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How To Make A Beaded Bracelet On A Cardboard Box Loom

video How To Make A Beaded Bracelet On A Cardboard Box Loom

Learn how to make unique woven bracelets out of tiny beads. Beaded bracelets are fun to wear and also make great gifts!

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Apr 30, 2012. 6:35 AMtiffanyshearts55 says:

yeah hey i bought my beads at the dollar store and im using quilting thread and the holes are too small. in other words i cant go back through each thread and weave it in through because it gets too small :'( any suggestions?

Nov 13, 2011. 1:34 AM

zowi420 says:

Having trouble viewing the video, where is the PDF?

Jan 28, 2012. 11:25 AMfilm4cookies says:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1060215/how_to_make_a_beaded_bracelet_on_a_cardboard_box_loom/

Jun 14, 2011. 5:51 PM29gleelover says:

I was just wondering if this has an actual name so i can look up different kinds of patterns?

Jan 25, 2012. 3:48 PMpikachu2417 says:

You can achieve this without the loom as well, and without the loom it's called peyote stitch, which is my favorite to work with.

Oct 29, 2008. 4:57 PMrukosama says:

Look at this... it took me a lot of time but it´s awesome

Jul 31, 2011. 12:06 PMOctivexNight says:

cool naruto bracelet. how do u make this??
- Miss Octive

Sep 17, 2010. 7:07 PMUna says:

very nice

Aug 5, 2009. 1:42 PMKnittinLady says:

Love the Naruto!!! That is awesome!!

Jul 24, 2009. 2:30 PMTeenDreamSequence says:

Haha! Naruto >w< *highfives*

Jul 15, 2011. 9:45 PMeruvalcaba says:

were do u get the the beads

Jul 19, 2011. 2:04 AMJennifer F. (author) says:

Just try your local craft store :)

Apr 21, 2011. 3:11 PMDingadingadi says:

This is SOOO amazing. I just made one for my sis for Easter but then my bro came over and told me that the string wasn't strong enough. I have been working on it FOREVER!!! He told me to give it to her as an ornament or something.... Darn. It was like a tree with her initial and her husband's initial on it. It was so cute. *sigh*

Feb 18, 2011. 8:08 AMDutch56 says:

I used to do quite a bit of beading back in my Scout days. I'm just getting back into beading and I'm in the process building a loom from some scrap 1X3 pine boards.

I use fishing line (for large beads), polyester thread and silk thread for beading with seed beads.

I've got a beading project coming up with the local OA Chapter and I'll have them doing their project on the card board loom .

Feb 28, 2008. 12:07 AMnwalters39 says:

I found this around noon and thought it was awesome. After visiting my local michaels, I had this...

Feb 10, 2011. 11:20 PM

paqrat says:

Very cool. I like the skulls. Did you create the design yourself?

Oct 16, 2010. 7:33 AMbreakstuff says:

teach me how to make this stuff

Oct 16, 2010. 7:32 AMbreakstuff says:

i like this one

Sep 17, 2010. 7:07 PMUna says:

Awesome!!!

Aug 21, 2010. 12:26 PMJULIET1230 says:

WHERE DID U FIND IT?

Aug 5, 2009. 1:43 PMKnittinLady says:

Too awesome!! Love the Skulls and Cross bones!!

Apr 24, 2008. 10:33 AMJennifer F. (author) says:

This little skull bracelet is great! :D

Feb 10, 2011. 11:19 PM

paqrat says:

Very impressive instructable. I want to try this.

Jun 29, 2010. 3:16 AMpreethiblossom says:

thanks a lot....made this bracelet yesterday......

Sep 17, 2010. 7:06 PMUna says:

Beautiful.

Nov 12, 2009. 6:31 PMpreethiblossom says:

thanks :)

Jan 29, 2010. 6:52 PMsabaku no gaara says:

Supercool. I even bought a loom machine(or whatever people call it

Nov 12, 2009. 11:29 AMthorndraco says:

This method is so much easier than the one I'm familiar with. Thank you for sharing!

Oct 11, 2009. 6:53 AMjumpertoad says:

i keep trying but i just cant do it. but it is a really good instructable!

Sep 17, 2009. 12:19 AMpiper1234 says:

this a great one, is a pity to not be able to mark as fav; they have gone "pro" making favs for pay; recently I discover all my favs has gone, a real pity this once unnoticed place, now famous thanks to "all of us" has become important so they charge for what a community of people has done altogether

Oct 10, 2009. 6:57 PM

J@50n says:

i can favorite and i'm not a pro.

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Aug 16, 2009. 2:37 AM

Kiteman says:

This is cool - Kitewife & some of her friends have occasional beading sessions, I'll show them this.

Jun 19, 2008. 12:32 PMccpizza77 says:

i keep doing it but my string always break! what kind of string work with seed beads? btw i love the video it REALLY helps!

Jul 31, 2009. 8:15 AMhishealer says:

They make a VERY thin, SUPER strong nylon thread, but it knots easily. Make sure to buy a block of beeswax that should be close by. Coat all the threads with beeswax and it's not nearly as bad. The needles for seed beads are also just like little slivers.

Sep 12, 2008. 11:52 PMGrey_Wolfe says:

I use nylon thread. It's like the fishing line that zania mentioned, but a bit more flexible. Rather strong for its size, and no thicker than normal thread. Can get it in the same place you get other sewing supplies. Usually comes in black and clear.

Sep 11, 2008. 2:24 PMHippieAdrien says:

unwaxed dental floss. it's cheap.

Sep 11, 2009. 8:59 AMhammer9876 says:

I had a friend who made a bead necklace using dental floss year ago. My cotton thread rotted over the years, but I bet that floss is still good.

Sep 11, 2008. 1:20 PMzania97882 says:

very low weight clear fishing line is good for beading too.

Jun 20, 2008. 11:32 AMJennifer F. (author) says:

Hi, I just use regular polyester sewing thread. However, you can buy beading thread at craft shops, perhaps you might like to try that. Sometimes very very cheap thread (like the kind where you buy 50 little rolls for a dollar) breaks very easily if you pull too hard on it. I recommend you don't use that.

Jun 20, 2008. 1:36 PMccpizza77 says:

thanks!

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