Bead Landing™ Hemp Friendship Bracelets. Fishtail Braid Friendship Bracelets. Today’s DIY project is inspired by one of my favorite things to do to my hair in the summer – the fishtail braid. (The Beauty Department has an easy tutorial and A Cup of Jo has a fun twist on it – check them out.) The end result is snazzier than a classic braid, but considerably easier to make than a classic knotted friendship bracelet, with the same chevron pattern.
My personal favorite is to use a bunch of similar shades for an ombre effect, but you can really do anything… get creative! {All you need for this project is some embroidery floss. Also, the tiny delicate bracelet is a new fave from gorjana.} 1. Organize your thread. 5. 9. Teahab: Tutorial Tuesday. To celebrate the launch of Checkmybox later this month we are re posting our most popular tutorials all throughout this month, and as it happens they will be our first range of kit designs. So if you like any of the tutorials over the next four weeks and are struggling to find the right materials and findings keep your eyes open for our kits that will be available exclusively in Mr Birds Emporium at the Custard Factory, Birmingham from 15th November, and online shortly afterwards (date to be confirmed).
We'll be updating you with the website details soon and keeping you up to date on our progress as we actually make some! Enjoy. Fran xx If you like this tutorial, check out my 2013 updated version on my new blog www.fallfordiy.com for this neon plaited bracelet tutorial! Instructions 1. 6 Strand Braid Tutorial. I've been braiding my girls hair for years. All sorts. I love doing their hair. Family, friends and even strangers have asked, "Why don't you write a book? " I have thought about it. But to get to todays post. Start by picking out your string, yarn, raffia, hair. Step 1...Put all six strands together. I braided this down a bit so you could get a better image of what I was doing. Step 2...Your strands should look like this. Step 3...Start on the far left red strand. Step 4...Now take the red strand and go over the top of the yellow. Step 5...Starting on the right now, take the blue strand, go over the top of the purple.
Step 6...Again with the blue, go under the green strand. Step 7...With the blue, go over the top of the red. Step 8...Tighten all strands and repeat until desired length is achieved. Tip...an easy way to remember this. From the left...Under, Over From the right...Over, Under, Over Repeat! This will be your finished look I love braiding and even have my girls learning already. The DIY: FASTEST FRIENDSHIP BRACELET EVER. We were super excited to share the Fishtail Friendship bracelet tutorial with you and we are even more excited to share that we've found an easier way to do it. Don't get me wrong, I will still use the original technique to create more intricate designs but, this new tutorial is so quick you will end up wanting to make one in every color combination possible (like we did!)
This tutorial is very similar to the other one so I will just share with you the differences. 1. You will only need to choose three colors of embroidery/friendship thread. Cut two pieces of each color at around 3 feet each. So total you should have 6 pieces of string. Keep the like colors together. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. To see more detailed instructions of the end steps please refer to this tutorial. P.S. Wish Bracelets. DIY Colorful Leather Friendship Bracelets. Before I get into the how-to, check out this picture I shamelessly screen-grabbed from Sara Zucker’s Pose account. That’s my wrist early on Day 1 of MAGIC. A few hours later I had even more bracelets because I *had* to keep making new ones as examples. Also, 122 hearts! Thanks for the love Finally, Sara Zucker is just as funny and awesome as her popular blog – follow now because you’ll want to see her updates from NYFW.
Every bracelet I’m wearing is DIY – later this week I’ll share the ribbon and chain DIY that we did on Wednesday. You might also recognize the sparkly wrapped chain bracelets. Back to the colorful leather friendship bracelets. Subpar photography due to the fact that I can’t teach and shoot at the same time Begin but cutting about 22″ of leather cord and 60″ of embroidery floss. Photo by BurdaStyle See the pattern emerging? To finish thread the wooden bead onto both pieces of cord and tie and overhand knot with the cord ends. DIY Friendship Bracelet. For several months now, we’ve been receiving emails requesting a friendship bracelet DIY. Well, friends, ask and you shall receive! Today, we’ll give you a step by step tutorial on the classic chevron pattern. If you used to whip up friendship bracelets like a champ in grade school and have since forgotten how, consider this a refresher course.
