Ok so I am about to start a new "strand" that I hope will be my first real product. I think I have had enough practice to begin. I just need to get some new yarn- a different color and I am going to try thicker- than I am going to begin. I made a practice headband over the break that was actually not to bad. My main problem was that it wasn't that tight and there were a lot of loose strings that I tried to tie up, but that didn't work well. Hopefully the next one will be better. It just takes A LOT of practice.