bracelet, with a single working end.
The following setup has a niche application in making bracelets with a double core (4 stranded core). Sometimes you need only a single working end, or an odd number of them (which you gain by adding strands, which each add 2 working ends).
In those cases, the setup found below works well. I have played around quite a bit trying to find something that looks good and is functional, this is the end result.
The tutorial
To demonstrate this setup I am using the following items:
- a 5/8 inch bracelet buckle. This size is ideal in my experience.
- a single strand of paracord 550. Strand length really depends on the weave and bracelet length.
- a bracelet jig– completely optional. I made my own.
The setup is done using 4 cow hitches. It is an adaptation of the regular, double core setup for bracelets. So let’s begin!
Hitch #1
Start by feeding your cord through one part of the buckle, top down, then come over the standing end.
Pass under and through the buckle.
And into the loop. Note that my working end is short, since I will not be needing it much more.
Feed the short end through your first cow hitch. This completes the first hitch. I recommend not tightening the cow hitch just yet, we will be passing another cord through it later on.
Hitch #2
The second hitch is done onto the other part of the buckle.
Travel down from your first hitch, pass top down through the buckle and over the standing end.
Pass under and through the buckle.
And through the loop.
Second hitch complete.
Hitch #3
To start the third hitch we need to travel back to the first buckle end, turn around and come back to the second, bottom end of the buckle.
Travel up and through the first hitch.
Tighten up the first hitch firmly and turn back down with your working end.
Start your third hitch next to the second one. Top down through the buckle and over the standing end.
Under and through the buckle.
Through the loop.
Third hitch complete.
Hitch #4
For the final, fourth hitch we move back to the top, next to the first hitch.
Pass top down through the buckle.
Through the bight in the middle- in between the 4 cords.
Under and through the buckle.
Into the loop.
Tighten up and trim the short end. Job complete!
I hope this setup works well for you, just as it does for me! Have a nice day!
