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  • In this tutorial we are making an adorable chevron friendship bracelet.

  • It is extremely easy to make and if you want to know how, keep on watching.

  • Hey loves!

  • I have another friendship bracelet tutorial for you.

  • All of you seem to really like my heart friendship bracelet video and I am very happy about it.

  • But many also asked if I could do another easier bracelet design.

  • So now we'll make a simple, but very adorable chevron bracelet, which is perfect if you

  • are a beginner.

  • Sounds great?

  • Let's get started!

  • You will need 4 strands of the embroidery thread and a button if you want to make an

  • awesome closure to the bracelet.

  • I want my bracelet to be colorful and fun so I am combining four different thread colors.

  • Each strand needs to be fifty inches or one point two meters long.

  • Put the four strands together, fold them in half and make a knot like so.

  • Tape the knot to a flat surface and separate the strands in two sets.

  • You also need to arrange the threads into a mirror image pattern with the left and the

  • right set of threads.

  • You can see that on both sides yellow is my outside strand, then I have blue, orange and

  • white as I am moving towards the center.

  • Before we begin, let's see how the pattern will look like and how to achieve it.

  • Each row is represented by one solid color and has a shape of a letter V. Since I am

  • using four colors, I will have four different colored rows before the colored pattern repeats

  • again.

  • To achieve that chevron shape we need to always make forward knots with the strands in the

  • left set and backwards knots with the strands in the right one.

  • So let's see the difference between a forward and a backward knot.

  • For the forward knot you have the working strand on the left.

  • Make a four shape over the strand beside on the right like this.

  • Take the end of your working strand, loop it under the blue strand and back out through

  • the opening.

  • When making a backward knot you have the working strand on the right and you're knotting over

  • the strand on the left.

  • Make a reverse four shape and loop the working strand under the blue one and back through

  • the opening.

  • Now that we know how to make a forward and a backward knot, we can start with our bracelet.

  • Start on the left side with the outermost strand.

  • Make a forward knot by creating a four shape over the second outermost strand, go under

  • that strand and back out through the loop.

  • Pull the thread to tighten and make sure to always knot twice.

  • Continue making forward knots over the remaining two strands until the working strand reaches

  • the middle and leave it there.

  • This is one half of the chevron pattern.

  • On the right side we need to make backward knots.

  • I am taking the outermost strand on the right, which will be my working strand for this half

  • of the chevron row.

  • Make a reverse four shape over the second outermost strand, loop it under and back through

  • the opening.

  • As always, don't forget to knot twice.

  • Continue making backward knots over the remaining two strands towards the left until the yellow

  • working strand reaches the middle.

  • Make two backward knots with the middle yellow strands to connect the two halves.

  • And our first chevron row is finished.

  • I'll show you how to knot one more row.

  • Since now my outermost strands are blue, I will get a blue chevron row.

  • You need to keep making these exactly the same rows until your bracelet fits your wrist

  • perfectly.

  • Make two forward knots over each of the three strands of the left set, until the working

  • strand reaches the middle.

  • I love making friendship bracelets while watching TV.

  • In that case you can safety pin the bracelet to the pillow to keep it in place while knotting.

  • Then take the outermost strand on the right and make two backward knots over each of the

  • three strands, until the outermost working strand reaches the middle.

  • I like to wear these bracelets mostly during spring and summer when I have short sleeves

  • so I usually make them using bright colored embroidery thread.

  • Tell me in the comments what your favorite colors are, so I can design my next bracelet

  • using those.

  • Make two final backward knots with the two middle strands to connect the two halves.

  • As you can see, making a chevron friendship bracelet is very easy, you only need to remember

  • to make forward knots with the left set of strands and backward knots with the right

  • set.

  • And don't forget to always knot twice.

  • Since you are repeating the same row all along the bracelet, you'll quickly get the hang

  • of it.

  • It takes me just about an hour and a half to complete one.

  • Perfect for a quick little gift to your best friend or yourself.

  • Just the final row and my bracelet is long enough for my wrist.

  • Make a simple knot at the end to secure your work.

  • Now I'll show you how to make a button closure, which allows taking the bracelet on and off

  • your wrist easily, without damaging it.

  • Choose one strand of embroidery floss and thread the button on like so.

  • Make two to three knots to secure the button as close to the ending of the bracelet as

  • possible.

  • Cut the excess thread and you're finished.

  • The button closure is very practical and so adorable at the same time.

  • The chevron pattern looks sleek and elegant but the colors I chose make my bracelet more

  • funky and happy.

  • I also like to stack on some other bracelets like this golden chain with spikes for a bit

  • more edgy feel.

  • I hope you liked this tutorial and even if you haven't made a friendship bracelet yet,

  • don't be afraid to try it.

  • It's really simple and I am sure you'll like it!

  • Thanks for watching and see you soon!

In this tutorial we are making an adorable chevron friendship bracelet.

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