Thank you so much for this! I just totally made my own string and it works and looks awesome. For those of you giving this a go: The starting string length you want is about 3 times your final length. Through the process the string will shorten as it tightens and also you end up doubling over the string - good things to know before you begin.

This save my money thank you 🙃

"don't worry its a black & decker" hahahaha genius

I thought I was the only one who did this! I used to make mine out of mercerized cotton thread back in the day (before polyester strings). It's slicker, frays less, and lasts longer than regular cotton thread and it's probably still a great choice for fixed (wood) axle yo-yos. 😎👍

The 6 dislikes are the string manufacturers

(UPDATED) I asked my mom to get the softest string possible, the only downside is that my whip tricks like the Hidemasa and plastic whip (both learned from you

That's pretty cool. You have some bad ass yo-yo skill to back it up at the end of the video. Very impressive.

Thanks I just started making my own strings and yoyo pads its a massive save for me. great videos entertaining and helpfull

Awesome video, I was looking at some tutorials with crazy jigs and stuff but I love how simple your method is. Gonna go buy some thread today and give this a try! Subscribed!

Thank you so much! Ive been purchasing strings online and it cost me a lot and now i dont need to worry about buying strings online instead ill be making them😁 your so cool bro👍

The whole time I'm thinking that this guy's an amateur with a yo-yo, but then he starts yo-yoing and I'm thinking, "Holy shit! This guy's pretty freakin' good,".

Catching this video a couple years late but thanks a lot man didn't realize that lefties used different string. I'm heading to Walmart now to take a look at the thread situation.

Yoo thanks so much for this guide! made my first yoyo strings that match my yoyo's so well now!!!!! - cyan/orange for YYF fire and purple/green for black/purple acid wash windoundry

Whoever hit dislike they must've thought "dis-I-Like"

hey man I just got back into yoyoing not long ago and just recently found your channel I myself am a lefty and I just my first string but instead of a drill to spin it and it turned out perfect thank for the video

wow i just made some and they're AMAZING no string burn at all, nice and soft and just amazing to play with different amounts of windings and collors, 3orrange-3green wasnt responsive enough for my liking, 4-4 was just a tad short so now im playing 4-5 (sounds thick i know) and it is just PERFECT probobally never buying string ever again

This is amazing i made it too loose at first but it worked. I tried it with nylon it worked pretty well and lasted like 2 months. Another thing i tried to going around like 8 times and i practically made rope.. i had to go around two times.

Dude GREAT Resourcefulness !!! Great Instruction ! Awesome tricks !! Rockin' Doo !

awesome yoyo string tutorial.You are awesome Dylan!!!it works

was watching PewDiePie play with yoyo so I tried to find my yoyo again but it had no string .. and coz of Covid 19 lockdown situation can't buy one either .. so thnx for this awesome tutorial . vary Nice 👌

Tried this out last night. on the kitchen floor with some stools and it worked like a charm. Really great feeling having the finished string on your yoyo and knowing you made it. Gonna experiment with thicknesses, great, useful vid as always man.

Damn Dylan back! At it again with the dope yoyo strings

this make it so easy. back in my times as a child. i twist those strings manually!

Thx dude it totally works even I think it's better than the regular one!

I got a couple C3yoyodesign "Initiators" (2A/looping yoyos) and boy is the starburst fraying the string right away. Hoping the sharp star dulls down a little. Thinking about silk thread since it's known to be abrasion, tear, and fray resistant in the sewing world. Bulk it's not that expensive if it lasts.

bro from all of the tutorials i have watched in my life this is the most unique and very helpful

Bro it worked 100% and its the best string they are super durable thanks for saving my money it helped me a lot thanks again.

Great Video. Do you have any idea how to do the fades and other color combos like the boutique stores have? I will have to try this at some point. Thanks Dylan

Good tut, I use the same method for string making except I use a couple of pieces of a wire hanger for the hooks (one at either end) and I usually wind up placing a yoyo in the center and let the string wind up that way. But as they say, what ever works for you and as long as you enjoy the end product ^_^

I use two hooks for holding a cb mic from a truck stop and when I spin it I just lift them off what they are anchored to hold together and have a yo-yo in the middle much easier to spin together. and almost never a single kink

Check this out. After you get the string spun up and you are ready to find the center and bring the two halves together, try using a yoyo instead of your foot. Once you have the string detached from the drill and whatever it was anchored to, pinch the two loose ends tight with one hand while keeping the string tight with the yoyo in the other hand, let go of the yoyo and let it spin up. you want to hold the yoyo low and the other end up high, of course, before letting go of the yoyo. I found this to be easier because you don't have to tie a knot in both of the loose ends before letting them spin together and you can (and should for this method) work with the string off the ground at a comfortable height. Also, the heavier the yoyo the better. You can always switch it after its done. Great video btw.

