Name: DIY Friendship Bracelets. 5 Easy DIY Bracelet Projects!
Uploaded: 2017-08-03T12:39:36.000Z
Duration: 14 min 33 s
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In this tutorial you'll learn how to make
five cutest and easiest friendship bracelets

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Hey guys! You may already know that I love

bracelets. I love making them, giving them
and most of all, wearing them. So in this

tutorial, I'll show you how to make 5 beautiful
bracelets using string. These are perfect

for beginners, super easy and fast to make.
You can make them for yourself or your friends.

I'll show you how!
First, we are making this beautiful colorful

rope bracelet. You will need a small piece
of cardboard, any rounded object, a pencil,

a button for the closure, 4 colors of embroidery
string and scissors. Start by making a simple

bracelet loom. Take your rounded object, I
am using a glass, place it on a piece of cardboard

and outline the glass to get a circle. Cut
it out with scissors. Mark the center of the

circle and make eight little lines on the
outer edge dividing the circle into eight

equal sections. Take the scissors and make
short cuts along the lines. The cuts should

be about half an inch long or shorter. Take
your pencil again and push the tip through

the center of the circle to get a little hole.
And here we have a bracelet loom, which we

can reuse to make bracelets for all of our
friends.

Cut four pieces of embroidery string, each
approximately 25 inches long. Fold the strings

in half and knot them together like so. We
have 8 strings coming out from the knot, but

we need just seven of them. So take one string
and cut it off very close to the knot. Push

the loop and the knot through the center of
the cardboard loom like this. Next we need

to randomly arrange the strings around the
circle by placing them into the cuts. There

must be one string in one cut and since we
have 7 strings and 8 cuts around the loom,

one cut will stay free. Hold the loom so that
the empty cut faces towards you. Count one,

two, three, take the third string and place
it into the empty cut. Rotate the loom, one,

two, three, take the third string and move
it into the free cut. This is all you need

to do. Rotate the loom and move the third
string into the empty cut. Well after you

get the hang of it, you won’t need to rotate
the loom anymore. Just count three strings

left from the empty cut and move the third
string into it. After a while you will notice

a lovely rope bracelet on the other side of
your loom. You can make your bracelet as long

as you want. I want to wrap it around my wrist
just once, but you can also wrap it two or

even three times. Just remember to cut longer
pieces of thread to begin with. When the bracelet

is long enough, release all the strings from
the cuts and take it off the loom. Make a

little knot to secure your work like this.
For the button closure choose one thread,

I like to go for the color that matches my
button, and thread the button on. Slide the

button as close to the bracelet knot as you
can and make a few small knots to secure it

in place. Trim the excess thread away and
you are all done with this beautiful bracelet.

It only takes about 20 minutes to complete
one, which is just awesome. I’m in love

with the button closures because they are
super practical and very cute at the same

time.
Next we are making this color blocking spiral

bracelet. We need embroidery floss, scissors
and a button. I decided to use four colors

of thread, you can use more or less different
colors, whatever you prefer. Put all four

thread colors together and cut at about 50
inches. Now fold this big string of threads

in half and make a knot slightly below the
folded end to get a little loop for the button

closure. Finally, it's time to start knotting!
Out of the eight strings, chose one, and start

making normal forward knots around the remaining
seven threads. To make a forward knot take

your working string, make a four shape over
the remaining seven strings like so and then

simply go under the seven strings and up through
the loop of the number four. Pull the working

string so that the knot slides and tightens.
To keep the spiral going smoothly, I like

to go under the seven strings with my working
thread when the knots arrive to my right side.

Then just continue knotting forward as usual.
After several knots you'll notice that the

knots automatically form this knotted spiral
shape around the bracelet. If you don’t

have this cool branch to hang your bracelet
on while knotting, you can totally tape it

on a flat surface or pin it on a blanket or
pillow if you like making your bracelets in

bed. To switch the working color, simply pick
up another color from the bunch and continue

making exactly the same forward knots. My
spiral has now reached the right side, therefore

I need to go below the seven strings to the
left side with my working string before I

can continue knotting. Time to switch the
color, good bye green and hello blue. Of course

you can use any colors you like for the bracelet.
I'm using four different colors here, but

if you want you can use two, three or more.
This time we used four thread pieces to begin

with. If you would like your bracelet to be
thinner, use only three thread pieces, and

if you want it to be thicker, use five. That’s
the beauty of bracelet making. You get to

decide the details! When your bracelet is
long enough, make a final knot to secure it.

This time I am using a cute flower button
for the closure. Thread the button on one

of the strings, make two knots to secure it
and cut the excess thread away. This bracelet

is seriously so straightforward and easy.
On top, it will only take you around 20 - 30

minutes to finish it. I love to cozy up in
bed on a cold fall or winter day, turn on

some music or a TV and make bracelets at the
same time. Ta-daaaa! The bracelet is all done

and look how beautiful it is! Yaaaay!
Now let’s make this lovely fishtail bracelet.

We’re gonna need four string colors, scissors,
a button and a needle. Cut 40 inch long thread

of each color. Fold the threads in half and
make a knot. I decided to make this bracelet

on a pillow. Pin the threads in place using
a needle, by going through the pillow and

the loop like so. Separate the threads into
two sets, one of each color on each side.

Arrange the threads in a mirror image pattern.
When making a fish tail bracelet all you have

to do is take the outside string on the left
and bring it inside to the right. Then take

the outside string on the right and bring
it inside to the left. To make the braid nice

and tight you’ll have to take the strings
into your hands while braiding. The concept

of fishtail braiding a bracelet is the same
as fishtail braiding your hair, so if you

are familiar with that, a fishtail bracelet
will be a piece of cake for you. And even

if you never did a braid in your life it is
just super simple to learn. So take the outside

string on the left and bring it over to the
right. Then take the outside string on the

right and bring it over to the left. This
bracelet will take 10 minutes top to complete

it and honestly I think it looks so cool!
Finish with a knot to secure the fishtail

braid. Take a button, I have this beautiful
yellow flower and thread it onto the chosen

string. Slide the button close to the bracelet
end and secure it in place by making two knots.

Trim the excess string and voila our fishtail
bracelet is all done. If you want to have

a thicker bracelet you can use more than four
pieces of string, if you’d rather have a

thinner bracelet go for only three string
pieces.

Let's add even more cuteness to our hands
with this always beautiful striped friendship

bracelet. You will need some embroidery thread,
scissors and a button. I’m gonna make the

bracelet using three string colors: yellow,
blue and corally red. For the button I’m

choosing this red heart. Cut about 80 inches
of each string color. Fold the strings in

half and make a knot like so. Finally we are
ready to start knotting. Set the bracelet

in place using a piece of tape. Arrange the
strings by color. I have red strings on the

left, yellow in the middle and blue strings
on the right. Take the outside string on the

left, red in my case, and knot it over all
other five strings on the right until the

working string reaches the end on the right
side. Make a forward knot by creating a four

shape over the second string, loop the working
string under and back through the opening.

Pull the working string to tighten the knot.
Move on to the yellow and finally blue strings.

Make two forward knots by making a four shape,
loop the red working string under and back

through the opening. Pull the string to tighten.
Make sure to always knot twice! And our first