Flemish String Question

[DesertDude]

I have been making them for about 20 years. I was taught when making a triple flemish, (red, white, & blue) you match the colors up after you make the loop...ie the short red with the long red and so on. While reading a artical in a traditional magazine, they said to miss match the colors when twisting them together....So you make the loop, then join the rd short end with a blue long end.  Does this sound right?  I have always matched the colors up when twisting after the loop.  I hope I explained this right....Mark

[LBR]

You can do it either way--I prefer to match the colors--seems to make a better transition at the base of the loop.  Makes even less difference with a 2-bundle.

Chad

[DesertDude]

Thanks, that's what I thought. I'll keep matching the colors.......Mark

[TimZeigler]

I noticed very little change in the transitioning if you mismatch them but once you twist them up that point becomes miniscule , I think mostly its a visual thing.  If you match them up your colors through transition stay the same, opposed to mis-matching them will give you a different visual effect.  I've done them both ways and haven't seen a difference performance wise.  Tim

[tim-flood]

I have just strated to mismatch and kinda like the look, I reallt don't think it will make any difference to the string

[JImmyDee]

I twisted up a couple three-bundle strings and mis-matched the outer two bundles by putting an extra half-twist on the working end.  I wanted to see whether it would change the way the bottom of the eye looked.

I can't say it changed it much, but I can say that the two mixed-color bundles were confusing the first time out!  They did give a nice effect in the plait, though...