Thanks to this tutorial I have like so many strings becouse there are so many cool combinations to make thanks man

Looking forward to trying this!

thanks for the great vid. Im gonna make some strings for my nephew... Nice Mohawk BTW. I had a purple one back in the 1980s. back In the good old days of Punk rock lol,lol,lol...

So the video I made today linked me to this video. You're still the man, dude.

Sweet I never thought of making my own!

3 years old video i know, but how many "loops" do you need to make type 6 string? just 6 or do you need to do it more

What's the best color of string for node y01?

Man,thanks a bunch, definitely earned a like and sub 😁

If you had to buy a string what would you recommend?

Thanks dude! I can't buy any yoyo accessories in my country (apparently no one plays yoyo anymore) and your video helped a lot!

I love this especially the cotton thread

Just did it nailed it on the second try thank you

What's the size of that cup hook you used on your drill?

Hey, i made it,loved it!

WOW! I love this tutorial I've watched it about 3 times and it works! Next you should show us how to make a counterweight for our yoyo's. Thank you so much!

When you are "Spinning " the string, you have it sort of riding against one of the other legs of the stool, does it need to do that for some reason? So if i do this useing nails to tie the end of the strig to, do I need to put another nail in about 8 or 10 Inches away from the end and have the string ride up against it? thanks!

is this polyester thread same as the thread used in sewing?

This was so helpful. Thank you.

how thick is the polyester fabric individually

thanks for that buddy, you are a legend

Dang u shred! Thanks for the tutorial

What is the color of string is the best for N8 color blue?

what size poly thread do you use?

i like your yo-yo tricks

How far are the 2 chairs one of each other?

I just did it today. Thanks for the idea

Definitely gonna try this at some stage, thanks dude. also, what is that outro music you have there, it's freakin sweet aye.

You have mad skills brother

Thanks for the vid!Awsome!!!I need to make some thin ones for my duncan mini and old Bunny wood.

I'm so going to try it !!!!!!! WoooooW

Does it unravel on you after use or if you don’t use it right away? I can’t imagine how it would stay wound together, I mean it’s just tread wound together with a drill.... lol I always imagined that string was like weaved or some shit.

nice vid bro. you just earned a sub and BTW great skills!!

Do we have to hardly tight it to make it work 🤔

I ordered a new yoyo and I was waiting on it and my old ones string broke and couldn't find a replacement so I followed this and made me some and it works better thanks so much

spinnin thread like a dank spider

Love the channel!

wow ty it helpd me ALOT im new to yoyo and my string broke thisi vid helpd me ty :)

Hello sir, I want to ask something, why when I'm finish twisting the string, why would it back untwist again? I've twisted the string manually with hand for many times, when I'm yoyoing it's become tangled and then the yoyo spinning back anti clockwise and become untwisted? Any solution? Thanks before

Homemade strings are a great and cheaper alternative to company-made strings, but I think the company ones have better control compared to the homemade counterparts.

Can it be make only with one thread

YESSSS! thx man i subbed

tried to make some, but i dont think i wound it tight enough.. turned out pretty much like yarn.. gonna keep at it, i bought like 9000 yards of thread, so i got lots to play with!! awesome video!!

Chicago? Nice. My home city :)

Awesome video, very thorough! I'm just getting into yoyoing but I I always prefer doing things myself if I can. Thanks :)

Dude I used the method.It worked great!!!

duude thats awesome im gonna try this thanks man :)

thanks bro , I was looking forward to do it

Hey Dylan. Was that the Magic Yoyo April you tied your string onto?? Great tutorial by the way!

best tutorial ever!!!

At the end I was like “ go Hannah, go Hannah “

Dude i don't have a drill but i just used my electric fan instead XD. thanks a lot. Now I don't have to go to the store and buy some for like 5 bucks.

Wow thanks for sharing!

Holy moly! This dude is awesome man

I used 7 wraps but I'm going to try less next time because I basically made a polyester version of Duncan yoyo rope.

Thank you i have my own now i just make a rainbow string

I worked as I was working and got satisfactory results and good

Could i use sewing string

this is cool i tried it it works

*read edit at end* the more you spin it with the drill the smoother the end product will be but if you go too far with it it'll start kinking up and become very difficult to work with and you will have to hold it under a lot more tension to keep it from screwing up but I have made 5 so far (screwed up and scrapped at least 5 attempts)and I'm noticing that the tighter you spin it the slicker the string ends up being. Spin until it starts bunching and then back it off. Running a fingernail down it from the drill to the anchor point and back a few times every now and then while twisting it seems to make it twist more evenly.its a day later now and Never mind it's easy to overspin it. Just spin it until you have a uniform twist on the whole length of the thread.

*Great for exercising too XD*

Thank you thank you thank you on my way to store right now bro

Cool

Perfect string hit a like👍👍👍

Can I use Yarns?

can i hand spin it

I saw that sneaky bears license plate on the patio, I'm from north IL near Chicago

please do a tutorial on making fade color yoyo strings

nice. i can make my own . thanks bro

Nice tutorial bro. And nice Shirt too. :-)