Many girls enjoy using string to make friendship bracelets. There is this one stitch that I've known for two years and thought it would be good to share because it's so simple and takes the most 3 minutes, even on the first try!
First, take at least two pieces of friendship bracelet string. The more you use, the thicker the bracelet will be.
I used blue and purple for this one. Cut the string about 2 feet long, maybe even shorter, but not by much because the size of the bracelet decreases as the steps proceed.
Now take one side and tape it down to a flat surface. Do NOT tie a knot at the ends!
Once the string is taped, twist it in one direction and keep going until the twist is pretty tight like shown below:
After the twist has been complete, un-tape the string and hold on to both ends. Bring the ends together. Now you most likely have a mess like I have here:
That's totally normal for doing this on your own. Take your hand that isn't holding the bracelet and slide it down the middle. There is a pretty twist!
Tie a knot at the end where the twist can come undone.
Tie it around your wrist and the bracelet is now complete! Hooray!
If you do not have tape that's ok! All you need is another person! If you don't have anther person or tape, have fun trying to do this on your own! ;) Both
of you twist either to the right or left (you must go in the same direction) and you will still get the same
effect! Have someone put their finger in the middle of the bracelet, but still holding their own end. Next, bring the ends together. The bracelet should come out perfectly, but that doesn't happen every time for some reason. If you end up
with a mess, follow these steps. One of you will take a finger and put run it down the bracelet. Then, you have a twisty bracelet!
These are so cool and really pretty! Try with more than two colors! It looks just as cool! Until next time,
Be bold, bright, and gorgeous!
Gabby
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