And if you can make these with your eyes closed and arms tied . . . umm, can we still be friends? You’ll need:embroidery threada safety pin or tapea pair of scissors Start by cutting several strands of embroidery thread at about 24 inches each. Start on the left side with the outermost color (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Now pick up the outermost color on the right side (show here in red) and make a backward knot, creating a reverse 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Woven Friendship Bracelet Tutorial.
Summer bracelets DIY. When M. came home from her camp with school, she showed me this yellow bracelet she made with 'scoubidoo' strings. One of her friends taught her how to make these and of course I wanted to have a go at it too. Instead of scoubidou string I used strips of fabric for one and leather - what did you think?! - shoelaces in offsetting colors for another one. I believe both resulting bracelets look really nice. The possibilities in terms of material to braid with are endless. How about tall beach grass or just hemp cord? So, in case you 're in need of a fun summer project here's a how-to in 16 pictures with a short description below.
This is what you'll need for an adult size leather bracelet. Steps: 1. This is the kind of craft you could easily do with kids - have them cut strips of fabric, no need to worry about the strips being straight and regular, and teach them how to braid. With special thanks to my little girl M. for teaching me how to make these... Friendship Bracelet DIY. My daughter Maude/Mimi prepared this Friendship Bracelet How-to for you. Here’s what she says: I love making these for my friends — both boys and girls like to wear them. Sometimes I wear just one, and other times I like wearing a whole bunch. I like wearing them as anklets in the summertime. Once you get the hang of it, this is a really good activity to do while you’re watching a not very good movie. Grown ups can make them too, but I think this is an awesome activity for kids age 8 to 14. 1) Gather your materials (see the picture above). 2) Cut lengths of all four colors. 3) Tie the threads together in a basic knot. 4) Tuck the knot under the clip and spread the threads apart. 5) Take the left thread (the blue one) and cross it over the next thread (the green one) in the shape of a 4. 6) Take the blue thread and loop it over and under the green thread.
Repeat this again — blue over green. 7) Next do the same thing twice with Blue over Lime Green. Tada! I hope you enjoyed the how-to! How to Make Friendship Bracelets - in 7 Easy Steps. Anyone can learn how to make friendship bracelets with beautiful intricate patterns. Let me show you how, with easy step by step instructions. Which design would you like to make? Even if you’re a complete beginner, you can make a pretty bracelet like one of these: It’ll probably take you an hour or so to make your first bracelet.
The technique is so easy that you can watch TV at the same time (seriously!). There are some great books on making friendship bracelets, like the enormously popular Klutz Friendship Bracelet Book , but to make the bracelets on this page you won’t need to buy any books or special equipment. On this page, I’ll show you how to make friendship bracelets in 8 different designs.
Friendship Bracelet Designs Here are all 8 friendship bracelet patterns: Hearts - great for Valentine’s Day Flowers Diamonds Rainbows Stripes - great for sports team colors Stripes and Dots Chevrons Checkered The trick is something called a braiding disc, or braiding loom. Got your embroidery floss? Michael ann made.: woven friendship bracelet tutorial. I love the summer friendship bracelet trend that i keep seeing in blog land, so i thought it would be fun to share with you another way to weave a friendship bracelet. one of the parents at work showed me this technique of using a circular cardboard loom and i love how quick it goes, you can easily finish a bracelet in one sitting. - cardboard - something small and circular (like a teacup or ramekin) - scissors, ruler, pen - embroidery thread in pretty colors , thin yarn, or ribbon trace a circle onto your cardboard, and use a ruler to draw 8 lines cut a small ways into each line, between 1/2 an inch to an inch and make a hole in the middle of the circle where all the lines intersect. cut 7 strands of embroidery floss, about 24 inches long and tie them together with a slip knot. pull your thread bundle through the hole in your cardboard with the knot right up next to the hole and use a little piece of tape to hold it in place while you start. now for the fun part!