How To: Friendship Bracelets

Hiya again x


Today (well I say today, but I actually just posted and I am planning on posting another in a minute) I am going to do a tutorial on making friendship bracelets that look complicated and cool, but are actually quite simple once you know how.


First you start off with 8 strands of thread, double the length of your palm to your elbow. I would advise using different colours, but at least one of each colour looks better and is easier I think.


Tie the tops of the thread together in one knot. When I make them, I put a safety pin through the knot and secure it to my jeans or whatever I am wearing, so that I stays steady and won't fall around and become messy.


Sort the strands out so that they are all spaced out in a kind of semi-circle. Take the first strand, place it over the next to make a 4 shape, with the first strand on top. Make sure you hold the second strand unmovingly still. (is unmovingly a word? I don't think so... Oh well 😊) anyway thread strand 1 through strand 2 to create a knot. Repeat.


Now move strand 2 to the side. Take strand 3, and repeat the process. Make sure you are always tying two knots, and always strand 1 goes on top.


Repeat again and again with strands 4,5,6,7 and 8, using strand 1 to go over every time.


When you reach the end, put strand one to the back so it becomes strand 8, and repeat the whole process again and again until you have your bracelet!


This method does take a while to do, and is quite hard when you first start, but after a while it becomes like second nature seriously! I really like these, they look so cool, professional and complicated which they are really not!!


Please comment if you enjoyed this post, and get making!


Question of the day: What is the nicest thing you have ever done for your best friend? Answer in the comments below.


Thanks guys, bye!! Lover of life x