How to Make A Cool Friendship Bracelet For Friends & Family
Ranked #549 in Fashion & Beauty, #9,710 overall
Learn How to Make a Cool Friendship Bracelet for Your Friends or Family
Would you like to learn how to create a cool friendship bracelet for your friends? Well you've come to the right place!
We have instructions, pictures, links and videos to help you put together a stunning friendship bracelet, as well as discussing the history of the friendship bracelet and bringing you real bracelet resources you can buy directly!
Learning how to create a friendship bracelet is not only fun but can also be a cool way of saying, thanks for being my friend!
Read ahead to learn how to make some simple friendship bracelets for your friends.
Photo Courtesy of: http://www.myjewelersplace.com/
We have instructions, pictures, links and videos to help you put together a stunning friendship bracelet, as well as discussing the history of the friendship bracelet and bringing you real bracelet resources you can buy directly!
Learning how to create a friendship bracelet is not only fun but can also be a cool way of saying, thanks for being my friend!
Read ahead to learn how to make some simple friendship bracelets for your friends.
Photo Courtesy of: http://www.myjewelersplace.com/
History of the Friendship Bracelet
A Brief History of its Traditions
Knot crafting and weaving to create hand made patterns stems from Native American handcrafts. According to tradition, the recipient of a friendship bracelet must wear it until the threads wear out and fall off naturally.The idea behind this is that the friend paid for it with the hard work and love that made it, and the recipient repays the friend by honoring the work.
If the bracelet is removed before it naturally falls off it is a sign that the friendship has gone sour. Another variation of this tradition is that the recipient of a bracelet is entitled to a wish. After the bracelet wears out and falls off naturally, the wish will come true.
What You'll Need to Make Your Cool Friendship Bracelet
What You'll Need Before You Start
The main items for putting together your friendship bracelet are:1. Embroidery thread and/or beads
2. A pair of scissors
3. A selection of thin colored thread
4. A Clipboard or Paper Clip
Embroidery thread is sometimes known as embroidery floss so bear this in mind if buying your supplies from a sewing store. If you want to create a thicker bracelet you just need to add more colored threads.
Friendship Bracelet Products for Sale
How Long Should My Bracelet Be?
Don't Make It Too Short!
Learning Basic Knot Techniques
How to 'Build' Your Friendship Bracelet
Practice tying knots using two stings of equal length, around 10 inches or slightly longer and tie the ends together about an inch from the end. Use a paperclip or a clipboard and attach the knotted end firmly to a surface.

Knot going from left to right (LHK):
1. Seperate the two strings and hold the right string so that it is firm and straight.
2. Pull the left string over the right string, forming a shape that loosely resembles the number 4. Continue to hold the right string firmly while leaving the left string loose.
3. Next take the left string and wrap it under the right string.
4. Now pull the left string up and through the hole on the "4" shape that you made in step 2.
5. Continue to hold the right string firm and straight as you tighten the knot. Make sure you pull the left string so that the knot you created is pulled snugly against the top of the right string.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 so that you now have two knots formed by your left string. You now have one left hand knot (LHK) completed.

Knot going right to left (RHK):
1. A right hand knot or RHK is performed in an almost identical way to the LHK.
2. Hold the left string firm and straight.
3. Place the right string over it in a backwards 4 shape.
4. Now wrap the right string around, up, and then through the hole you made in the backwards 4.
5. Pull the knot tight and repeat steps 3 to 5 to complete a right hand knot (RHK).
Instructional Images Courtesy of: http://www.myfbm.com/

Knot going from left to right (LHK):
1. Seperate the two strings and hold the right string so that it is firm and straight.
2. Pull the left string over the right string, forming a shape that loosely resembles the number 4. Continue to hold the right string firmly while leaving the left string loose.
3. Next take the left string and wrap it under the right string.
4. Now pull the left string up and through the hole on the "4" shape that you made in step 2.
5. Continue to hold the right string firm and straight as you tighten the knot. Make sure you pull the left string so that the knot you created is pulled snugly against the top of the right string.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 so that you now have two knots formed by your left string. You now have one left hand knot (LHK) completed.

