How To Make A Friendship Bracelet

　

Would you like to make a friendship bracelet for some of your friends? Or do you have a teenager who likes to try making crafts and gifts for friends. It is a fun easy gift to make and a good way to tell someone they are special to you. It is an easy and fun friendship gift.
　
You will need four colors of embroidery floss. They need to be 25 inches long. I like to buy my floss at the dollar store. You can usually find it there in all sorts of colors.
Your will also need Masking tape for your friendship gift.
Tie a knot about one inch from the top. Tape the knotted end to the back of a chair or table. Separate the stands of floss.
Start with string one and loop it over string two. Hold string two tight and pull the knot snug.
Do step one another time so you have a double knot
Now take string one and make double knots around each of the remaining strands
Now do the same thing again and this time start with the left strand
Tie knots left to right all the way across the collars
Keep going until the bracelet is as long as you like.
Gather the strings and tie a knot to secure
Why would your teen want to learn how to make friendship bracelets? Mostly because they are fun, but also because you can share friendship bracelets with friends - . Plus, the inexpensive threads come in every color of the rainbow - endless combinations of friendship bracelets are obtainable for very little cost!

Give yourself some time to learn the steps. It takes a lot of patience and practice but it's like riding a bike, once you make friendship bracelets, you’ll never forget how. Start with an easy pattern, but don't be too afraid to progress to the more difficult patterns once you know how to do the basic knot.