How to Make a Masculine Friendship Bracelet
With a bit of embroidery floss, you can create your own friendship bracelet that would likely only cost about five dollars to make. The pattern shown here is a diagonal pattern. Although friendship bracelets are more common between girls, men can also make and wear them. When making masculine friendship bracelets, choose bold, darker colors, such as red, brown, tan, black, or dark green. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Embroidery floss (at least two colors)
- Safety pin or tape
- Scissors
- Pendant or ring
Instructions
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Pick the color of embroidery floss that will be most prevalent. Cut one 140-inch length of floss. Fold the strand in half, then make a loop in the center. Use a safety pin or tape to anchor down the loop on the table.
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Cut six more threads to 70-inch lengths: two of the the main color, one the secondary color and three more for the third color. Use one thread at a time. Double over the thread and feed the loop-end through the the lower edge of the anchored-down loop. The two ends of the thread should hang down from the loop. Pull tightly on the two threads so a knot is secured on the loop. Repeat with the remaining threads.
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Adjust the secured loop so that it can securely contain the pendant you chose. Take the double thread second from the right and tie a double knot around the strand on the far right. Repeat with the other strands, tying a double knot to each strand to it's immediate right. Tie tightly as you go.
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Continue tying until the bracelet is at the desired length. Tie a square end to the end of the bracelet by taking the strand on the left and tie knots only through four strands and stop. Use the center strands to tie the pendant to the end of the bracelet.
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Gather the remaining strands together and pull them. Tie them off into a single knot. You can also trim the ends to form tassels.
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