How to Make Bracelets with Embroidery Floss
Young girls love embroidery floss bracelets. The floss comes in bright colors and it is more durable than using string. These bracelets are cute and a lot of fun to make. When they are completed, they make a swirling design with the knots. These friendship bracelets are also a great activity for something to do on a long car trip..
Making embroidery floss bracelets is a fun project. Not only do you get to be creative with the colors that you choose, but also they are durable and long lasting. You can wear them a long time without ever taking them off. Here is how to make a simple embroidery floss friendship bracelet.
Choose the two colors that you want to use.
Cut a 5-foot piece of each color you choose.
Fold both pieces of 5-foot embroidery floss in half so one side has four ends. Tie the folded side into a knot.
Pull one of the strings from your starting color to the side.
Form a triangle with the colored string you chose to start with and the other three strings. Hold the single string so that it angles from the knot you tied down to the top of an extended pointer finger of the right hand. Hold the group of other 3 strings with your middle, ring and pinky finger of your right hand.
Loop the single string around the group of three and through the triangle shape and make the first knot. Slide the knot up the group of strings until it touches the big knot holding all the strings together. Repeat this action four more times with the same color to create five knots.
Repeat the same pattern with the second color and create five knots.
Switch back to first color. Select the longer of the two strings and create another five knots.
Repeat knotting with the longer string of the second color again. Continue knotting until the bracelet is long enough to fit on your wrist.
Tie the four loose strings into a knot to keep the smaller knots in place.