How Do You Make A Friendship Bracelet?
Friendship bracelets are easy to make and look great on your wrist for all ages. For traditional friendship bracelets, you tie a bracelet to your friend’s wrist. There are many different kinds, including round ones, flat ones, and the cross knot friendship bracelet, but the candystripe friendship bracelet, shown here, is the one of the easiest to make. • Buy embroidery thread, sometimes called embroidery floss, at a craft or sewing store. Embroidery floss is thicker than normal sewing thread, and comes in many colors. You must have more than one color to create a striped effect. The more even colors you choose, the wider the bracelet will be. • Take the first color thread and make it the length just slightly larger than from your fingertip to your shoulder. The length you now have is the correct length. (If you want two stripes of the same colour, you need to cut two pieces!) • Cut a piece this length from each of the other colors. • Tie a knot at the top. • Take the far left string an
• Embroidery thread Buy embroidery thread to make the bracelet with. This thread is sometimes called embroidery floss or embroidery string, and is sold at a craft or sewing store. Embroidery floss is thicker than normal sewing thread, and comes in many different colors. You must have more than one color to create a striped effect. The more colors you choose, the wider the bracelet will be, and the more visible your pattern will be. • Pick your first color. Take the first color thread and make the length slightly larger than the distance from your fingertip to your shoulder. Cut it. If you want two stripes of the same color, you need to cut two pieces! • Cut a piece this length from each of the other colors. You need to have at least 3 strings to make this bracelet, but you can have as many as you want. 4-6 different colors of embroidery thread makes a really skinny bracelet. 8-10 strings makes a thicker bracelet. You could try using two of each color. To make it look cool use more than
