Friendship Bracelets (weaving)

For many decades, baubles do not go out of style. And today this jewelry does not lose its popularity. On the contrary, new trends and varieties of bracelets appear. Such a cute accessory is called a friendship bracelet. Traditionally, it is believed that its representatives are of the young generation. Although you can often see it among fashionistas and women of fashion of all ages. So, gradually, this original little thing turned into a stylish and fashionable accessory.

What are friendship bracelets? What are they like? How to do it yourself? We will answer these and other questions in this article.

Surely many at one time were fond of weaving colorful baubles, gave them to friends or received from friends. These jewelry are friendship bracelets. This is very symbolic, since true friendship forever unites people like a bundle.

It is believed that bracelets woven from threads originated in Native American culture. Allegedly, the Indians exchanged them as a sign of special feelings. It was necessary to wear this jewelry until it wore out.

After some time, the baubles became a kind of hippie symbol. This bright, original attribute perfectly expressed the image of the hippies. In addition, the bracelets contained the same meaning as that of the Indians. They were brought as a gift to loved ones as a sign of special love, respect or friendship. Selling baubles was not accepted.

Gradually, friendship bracelets tightly entered the everyday life of many young people. They are weaved on their own, create interesting patterns, presented to girlfriends and friends. Bracelets are usually paired. The exchange of such accessories symbolizes friendship, as strong as knots in a bracelet.

This accessory can be worn with any clothing. Friendship baubles with jeans or colorful dresses and sundresses look especially good.

Today's baubles are slightly different from the first models.They have come a long way to improve, so they look diverse, extraordinary and stylish. Masters usually use floss threads for work. Replace them with waxed cords or satin ribbons. Color and pattern here also have a certain meaning. One thing remains unchanged - the principle of weaving such jewelry is the macrame technique.

Baubles can be created from different materials - threads, satin ribbons, beads, ropes and leather. You can also use various decorative elements - stones, beads and flowers.

The most preferred material for making bracelets are threads. They come in cotton or wool. Especially often used thread floss. The fact is that they are smoother, so it is convenient to work with them and it is easy to control the density of nodules.

Weaving is the most diverse that you can imagine. The simplest of all, which is ideal for beginners, is a simple pigtail. During work, you can get acquainted with the fittings and understand the whole time-consuming process.

For a change, you can weave 3 multi-colored braids into one bracelet. This option looks more impressive.

Two main types of weaving are known - straight and oblique.

Using oblique weaving, patterns such as arrows or Christmas trees can be obtained.

With direct weaving, more diverse and intricate patterns are formed.. It can be various figures, pictures, inscriptions or names. Friendship bracelets with the inscription best friends or friendship are especially popular.

The main detail of weaving baubles from threads is a knot. Such a bracelet must be woven with a double knot in one direction - from right to left or from left to right. Having examined and understood all the nodes, you can master any technique. Moreover, in the future it will be possible to develop your own individual drawings and patterns.

The oblique weaving technique provides for a maximum of 4 shades of thread. The number of threads is not limited, it all depends on the desired width of the product. Their acceptable length is 1 meter. This is definitely enough for any drawing and for any wrist.

Direct weaving allows the use of a large number of colors. It is important to distinguish between the background color and the picture itself. The product with contrasting colors looks interesting. For a three-dimensional drawing, its thread should be longer than the others.

As already mentioned, using the principles, you can get multifaceted and original bracelets. As an example, here are some of them:

• Zigzag bracelet
• Drawing "Wave"
• Pattern "Pavlinka" or "Peacock tail"
• Bauble "Ladder"
• Lattice Pattern

Colors of jewelry are of great importance. There is a claim that each color symbolizes something special. Many use this accessory as a talisman. It can combine several shades. Their combination can be absolutely anything.

We bring to your attention a step-by-step master class on creating a friendship bracelet with weaving in the form of hearts.

As materials, we need 2 colors of floss threads, a means of fixing the threads (adhesive tape or board with a clip), as well as scissors. Proceed:

• It is necessary to prepare 4 threads of each color, about 70 cm long. In total, 8 threads are obtained. Before you begin, you should arrange the threads of different colors in turn. Next, leaving the tip about 10 cm, you need to knit all the threads in one knot.

• Attaching the threads to the board, you need to divide them in half. In the end, you should get two halves, in each of which 2 threads of one shade and 2 threads of the other. Then in each of them you need to equally position the threads. So, at the edges should be threads of the same color.

• The next step is interweaving. Let's start with the left group. You need to wrap the first left thread around the second thread on the left. Tightening the first thread to the end, we get a knot. It should be remembered that it is always necessary to do two nodules. Thus, we perform the same manipulation again.

• Next, we bind in this way the first thread around the third and fourth. As a result, the first thread should fall in the middle.

• Now we begin to work with the right side. We do the same thing, only in the opposite direction - from right to left. Subject to all movements, the last right thread should fall in the middle. The first row is ready.

• We do the second row on the same principle. The picture shows the step-by-step movements.

• To get a heart-shaped pattern, you must use the following scheme. We take the second thread on the left (in the photo it is blue) and weave it around the last left thread. We perform this manipulation twice. Then we do the same on the other side.

• Then we take the second thread on the left side (red) and wrap it around the third and fourth threads, moving it to the center. Similarly, we perform the same movements on the right side. Then the second thread on the left (red) is 2 nodes around the last left. And so do on the right.

• To fill the heart with blue, take the second thread on the left and make knots around the third and fourth threads. Perform the movements symmetrically to the right.

• After that, we perform two simple rows (like the first two). Then we implement the scheme of weaving the heart. And so on until the end.

• Having received the bracelet of the required length, you need to fix all the threads, tied them to a knot and cut off the excess.

In this way, we received a bright, positive and unusual friendship bracelet.

To ensure that everything works out and there are no problems, use some tips from professionals:

• Carefully think ahead of time the colors of the future accessory. You need to give preference to shades that you or your friend like. You can also choose a color that carries a meaning.
• Choose bright colors, combine them correctly.
• Remember to make double knots. It is impossible to make different nodules in one product.
• Before you start, come up with a pattern, study the various patterns and drawings.
• You can make bracelets specifically for friends' clothes.
• If you worry that you may get confused in the order of colors, write it down.
• It is better to start and finish work on the decoration at a time. Putting it aside, you can forget what you did before.
• Act carefully and correctly so that the threads do not get tangled together.
• Do not make bracelets too tight; they should lie loosely on your wrist.
• Embroidery threads are too thin, so you do not need to pull them with force so as not to tear.

That's all. We hope that our recommendations and photo report will help you create bright, interesting, unusual jewelry for your friends and girlfriends.