Knot going right to left (RHK):
1. A right hand knot or RHK is performed in an almost identical way to the LHK.
2. Hold the left string firm and straight.
3. Place the right string over it in a backwards 4 shape.
4. Now wrap the right string around, up, and then through the hole you made in the backwards 4.
5. Pull the knot tight and repeat steps 3 to 5 to complete a right hand knot (RHK).
Instructional Images Courtesy of: http://www.myfbm.com/
Clipboards for Friendship Bracelet Construction
Constructing Your First Friendship Bracelet
A Very Easy Bracelet Pattern
1. Pick up to 4 threads (the more threads you choose the wider your bracelet will be).2. Align threads and tie a knot ½ inch from the end of the bunch.
3. Attach the knotted end to a strong bulldog paperclip or clipboard.
4. Space out each thread equally so they are easy to manipulate.
5. Take thread 1 and loop it over and then under thread 2, making a knot. Ensure you hold thread 2 firmly while doing this and then pull the knot tight.
6. Complete step 5 again, making a double knot.
7. Then take thread 1 and make double knots around each of the remaining threads, from left to right.
8. Starting with the far left strand and tie double knots, left to right, all the way across all the other colors.
9. Keep going until the bracelet is the correct length.
10. To end the bracelet, gather all the threads and tie a firm knot to secure them and trim the ends.
Friendship Bracelet External Resources
- My Friendship Bracelet Maker tween girls or tween boys craft toy patterns in written and video instructions to help you learn how to create friendship bracelets, choose friendship and MyFBM!!!
- Simply the easiest way to make friendship bracelets. How-to videos, printable pattern instructions and more.Travel-ready.
- Home - friendship-bracelets.net
- Learn to make your own colorful bracelets of threads or yarn. As fun for beginners as it is to intermedates. Learn. Get inspiration. Share ideas.
- Friendship Bracelet Patterns
- Free, detailed friendship bracelet patterns with lots of pictures.
- Friendship Bracelet Patterns
- Easy instructions and Patterns for Friendship Bracelet. Description: How to make Friendship Bracelet Patterns
- Friendship Bracelets
- Making Freindship Bracelets with Kids
Friendship Bracelet Poll
We Need Your Help!
As one of the best lenses on Squidoo regarding Friendship Bracelets we want your help in making this lens even better! Please let us know your answer to the question below so we can gear the site more specifically to the right type of person!
Loading poll. Please Wait...
Enjoy This Lens? Give it a Thumbs Up!
This module only appears with actual data when viewed on a live lens. The favorite and lensroll options will appear on a live lens if the viewer is a member of Squidoo and logged in.
Follow Me On Twitter!
About StoneySquid
Need Friendship Bracelt help or have advice? Drop me a line here!
-
-
justin ly
May 19, 2012 @ 8:53 am | delete
- how do you braid on the single Peruvian wave
-
-
-
MKolitsov
May 16, 2012 @ 8:02 pm | delete
- Very interesting ideas. Please, check out my new lens: http://www.squidoo.com/semi-precious-bead-bracelets. I would appreciate your feedback. Thank you.
-
-
-
Tolovaj
May 5, 2012 @ 6:42 am | delete
- Cool bracelets. Thanks for the instructions!
-
-
-
Justin Bieber
Mar 24, 2012 @ 4:52 pm | delete
- Ewwwwwwwww ugly bracelet
-
-
-
Justin Bieber
Mar 24, 2012 @ 4:51 pm | delete
- These Bracelets are So ugly get better ideas
-
-
-
Megan
Mar 24, 2012 @ 4:50 pm | delete
- These Ideas are great good job gys very impressive
-
-
-
Ella
Jan 6, 2012 @ 11:48 am | delete
- Very nice and easy Thanks!!!!
-
-
-
karmicchristian
Oct 23, 2011 @ 2:03 pm | delete
- Very nice tutorial! A virtual band done for you! :)
-
-
-
Harshitha
Sep 4, 2011 @ 1:56 am | delete
- Very beautiful and simple too
-
-
-
boutiqueshops Jul 26, 2011 @ 11:00 pm | delete
- Great job on this page ~ bookmarked so I can come back and try one. Coolness!
-
-
-
FunkyJewelleryUK
May 23, 2011 @ 12:16 pm | delete
- Interesting and fun lens :)
-
-
-
marckq
May 21, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
- Very educational, thanks for the clear instructions.
-
-
-
Ladymermaid
May 15, 2011 @ 6:14 pm | delete
- I was thinking of doing a lens on friendship bracelets but you seem to have covered all the bases on this idea. A wonderfully complete lens. Best wishes.
-
-
-
UKGhostwriter
Mar 11, 2011 @ 1:18 am | delete
- Nice lens ... well done!
-
-
-
Elementsinspired
Mar 5, 2011 @ 10:31 pm | delete
- What a great idea! I can't wait to try it, and think I might add some beads as well.
-
- Load More
Some Of My Other Published Lenses
by Stoney2009
Welcome to my lensmaster page.
My name is Scott and I'm a stay at home dad, father to two wonderful children, husband to an amazing woman, blogger,...
more »
- 118 featured lenses
- Winner of 18 trophies!
- Top lens » Angry Birds Coloring Pages
Feeling creative?
Create a Lens!
Explore related pages
- 25 Different Ways To Make Bracelets With String 25 Different Ways To Make Bracelets With String
- Easy Friendship Bracelet Wheel - All About Friendship Bracelets Easy Friendship Bracelet Wheel - All About Friendship Bracelets
- Friendship Bracelet Patterns Friendship Bracelet Patterns
- Friendship bracelet instruction Friendship bracelet instruction
- How To Make Cool Bracelets How To Make Cool Bracelets
- Friendship Bracelet Directions Friendship Bracelet Directions