Mala Making Tutorial - Right handed

Learn how to make a mala with step by step instructions from Sanyamatma.
Includes: Introduction, threading the beads, tying the knots (Brahmagranti), making a beautiful decorative tassel, exit talk.
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[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Donations: ko-fi.com/sanyamatma 🙏 What type of cotton thread to use? 'Six strand cotton embroidery thread'. I use industrial sized cones, but it is usually sold in 8m length bundles. You’ll need: About 6-8m for the knots and about 3m for the tassel. Buy at least 2x 8m bundles. If you want a multi coloured tassel, buy 1x bundle for the knots and 3x for the tassel. It's best to buy a more expensive brand as good quality thread is more forgiving, it will slip better without breaking when making knots and ultimately it will last longer and keep it’s colour. To my knowledge ‘six strand cotton embroidery thread’ is roughly the same thickness regardless of the brand. Good brands include: DMC, Madeira, Anchor etc. The thread ‘bundles’ look like the ones on this link. www.dmc.com/us/six-strand-embroidery-floss-489-colors-available-9003292.html#null​

[@lisaschneider6986]

Inner Eye Yoga Products Would it be possible to add a link for the industrial cones you use, this Wolldecke be very nice! Thanks in advance Lisa

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

You need to be registered as a business with them. I buy from Madeira and Guttermann

[@vinodv7237]

@@InnerEyeYogaProducts Excellent tutorial. Please consider setting up a payment portal to accept currencies other than the Euro (INR, in this case). Hari Om.

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

@@vinodv7237 Hari Om, Thanks for your comments. I think its possible to donate from any currency using Ko-Fi but I could be wrong! ko-fi.com/sanyamatma Kind regards, Sanyamatma

[@anirudhatrupti9394]

Qa

[@Naatti922]

This is hands down the best educational video on mala-making that I've seen, and not just on KZbin, but online in general. Thank you!

[@balmylagoon]

I used this video to make my first mala. I chose a thread that ended up making the task far more difficult. Next time I’ll know better! It took me a while to get the knots down but it eventually became very easy with practice. Your instructions were the most helpful that I could find and helped me create a mala that I am very happy with. Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@beefypunk]

I love that this is not simply threading beads, this is by itself some meditational handcraft. Cheers!

[@bellabuddhayogallc9726]

Thank you! That was the best video I've seen on how to make a mala.

[@sanjeevkumarkoli8448]

Hare Krishna Best detailed tutorial .

[@ronnettaw]

Making malas has been sooooo frustrating for me….until I discovered this amazing video. Thank you.

[@nandkishorguptegupte1365]

Staying in Maharashtra 67 years from my birth , today I got the perfet information about Mala making ! धन्यवाद महानुभाव !! राम कृष्ण हरी !!!

[@christinarobohm6920]

OK...there were some tips here that were seriously mind blowing :) I've been making malas for years and it was so interesting to learn from you.

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Thanks for your comments. Glad you learnt something new . . . Twisting the tread to pull through the sumeru was mind blowing the first time I saw it, so simple!

[@loveleenjuicyqueen]

Likewise! Thank you for sharing these techniques

[@ramakrishnan6913]

Pl specify what kind of thread is used for mala. Is it cotton, polyster or nylon

[@leigh7802]

Beautiful work and excellent instructions! Thank you for sharing your expertise with mala making! I'm excited to give it a go! 😊

[@mdiaz4552]

Such a beautiful craftsmanship that has been perfected over so many years with so much compassion and tenderness. Thank you 🙏 so very much for all this learning to become available to all of us.

[@user-tp4jk3xv9x]

Добрый день! Благодарю Вас за видео 🙏🙏🙏 Лучшее видео на эту тему.

[@crystalphillips7123]

Brilliant tutorial!!! The BEST mala video I have watched! Thank you for very clear instructions and perfect visuals to see what each step is. Gratitude and blessings to you!

[@syzyg8]

This really is the best method for getting a nice symmetrically globular knot that doesn't have the little pointy irregularities in them that make the knot lopsided and, thus, they don't sit squarely in the hole in the bead. Most of the bead knotting tutorials on here are for extremely much finer synthetic, practically invisible, knotting threads for beads with much smaller holes than the wooden beads and traditional mala designs use. The result of those other knotting techniques produce something that you can't see, between the beads, how the knot, even with a knotting tool, is lopsided, because it's so small. Those same knotting techniques, even with good silk cord, produce lopsided knots. The knots themselves are actually part of Inner Eye's more traditional design for malas and natural materials add to how a mala feels when you use it. My only personal concern is being limited to a white, contrasty, knotting color, so I'm thinking about how to match the color of wooden beads closer by dying Brahmin cotton cord with tea or coffee. I tried a lot of different methods and came back to the first and best tutorial I watched. Thank you for your guidance.

