The Basic Diagonal Stripe Friendship Bracelet What You’ll Need:
The way you make the ridged, woven looking surface of a friendship bracelet is by making lots of small knots. Keep moving from left to right until you’ve made two knots on each thread all the way across. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
Tape Knotted End To A Table Or The Back Of A Chair.
Start by taking the string on the far left side and create a '4' shape over the other string. Take the same string and repeat this over each of the other colours you chose until the first string is on the far right side of the bracelet. The diagonal/candy stripe on this website.
Loop Thread 1 Over Thread 2 To Form A Number “4”.
Take thread 1 and go under thread 2 then up over thread 1. Fold the floss in half and knot to create a loop at one end. The more threads used, the wider the bracelet will be.
There Is More Than One Way To Finish A Bracelet.
(or your colors) step 2. Cut as many strands of yarn as you'd like to 36” and tie them together 3” down. Wrap it around that string in your bracelet and pull it tightly.
We’ve Used Four Strands Of Embroidery Floss But You Can Use As Few As Three Or As Many As Ten Strands.
Learn the basic knot first and try your hands at the diagonal stripe. Directions include using a recycled plastic lid to help you keep track of where all your floss is. Separate strands in the order of the pattern you want to create.
