Name: DIY Bracelet! Bracelet Making Tutorial with String and a Heart Charm
Uploaded: 2017-08-03T12:43:56.000Z
Duration: 7 min 39 s
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So today we are making this super cute bracelets.

I made two of them since I like to wear them
together.

They are so easy to make and they are seriously
my favorite bracelets to wear right now.

So I hope you'll try to make them yourself
and here's how to do that.

In this tutorial you'll learn how to easily
create these charming bracelets.

They are adjustable in size, which makes it
easy to put them on and of your wrist.

Here's what you need to make them: colorful
nylon cord, I went for a lilac and a hot pink;

any kind of connector charm, I am using these
beautiful gold hearts; some small beads, which

is optional and for the tools: scissors, embroidery
needle, a super glue or a lighter.

You will need 5 pieces of knotting cord to
make one bracelet.

These must be 15 inches or 40 centimeters
long.

Fold the first cord in half and pull the loop
through the heart.

Then fold it over the heart and pull the rest
of the cord through the loop.

Repeat the same step on the other side of
the heart.

As you can see you can use any connector charm
you want as long as it has a hole.

Place the bracelet on the flat surface and
fix the two strands with a piece of a tape

Cut another piece of a cord, this time a bit
longer -- approximately twenty inches should

Square the first string over the stationary
one.

Now it's time to start knotting with a basic
square knot technique.

Take the marked side of the cord, I started
with the one on the left side of your screen

- go under the middle strands and over the
one on the right.

This will create a loop on the left side.

Take the cord on the right and pull it through
the loop.

Pull tightly and slide the knot up to the
charm.

Since I started with the cord on the left
side of the screen before, I am now first

Again, go under the middle strings and over
the strings on the left side of the screen.

Pull the left string through the loop and
pull both cords tightly.

And you just need to repeat these steps until
you end up with a beautiful strap.

Go under the middle cords and over the cord
on the right side.

Pull the right cord into the loop on the left
and tighten the strands.

Take the right string and again navigate under
the middle strings and over the left string.

Switch to the left string, go through the
loop and tighten the knot.

Let's watch this vital step one more time,
so that it prints into our memory.

I like DIY bracelet projects especially during
winter.

Here in Norway days are becoming very short
already and it usually rains.

So I like spending my free time creating some
cute accessories.

I have several easy bracelet tutorials in
mind so definitely stay tuned if you are a

Back to our bracelet.. continue knotting until
the strap is long enough to cover a bit less

To make a neat ending to the strap we now
need to work with these two side cords.

Thread the first cord onto an embroidery needle,
which is basically just a normal needle but

Then sew up the center of two to three knots
along the backside of the bracelet like me.

This will assure that our knots are well secured
and that the bracelet will last us many years.

So this is what you need to have at the end.

Cut the excess cords that you've just sewed
up and melt the tips with a lighter for the

Now we need to repeat the same process on
the other side of the bracelet.

Go under the middle stings and over the strings
on the right.

As you see a loop is formed on the left, so
take the right string and go through that

Pull both side strings to tighten the knot.

Since we started on the left before, we must
start on the right this time.

Go under the middle strings and over the left
string.

Take the left one and go through the loop.

Tighten and repeat these steps -- left, right,
left, right until your bracelet strap is long

Here you can see closely why this knot is
called the square knot.

You get a square pattern with the strings
when you're knotting.

Finnish off the strap the same way as the
first one.

Trim the excess cords that were sewed up the
center and melt the tips.

Be careful that you don't melt the rest of
the bracelet, the flame must only slightly

To make a sliding closure, shape the bracelet
into a circle so that the middle strands overlap.

Make two loose knots like me to temporarily
tie the cords together.

Fix the bracelet so that it stays in place
with some object.

Now start knotting exactly the same way as
before with the bracelet straps.

As I am starting on the left, I need to go
under the four middle strings, and then over

With the right string I am going through the
loop on the left and I finish the knot by

Next, start on the right side, go under the
middle cords and over the left one.

Take the left cord, go through the loop on
the right and tighten.

Repeat this a few times until your clasp is
about half an inch or a centimeter long.

Make the same ending to the clasp as you did
before with the straps.

I love this sliding closure for my bracelets
as it makes it really easy to put the bracelet

See how simple it is to make such an adorable
bracelet.

It really doesn't take much time either, one
hour or maybe two if you're new to making

You can just finish your bracelet by making
little knots on each of the 4 cords like this

or you can thread on a bead first for a lovely
detail.

I decided to use these little golden beads.

In any case make sure to leave enough space
so that you'll be able to put the bracelet

Just make four final knots, trim the excess
cord and we are finished.