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Thanks for your comments. It was just 'chance' that the tutorial was made using white thread, as I use a wide range of coloured cotton and polyester threads when required for smaller holes or wrist malas for added strength. You'll be able to find excellent quality embroidery cotton pre-dyed in your preferred colour. But, maybe you'd also like the challenge of dying it naturally etc. Glad you enjoyed the tutorial 🙏

[@belindabettini2659]

Thank you very much. I enjoyed watching the video, it is the first I clicked on and won't click on any other. Can't wait to start working on my mala and will get back to you once I have gone through the entire process. Blessings

[@VishalSharma-cr9lv]

Hari Om... Absolutely brilliant Guruji.

[@durgadasrai-sv4gy]

I have watched many videos about how to make mala/ rudraksha mala. Among all videos, this video is the best ( best technique and best way of explanation and explanation in a very simple way ). Lot of thanks for bringing this video.

[@natalieatkinsprincessnatki1553]

Seriously the best tutorial video on how to do this!!!! I watched it on slowmo probably a million times but now I’ve got it!!! Thank you!!!

[@nanzsch]

Thank you for this tutorial! I made mine today and I’m very happy with how it turned out :)

[@espartanam]

I am glad he typed down the materail needed to make the mala. Thanks

[@larissameister]

Thank you so much for sharing the technique, I really enjoy knotting my mala the „traditional“ way.

[@abril.a.r.6713]

Thank you so much. I was really struggling to find a detailed tutorial for this mala I'm making for my partner as an aniversary gift. This video really helps and lets me focus more on the energy, thoughts and emotions I want to put into it before gifting it.

[@graciebassie2032]

This video is so informative, clear, peaceful and blew my mind! What a meditation goes into the making of the Mala 📿🙏✨ blessings to you!

[@neetaharsora385]

This was so beautiful and accurate Mala making tutorial. I really loved it. Thank you so much for sharing with us.🙏

[@SullyRides]

I loved watching this! Thank you. You are a wonderful teacher.

[@user-tx9rx3lv2l]

So detailed and yet simple tutorial. Thank you! My mala looks fabulous thanks to this tutorial. Despite I had trouble with knotting at the beginning and managed to do it the first time. Almost...😊

[@roul5642]

THANK YOU DEAR YOGA BROTHER. Help me a lot 🙏🙏🙏HARI OM God bless You 😇❤ Greeting from Slovenia 🇸🇮

[@KoenigAtlas]

Thanks so much for the video. All the mala tying videos I was finding was more for just jewelry so it was lacking knots that I could use for meditation during the making. Nice clear video and instruction, too. Thank you!

[@pavelg.5788]

Great tutorial! This is how to make premium quality mala! Thank you very much for this!🙏

[@deannabates1575]

You made that look so simple! Thank you for the detailed instructions.

[@anshultyagi]

बहुत सुंदर आपने सभी चीजें बहुत अच्छे से बताएं

[@Nemodog]

What a wonderful video! You are so very kind to share this instruction. Thank you!

[@Triptweeze]

What a beautiful mala! This is a fantastic instructional video! Namaste Now I must try my hand at making my own mala.

[@burntt999]

i don't like many videos.... but when i do... its because they are as good as this one. excellent explanation and demonstration. Just wonderful.

[@nanditasingh4143]

Thanks a lot for teaching how to make mala. Hari Om🙏

[@susangoh6551]

Wow that was amazing, took me half a day before......thank you. Namaste!

[@LifeWithRizz]

Excellent video! Thank you so much.

[@cristelasoares]

Thank you. Amazing demontration and explanation. Very good technique.

[@shriradhekrishnakrishna9085]

❤🙏🌼🌺👍 तुलसी माला मेकिंग का शुद्ध सनातन तरीका 🌷🌷🌷👍

[@pradipkumarkar5106]

খুব সুন্দর হয়েছে মালাটি

[@sunnyterbrock5746]

I'm so excited to say that I'm starting my 3rd Mala...thank you again for your kind instruction... the slow-mo was very helpful....I've also become an expert at un-tying my "granny" knots...and learned to laugh at myself! Enjoy your coffee. Nameste

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Hari Om. That's great, glad to hear you're becoming an expert at untying knots! 😃 A bit more practice and patience is all you need. Many thanks for your Ko-Fi donation. Enjoy 🙏

[@080rohitdatta2]

Did it for the first time! Feeling like I've accomplished something great.

[@alexandersousa6728]

Thank you ! This is the best mala making video I have found. I just made my first and it’s beautiful.

