How Do You Tie Surf Sailor Bracelets?
Surf or sailor bracelets are braided works of jewlery made from cord or rope. They have been around for centuries. Sailors often wore them and used them to wipe their brows while swabbing decks. The bracelets were made popular again by “Comet’s Nine Lives,” a children’s book by Jan Brett. You will make this bracelet on your wrist and tie it off on your arm. It will remain there until the cord wears out and breaks. Wrap the end of the string around your wrist twice. Use tape to secure the cord in place. You will need the long end later to weave back into itself and finish the bracelet. Take the long end of the cord, and roll it into a ball. You’ll unravel it as you go. Pull the cord under the right string and over the left. Pull the long portion of the string to the left, and hold it there with your hand. With your other hand, cross the middle strand over the right strand and hold it in place. Take longer left string and thread it under the middle strand and over the right. You’ve just
