How to Make Mexican Woven Bracelets

Different woven Mexican bracelet designs

The Mexican woven bracelet is the most common pattern for friendship bracelets. Made with different colors of embroidery thread, these bracelets look exotic and intricate. Although Mexican woven friendship bracelets can be purchased in many different souvenir or jewelry stores, they can often be expensive. Fortunately, these colorful bracelets can be easily made by anybody, including children. With a lot of embroidery thread and a little patience, these bracelets can be made in no time at all.

Things You'll Need

• Embroidery thread

Instructions

1. Cut six pieces of embroidery thread that are each 24 inches long. Line them up next to each other, and tie them together at one end with a simple knot.

2. Wrap the far left piece of string over and around the second string. Pull this knot tight, and repeat the process.

3. Let the second string drop. Wrap the first string over and around the third string twice, and pull the knot tight.

4. Repeat this process until the first string has been wrapped around all of the other strings. What was the second string will now be the first string on the left.

5. Repeat the entire process, wrapping the far left string twice around each of the other strings until the bracelet is finished. Form a loop at the end of the bracelet, and knot it in place.

References

• Planet Pals: Make a Peace Friendship Bracelet
• How-to-Make-Jewelry: Friendship Bracelet Instructions
• Friendship Bracelets: The Four Basic Knots

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Making Friends: Friendship Bracelets and Other Bracelets