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- Aug 14, 2014
Tutorial for Green Hands – How to Make a Wrap Around Friendship Bracelet with Nylon Threads
Summary: This DIY wrap around bracelet project is prepared for green hands. Let’s see how to make a wrap around bracelet with two easy steps.
The wrapped cord bracelet is regarding to be one of the most common patterns for making wrap around friendship bracelets. In a many DIY friendship bracelet tutorials, you may need to work with certain large amount of different color strings, and these may looks like a little intricate and sophisticated craft. However, in my tutorial on how to make a wrap around bracelet, I will show you an easy way of wrapping colored nylon threads around an elastic cord.
Materials needed in wrapped cord bracelet project
Elastic Cord
Colored Nylon Thread
Matching Cord End Tips
Jumpring
Lobster Claw Clasp
Scissors
Long Nose Plier
How to make a wrap around bracelet?
Step1: Prepare string and wrap
1st, cut a strip of thick Elastic cord to about 15cm long (be slightly shorter than your wrist size);
2nd, tie your first color string to one end of Elastic cord by Clove hitch knot, then you can start to wrap;
3rd, when you wanna change another color string, anchor the tail of previous string with a half hitch and then add on your new colored string of choice in same way;
4th, keep changing colors and wrapping around to the other end of the elastic cord, secure the tail with half hitch knot as well.
Step2: Add on cord tips and closure
1st, attach on the cord tips by drops of glue;
2nd, assemble on the clasp on one end tip with Jumpring.
The wrap around friendship bracelet is finished here!
How easy the DIY wrap around bracelet is! More colored strings you’ve used, more exotic your bracelet will be. Instead of buying wrapped cord bracelets, make them yourself. While practice how to make a wrap around bracelet, you can choose your own favorite colors and arrange them according to your preference. I’d like to call it wrap around friendship bracelet. What an amazing homemade gift for friends!