Now that summer is here and the kids are out of school, it's a great time to pass the tradition of friendship bracelets to them. They are inexpensive to make and can be a quiet and relaxing (and quiet) way to spend the summer hours while creating something pretty for a friend.
Materials
- embroidery floss
- scissors
- safety pin
- metal clasp (optional)
Directions
There are many different designs and patterns to make a friendship bracelet. However, they all have two knots in common - the forward knot and the backward knot. For these examples you will hold the white string, your anchor string, and tie with the red string.
Forward Knot
Backward Knot
Here's one of my favorite friendship bracelet patterns.
2 dark turquoise
2 dark purple
2 cream
2 light turquoise
All of the knots are tied around the dark turquoise floss, so you won't even really see them when you are finished.
Starting with the dark purple strand on the left, tie a backward knot around the anchor strings with each of the other strings, working from left to right.
This is what it will look like after your first six knots are tied.
Now, starting with the light turquoise string on the right, tie a forward knot with each string.
Remove the safety pin and carefully untie the knot that was tied around it.
You can simply tie the bracelet around your friend's wrist and secure it with a knot. Trim the excess string.
For a fancier look, secure metal clasps to each end and trim the excess string before giving it to your friend.