Easy Arts & Crafts Kid's Projects: How to make a fomi wristband
A friendship bracelet has a knot as a symbol of a friendship that can't be broken. Let your friends know how special they are with a hand-tied friendship bracelet. Use a mix of yours and your friend's favorite colors for a more special bracelet.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
things you'll need:
- Hemp
- Clipboards
- Yardsticks
- Scissors
- Embroidery Floss
- Beads
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- 1Select two colors of embroidery floss for your friendship bracelet.
- 2Cut three 27-inch strands of each color to make a total of six strands.
- 3Hold the ends of all six strands together and make a knot about 1 inch from one end.
- 4Secure the knotted end by clipping it on a clipboard.
- 5Separate the colors so you have three strands of one color on the right and three strands of the other color on the left.
- 6Pick up the three strands on the left.
- 7Wrap them over and under all three strands on the right, forming a loop.
- 8Poke the strands through the loop and pull tight, forming a single knot.
- 9Pick up the three strands on the right.
- 10Wrap them over and under the strands on the left, forming a loop.
- 11Poke the strands through the loop and pull tight, forming a knot.
- 12Repeat steps 6 through 11 until your bracelet is the desired length.
- 13Hold the ends of the strands together and make a knot.
- 14Trim the ends to about 1 inch.
- 15Try on your friendship bracelet.
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Tips & Warnings
- Select colors that have special significance to you and your friend - your friend's and your favorite colors, the colors of your eyes, or the colors of your birthstones make good choices.
- Make specially colored holiday friendship bracelets - pink and red for Valentine's Day; black and orange for Halloween; or black, red and green for Kwanzaa.
- Add beads to your friendship bracelet by threading them through the two middle strands.
- Beads are a choking hazard for young children.
Read more: How to Make a Friendship Bracelet | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_13666_make-friendship-bracelet.html#ixzz1L6oZqve8
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