Wrap thread around your wrist to make sure it is long enough. Cut more than you need. You can always cut off the extra thread after you’ve finished the bracelet! Remember to leave enough string on the bracelet end to tie it around your wrist.
You can arrange your strings in the prefered order before you tie the knot. This can make it easier to sort your colors later on but you don’t need to do this.
Pull on the thread to check that the tape is secure. You can use a clipboard instead of tape. Just clip the top of the knotted end on the clipboard so it doesn’t move.
Hold the strands in your hand as you braid to keep the string taut. For example, if you have 3 pairs of strings with the left yellow pair, the middle red pair, and the right blue pair, cross the yellow over the red, and then the blue over the yellow.
Check that the braid wraps around your entire wrist, and leave loose string on either end to tie the final knot.
This knot is important to keep your bracelet together, so make it nice and tight. [6] X Research source Consider creating a slip knot to allow an easy on and off bracelet.
To make sure your string is long enough, fold it in half first, then see if it will wrap around your wrist with at least 4 inches (10 cm) of thread to spare.
It’s important to secure the bracelet to a surface before you start so when you pull on the thread, the bracelet won’t move.
For example, your colored strings can line up as red, blue, purple, yellow, yellow, purple, blue, red.
To create a strong knot, pull the start string up towards the top of your bracelet until it no longer moves.
Make 2 of the same knot with each a new string.
If your 8 strings are lined up as red, orange, yellow, green, green, yellow, orange, red, start by pulling the red string over the orange string. Loop it underneath and pull the red string through to make a knot. Repeat this twice with the red and orange strings. Next, make two new knots with the same red string, only this time going over the yellow string. You then pull the red string over the green twice, and leave it in the middle between the two green strings.
Keep your strings in order so they’re a mirrored image of each other each time you finish a row. Don’t feel discouraged if your pattern doesn’t appear right away. It takes a few rows to really get it going!
You’ll still need to tie the bracelet to your wrist once you’ve secured the loose thread. For an extra challenge, add a simple braid on the end of your bracelet with the loose thread before you tie it around your wrist.
The extra length is for knotting the ends and tying it around your wrist.
Do the exact same thing again, creating two of the same knots on top of one another. If you start with a blue string on the left, make sure it ends up on spot to the right of where it was originally after it’s knotted. Make the knots using two strings of the same color if you want thicker stripes.
For example, if your colors are lined up as pink, yellow, red, and purple, tie a knot by crossing the pink over the yellow, the pink over the red, and then the pink over the purple.
Pull your knots tight as you go. You may have to make a few rows before the pattern starts to show.
To see if your bracelet is long enough, place your wrist in the middle of the bracelet and pull up the tied down end to avoid messing up the pattern of spread out strings.
Ask a friend to help you tie the finished bracelet around your wrist, or make the bracelet big enough to slip on and off.
The extra length is for tying the bracelet around your wrist.
Do not to cover the knot you just made with the tape.
This knot in the shape of a ‘4’ is called a forward knot. When you pull the string up through the loop to make the knot, tug it upwards to make the knot as tight as you can.
Making multiple knots of the same string creates the spiral look in the bracelet.
For example, you can create a bracelet with a knotted pattern of blue, green, purple, and white.
Ask a friend to help tie the bracelet directly around your wrist. Make sure that the bracelet feels comfortable around your wrist before you tie it. Use a sliding knot if you want your bracelet adjustable.
