Friendship bracelets are a favourite of adults and children alike. They are traditionally given by children to their besties as a sign of everlasting friendship, and for adults, they are beautiful reminders of happy holidays and the joy of crafting something homemade.
What do I need to get started?
Embroidery thread is perfect for making friendship bracelets. It’s made up of six strands of slightly shiny yarn, and is available in all the colours of the rainbow. Apart from this, you literally need nothing else!
The number of things you can make with yarn really is amazing – from simple items like friendship bracelets to clothing and crochet blanket kits. Why not visit The Wool Couture Company for a huge range of inspiring craft projects?
Are they easy to make?
Luckily, friendship bracelets are one of the easiest things to craft, and you can really play around with colours, styles and designs too. It’s simply a matter of fastening at least four strands of embroidery thread together at the ends, and weaving the threads one over the other until you get the length you’re after – a bit like a plait, alternating which thread moves from the edge to the middle. You can fasten your threads at one end by knotting them all together securely.
A great shortcut to making a friendship bracelet is to fashion a little cardboard wheel with a number of slits cut into the edges – one more slit than the number of threads used. Knot your threads together and poke them through a hole in the middle of the circle. Thread each colour through a slit of its own, leaving one slit spare. Then, simply move the thread two slits away into the gap, and repeat. This makes a beautiful friendship bracelet in no time. Check out these step by step instructions for friendship bracelets.
Of course, the legend of the friendship bracelet is that you tie it onto your friend’s wrist and it will stay there for as long as you are friends! Colour schemes and designs really have no limits. Enjoy your crafting!
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