how to make a friendship bracelet

Friendship bracelets are a great craft that you can take anywhere! They're especially nice for people who have failed repeatedly at learning to knit and crochet. And as a bonus, I feel like learning how to make a friendship bracelet is one of those rites of passage you always do at summer camp, so this might just be like figuring out how to ride a bike again. :D

All you need to make a friendship bracelet is some embroidery floss! In this instructable I'll show you how to make the most basic of friendship bracelets - the candy stripe!

You can make them as thick or thin as you like, and you can easily learn how to make a friendship bracelet in less than an hour. You'll get quicker and quicker as you go, too!

I apologize in advance for using several different bracelets to demonstrate how to make a friendship bracelet - I did lots of the steps over and over to try to get the best photos. Getting pictures of tiny knots is really tricky. :P

Step 1: What you'll need:

• embroidery floss/thin yarn
• scissors
• tape or pins/safety pins

The embroidery floss can be the cheap kind that comes in huge packs! You don't need anything fancy. Just make sure it's six stranded - otherwise it won't be thick enough for a nice bracelet.

Lion Brand yarn also has these tiny little skeins of yarn called Bonbons that are perfect. And lordy they are cute.

The tape or pins will keep the bracelet in place as you braid/knot the friendship bracelet. :)

Comments

[M.C. Langer]

Amazing!!! I love them!!!!

[johny5197]

successs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UniBot]

Neat! now i only have to learn how to make friends :(

[jessyratfink]

Dance parties, homemade cookies and cats. Worked for me!

[mightypile]

homemade cats...?

[UniBot]

she meant homebrew cats

[UniBot]

Up next in the next instructable... Learn how to make friends for your friendship bracelets!
just a start: make sure your brand new friend is the right size for your bracelet.

[JavaJack]

You can also divide the strands into two batches near the end, working each batch separately, to make a buttonhole. Then sew a button on the other end.

[mightypile]

you know thats a good idea! im going to try that!

[jessyratfink]

That's really smart - I've never done one like that. :)

[UniBot]

Up next in the next instructable... Learn how to make friends for your friendship bracelets!
just a start: make sure your brand new friend is the right size for your bracelet.

[sunshiine]

You never fail to surprise me! These are very pretty! I love the colors! Thanks for sharing !
Sunshiine

[jessyratfink]

Thanks, lady!

[sabu.dawdy]

lovly .. however ur photography takes the credit of such lovely instructable... keep up the good work ;)

[jessyratfink]

Thank you :)

[lalanon]

Great tutorial! Love it!

[hammer9876]

"Lots of small knots" is macrame! Great close up camera work. (So many people don't know how to do that.) It looks like you tied your bracelet with a granny knot which would be easier to undo than a square not. Good call!

[rread]

If you want to see what your bracelet pattern will look like before you make it... try craftdesignonline

[omerkb1]

it nice

[natalie_anderson]

These are lovely, i will be sharing this with my friends, their daughters will love them!

[brunoip]

I like the map in the background