Choose three to eight colors to form the bracelet's stripes.
The string bracelet is fun to make as a gift or as a side project just for yourself. String bracelets can be designed to have stripes of whatever colors you choose. Once you learn the basic steps to create a string bracelet, you can feel free to get creative with your own variations. The possibilities for this craft are bound only by your imagination.
Instructions
1. Cut each color of thread at the desired length. For the typical wrist, this is about 14 to 16 inches.
2. Tie the tops of the strings together in a square knot, leaving at least 2 inches above the knot. This extra thread will tie the bracelet on later.
3. Secure the bracelet with tape or a clipboard above the knot so the top does not move around as you work.
4. Spread the colors out so you can clearly see their order from left to right. The color farthest to the left will make your first stripe of color.
5. Cross the string from the left over the top of the string immediately to the right. Leave a loop of first string to the left of the second string. The effect will look similar to the number "4."
6. Cross the first string behind the crossed strings, and pull it through the center of the "4" from behind, creating a knot at the top of the second string.
7. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 on each of the additional strings (from left to right), making a knot with the first string at the top of each additional string. When you have completed the row, string one should now be on the far right. String two is now the farthest left.
8. Repeat Steps 4 through 6 until the bracelet has reached the desired length.
9. Tie another square knot at the bottom of the bracelet.
10. Secure the ends together on the wrist with a square knot.