[@harshalis3096]

Thank you so much for the tutorial. I made my first chanting mala with knots, took quite some hours to get hang of it but the result feels so good. I had gotten big wooden beads in excitement and used to just thread them in one go. The thread would fray/break every couple months. First thing I noticed with knots was that the mala felt so light in hands despite the size of beads. I'm sure the thread will last longer too. Once again thank you so much :)

[@jucileneaparecida312]

Sou do Brasil,e este foi o melhor vídeo explicando como se faz um japamala. Está de parabéns !!!! Gratidão 🙏🙏🙏

[@katherinenoggle6407]

This was really helpful, thanks for sharing!

[@srivity]

Very good presentation..🙏 Hari Om🙏

[@Vichardhara303]

Very Nice..Very Superier work ...Hare krishna..

[@Andrew-qc8jh]

very peaceful my friend, thank you

[@dhyanacoburn9249]

Thank you! Beautiful tutorial!

[@pamelaklemp5615]

I enjoyed your video very much. Thank you for sharing this. I added this video to a private Playlist specifically for MALA making. Now I can loop the Playlist and repeat it until I successfully learn your MALA making technique. Thank you again 💓 💖.

[@tinam938]

Thank you very much for your helpful tips. Very much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@arunavempati7841]

Thanks a lot! With the help of this video I could mend my dismantled mala.

[@sunnyterbrock5746]

I bow to your beading & knotting excellence, you are the Master! I've discovered that I possess 2 left hands and many thumbs...LOL! I switched to "slow-motion and you're still too fast for me! I am however determined to move from wire wrapping and into knotting. I've watched many videos, all different and your's is "the best", it just requires patience to learn the technique, you make it look so simple! So when I get a loose knot or have tied it wrong...and have to "unknot" it, I remind myself that you have 20 years of experience, that I must crawl before I can walk and then run. Blessings to you Master and many thanks for sharing this video. I have learned a new serenity...if I'm stressed...my hands hold that tension and if I try to "force it", it doesn't work.

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Patience, practice and perseverance. You'll get the hang of it despite your two left hands 😆 Enjoy.

[@riddhiumrotkar9846]

HOW BEAUTIFULLY YOU MADE IT ! ITS AWESOME !

[@ankurtiwari905]

Thank you so much. I just broke my mala n now m able to make it again. Very helpful video

[@Suprosad]

Pranam...you are simply awesome. The best mala making tutorial...the best possible way of mala making...

[@shanthanakkana570]

🕉 HariOm 🙏 Excellent demonstration Guruji my humble pranams 🌻🙏🌻

[@j00f]

Thank you! What a great tutorial.

[@chandihridaya5204]

Thank you so much for such a great tutorial !!!🙏🙏🙏 God bless !!!

[@luiseduardorodriguezquirog2617]

muchas gracias tus conocimientos me ha servido para despejar muchas dudas y poder realizar mi japa mala te estoy profundamente agradecido desde la hechura hasta la borla gracias gracias gracias

[@pjrdj]

Thank you Sanyamatma - great tutorial and I really enjoyed your mala making workshop, would highly recommend it. Carmel

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Hi Carmel, thanks for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed the workshop at the yoga centre and found the video useful too. Hari Om!

[@Tyler-Tyler-Tyler]

You do a beautiful job on the tassel. Thank you for the tutorial

[@ILoveYou-ix5ns]

God bless you with a beautiful life ! Thank you !

[@bohorustica8545]

Many thanks for sharing, your techniques are creatively stunning in their simplicity, effectiveness and result in absolute perfection.

[@houseology_daisygarden8231]

Nice.... Thanks... very helpful 👍... Hare krishna🙏

[@collectionsbyink965]

A beautiful video! Thank you!

[@yogi5193]

It's awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍🏻

[@cosmicdaily]

Beautiful tutorial.

[@divenursok]

I love this! Thanks so much. ❤️

[@rudrakshisharma8996]

Best detailed description with visuals and alternative methods🙌🙌also without any fancy product or advertisement 🙌🙌❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@leelapatel4587]

Very nice ! Thanks for teaching good Mala making!🙏🙏

[@juliea258]

Thank you for your shared knowledge of such a peaceful practice ❤️

[@raaz9662]

Very good mala knotting technique...

[@happy2bhere11]

Very nice explanation, thank you from Texas.

[@Kundaliniyogawithkiranjot]

What a beautiful mala, thank you for sharing

[@sagnikpal9]

Thank You and Namaskar🙏 Hari Om... 🙏❤

[@vickyguy]

the best tutorial for maala making!!

[@dearyful]

Thank you so much. This could be the best tutorial on mala making

[@neha6664]

Since long I was looking for this technique

[@manjaripadadasi2605]

Bravissimo, grazie per la condivisione 🙏

[@NileshDavid]

Excellent video. Hari Om 🙏🏻

[@anilamohankumar2517]

Thank you very much for the tutorial. Beading my own mala is a new experince. Though it is not perfect i love it. Thank you once again.

