Some measurements for anyone interested I've just made this bracelet, the folded two strands in the middle I made 30 inches, folded in half to 15 inches. The three strands I made 50 inches which folded in half to 25 inches. The twisted/braided portion is exactly 7 inches long, with a 4 inch loop at the top and 3.5 inch tassels left at the bottom. It made a bracelet exactly the right length for my wrist, bear in mind I am skinny so it may need to be a bit longer for larger wrists
Being a beginner myself, I can understand folks confusion about the lengths used here. For the vertical piece, I measured a length of thread @ 80cms long, then looped it into a double strand. For the horizontal three strands, I found that they need to be a lot longer than the finished length of the verticle, I used three strands each @ 140cm in length. It also helps to weigh the verticle strand down with something while you make the bracelet. Hope this helps!
Damn, this brings back memories from high school. We were making macrame bracelets during our free time. This is just one of the patterns/knots that we use. They do look great, and it is nice to wear. It's also washable when it gets really dirty. Variegated lace yarns also works magically.
I use to do this when I was in middle school. That was over 20 years ago. I cannot believe this is still around. I use to do this in my hair too. They called them hair wraps.
I've never known how to finish a friendship bracelet; all the other methods I've tried (small blob of glue and heat sealing the ends) have either looked terrible and/or fallen apart pretty quickly. Now I can finally make a good looking, adjustable friendship bracelet that doesn't fall apart!
Terri Lynch i think any thin rope/string would work for this. I use the shown design on plant hangers with much larger string :) it really depends on your preference for thickness. Hope this helps!
I say make em like pretty long and then just do the pattern until it's long enough to go around your wrist and then jus cut off the extra if there is any
I've just made this bracelet, the folded two strands in the middle I made 30 inches, folded in half to 15 inches. The three strands I made 50 inches which folded in half to 25 inches. The twisted/braided portion is exactly 7 inches long, with a 4 inch loop at the top and 3.5 inch tassels left at the bottom. It made a bracelet exactly the right length for my wrist, bear in mind I am skinny so it may need to be a bit longer for larger wrists.
For everyone , you would get the thread to your hand and line it to your chest. You always want more than less so I go to the center instead of the shoulder
