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You start making a bracelet by tying together all the threads in a knot. Like I said with the usage of materials, I do this at a distance of about 12 cm (5 inches). You secure the knot with a safety pin on a cushion or on a cloth that you can tie around your leg. If you wear trousers that’s made of a firm cloth, like jeans, you can also attach it directly to your trousers when you don’t have a cushion of cloth. Don’t pierce your skin with the safety pin! You can then start to knot. When you reach the desired length, you finishRead More →

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With the patterns I provide information what the usage is for making the bracelets. Materials use up quite quickly, so use extra instead of less. I usually take about 12 cm (5 inches) for the braiding at the start, and that’s the same length you should at least leave in the end to be able to make two equally long braids. The usage is based on the use of embroidery yarn.Read More →

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On the next pages you will find patterns to learn how to make bracelets, but also how to read the patterns and what method to follow, step by step. And a basis for making your own designs. Check the menu to go to the pages with the instructions.Read More →

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Read the general instructions first before you start making the bracelets or other fun stuff with this technique. Check the menu to go to the pages with the instructions.Read More →

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I use embroidery floss for making friendship bracelets from Venus and DMC, but other brands are possible to use too. Delightful shiny yarn for crochet also gives beautiful results. For younger children, that can make the simple patterns quite quickly, it’s nicer to use the thicker crochet yarn. For making the more narrow bands the thicker yarn seams to give better results (or does this have something to do with me?).Read More →

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Here you find the instructions how to make the knots. Read this to see the schematic look of the different kind of knots, so you can read the patters and can learn to make your own design afterwards. Check the menu to go to the pages with the photo tutorials or use the links below. The double right knot The double left knot Combination: de right/left knot Combination: the left/right knotRead More →

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During a vacation with lots of rainy days, when I was making friendship bracelets with my two daughters, I thought by myself that it would be nice if I could make some patterns myself. I learned the technique years before from a book that was given to me by a friend. With the patterns of that book we could make several bracelets and it was fun to play with all kinds of color-combinations, but the need of having more patterns started to grow. I started thinking that it shouldn’t be that hard to figure out a method myself. I searched on the internet then (we’reRead More →