[@moonolyth]

Much love man!! Love that I will do this the best way my first time. Thank You so much!!❤

[@MrMarkar1959]

🙏🏼05/30/2023,,64yrs done Today. Beautiful Mala Making Demonstration. Answered most questions. Subscribed and going to the website.

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Great, glad to hear it. What other questions did you have? I'm making a list of other videos to make one day. Thanks!

[@MrMarkar1959]

@@InnerEyeYogaProducts I bought a "few" Mala's off ETSY that were "sandalwood" and had scent. They didnt. I put them in a plastic bag and poured 4fl.oz. of Sandalwood Essential Oil in and now they all 👁👁look darker and nice but smell something like turpentine,,same as the Frankincense Essential Oil. I dont know nothing about any of this😇 so now the stretchy string is ruined,they smell like pine-sol cleaner. I got them hanging outside on the porch,,figure next year I'll use Sandalwood Perfume. But. No there's no knots between beads on stretchy string,,I orderd some embroidery thread to re-string the beads this winter? learning knots. Now You know. I'll stop here🙏🏼

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

@@MrMarkar1959 🤣 Sandalwood is endangered and therefore rare and expensive. Almost all Sandalwood beads are 'fake', but they can still make nice malas. I've also noticed that the Sandalwood oil the manufacturers soak the malas in can dissolve rubber bands! At least you've lots of beads now and can learn the knotting technique! Enjoy 🙏

[@MrMarkar1959]

@@InnerEyeYogaProducts lol,,Brother the Sandalwood "essential oil" i used scent is gone👍🏼one week outside 24/7. I bought some nice red,purple,gold,silver,,,Embroidery Thread!! then read the Reviews. lol. okay,,time comsuming but peaceful,,I made it to 47 beads tied,,then it started raining and i went to close windows,,,"came back and tied a knot" then seen 6 loose beads i didnt check but tied them in. CUT,,Start over with diff Thread someday,,,1404 beads,,13 no scent Sandalwood Mala's. 🙏🏼 patience. Thank You for these videos again🙏🏼

[@DonnyDaison]

Thank you, I used this tutorial to make a 108+1 mala out of some nepali rudraksha I had lying around, and some thicker red nylon yarn. The first time I did it, the knots were loose, the amount of yarn I set out was too short, and i was really angry because it was difficult. So I cut it apart and did it again, and did much better the second time, and felt a lot calmer, lol. Now I feel the strong vibrations of the rudraksha on my body thanks to you! much appreciated.

[@InnerEyeYogaProducts]

Thanks for your feedback . . . most people find mala making challenging and frustrating at first. You'll get better and better each time, then gradually mala making will become (fairly) effortless and the focus can switch mantra, breath and the smooth repetitive process. Re: Thread lengths. 8 meters folded in half suits most malas with beads up to 9mm with fairly small holes. Larger beads = more string required Larger holes (bigger knots) = more string required It is also possible to add an extension if you run out of thread. I may make a short video on this one day! Enjoy

[@missdashti7161]

You make to us so simple, otherwise you made be true deep faith .. 💙 thanks

[@Gabriel-dm1du]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful and simple way to make our beloved malas ur awesome

[@gitouttamycage9221]

This was VERY helpful, thank you 🙏🏻❤️

[@stannes1000]

Thank you. This video has been such a help in restoring my rudraksh mala.

[@gokulv2085]

The most accurate to what I was having in my mind Thank you so much

[@vancelifereflexology]

This was amazing. Thank you. X

[@lottehougaard3531]

Hari Om 🙏 thank you for this! OM Shanti

[@FollowTheAngels]

Wonderful tutorial, thank you so much. I need to restring my mala of 40 years,so will follow your clear instructions . Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

[@FollowTheAngels]

I ran out of thread part way through, despite using 8 metres of thread, doubled. Maybe my beads were slightly bigger than what you used. I didn’t know what to do, but then I added more thread by looping it through the loop. This meant that I had two separate strands at both ends of my mala. Fortunately I was able to individually thread the two new ends through the Sumeru bead, and my mala is now complete. Very happy with it. I loved the Brahmagranti knots.

[@southafricanguy]

Thank you for this excellent tutorial 🙏🏻

[@Kani_Modaressi]

Thank you ❤️ i just made my rudraksha beads with this tutorial 🕉🌼🌼

[@Crystalscraftsandchaos]

This was a very very good video!! Thank you!

[@joshuashirley4067]

Excellent work!!!

[@maimaigermaine2909]

Great video tutorial!👏👏👍💚💚

[@ShivshaktiMaaDharwaliDham]

Excellent Experience ♥️ ♥️ 👍👍And Fantastic Work 👏 👌