How to Make Braided Friendship Bracelet out of 6 Strings

Summary: This is a step-by-step instruction for a traditional knot pattern in your new string friendship bracelet. Hope you will enjoy it!

How to Make Braided Friendship Bracelet out of 6 Strings

In my new bracelet tutorial, you will see a 6 string friendship bracelet. I used the nylon strings of 3 different colors. Now, let’s start how to make braided friendship bracelets out of string with simple knot.

Materials for making 6 string braided friendship bracelet:

Nylon thread
Scissors
Lighter

Materials for making 6 string braided friendship bracelet

How to make braided friendship bracelet out of string?

Step1: Prepare 6 strands of string

In the braided friendship bracelet, you totally need three colored strands of thread: 

Magenta: 150cm long; 
Lemon yellow: 150cm; 
Black: 90cm. 

1st, fold the two 150cm long threads from the center and tie an overhand knot at the position 4cm more or less nearby the folded place;
2nd, clip the overhand knot on a board firmly as the picture showed;
3rd, lay the black one over all four working ends.

Prepare 6 strands of string  

Step2: Start to make the friendship bracelet out of string

1st, separate the four strands into two pairs. Then wrap the two on left side one time according to the picture show;
2nd, repeat the same processes with two on right side;
3rd, tighten the four working ends;
4th, cross the two tips of black holding end over four working ends;
5th, repeat the above same processes for the rest friendship bracelet portion: wrap and pull.

Start to make the friendship bracelet out of string

Step3: Make the closure for string friendship bracelet

When bracelet reaches the ideal length, close it by tying another two overhand knots. In the end, trim the excess thread and melt the ending part.

Make the closure for string friendship bracelet

After ending the whole project, your 6 string friendship bracelet will appear a natural radian because of the property of string materials. Finally you can take a look at its back side, so fabulous as well, isn't it? Now, don't forget to teach your friends on how to make this braided friendship bracelet out of 6 strings.

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Comments (4)

Mar 24, 2014 at 11:23 AM Laura Corbett

Just the knot I was searching for! How did you end it? What sort of clasp technique are you using or do you recommend?

Aug 29, 2015 at 05:19 AM Jarred Froggatt

This didn't work out for me at all!! I used wool do you think that would've made a big difference