How to Make Friendship Bracelets Out of String for Beginners

Friendship bracelets tie up fast and easy.

Friendship bracelet patterns abound with a vast variety of different styles and designs. Use colorful strings to quickly make inexpensive and attractive friendship bracelets to keep or give to your friends as gifts. Even beginners can make friendship bracelets out of string, starting with an easy pattern. Advance to more difficult friendship bracelet patterns once you learn some of the knots and techniques.

Things You'll Need

• 4 colors of embroidery floss
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Clear tape

Instructions

1. Measure the embroidery floss so you have a 30 inch length of each color.

2. Grasp the four strands together in your hand and tie them together in an overhand knot approximately 2 inches away from the ends.

3. Tape the knot to a work surface.

4. Grasp the strand on the left side and tie this strand around the other three strands in an overhand knot, positioning the knot immediately under the first knot. Replace this strand with the other three strands so this strand is now on the right side.

5. Take the next strand on the left and tie this strand around the other three strands in the same overhand knot. Make the knots snug against each other and replace this strand with the other strands on the right side.

6. Repeat the process of tying an overhand knot around three strands with the strand on the left. Continue tying overhand knots until the friendship bracelet becomes long enough to encircle your wrist with about 1 inch of excess for comfort.

7. Tie all four strands together in an overhand knot. Remove the tape from the first knot.

8. Place the bracelet around your wrist, bringing the two ends together. Tie the two ends together in a double knot and cut off the excess embroidery floss.

References

• "Jewelry Making for Fun!"; Robin Koontz; 2008