Ok, I am having a little trouble making strings.

I start out with 7" from the end of the longest strand. I twist up a loop 2" long and then I twist up both pairs down to where the tag ends are twisted, I then continue to twist another 6", but then when I get to the other end, I seem to untwist that last 6" from the top. If I twist up the bottom opposite as top, the whole thing comes unraveled top and bottom.

Should I twist up the top 12" past where the tag ends get twisted? Or is there a trick, to twist the bundles separately after you do the top?