Tips for Shrinking a Wrist Prayer Rope (Komboskini Bracelet)?

[Dylan Michael]

I have a prayer rope for my wrist that I like to wear so I can use it throughout the day, but I can no longer wear it because it is too stretched out too much. Does anybody have any tips, or should I just invest in a new one?

 

[Blackknight]

Probably easier to just get a new one.

 

[MKJ]

You could try soaking it in warm water for a while, then putting it in a hot dryer. But only if it is wool or cotton. (That's how we used to shrink our berets when I was in the army.) If it's synthetic, you are probably out of luck.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I would get a new one that is wider than your wrist, so that you don't have to worry about stretching it out.

 

[ProScribe]

I have one and actually end up wearing it all the time.

 

[Monica child of God 1]

I would get a new one that is wider than your wrist, so that you don't have to worry about stretching it out.

But the prayers still push the knots out eventually.

M.

 

[SoulFoodEater]

When mine got too stretched out, I used some string and tied the knots together so that it looked like this ..::.. It was a fix but it made it kinda difficult to use, and so I got a new one which was solidly made, and this one could not easily get stretched.

Some of the more heavy ones are made of more stretch-resistant materials, and some are so light that they will stretch very easily.