Hello! Recently I was trying to find a tutorial for these pretty friendship bracelets, but I couldn’t find many simple instructions to take you from the start to the finish. Once you get the hang of the two knots these bracelets are actually really quick and easy, and then you can move onto more complicated patterns. So here’s my tutorial:
- Cotton Thread in two colours ( Embroidery Thread, Yarn and String work too.)
- Scissors
- Tape
- Clear Nail Polish
- Needle (optional)


Separate your threads into two groups of four (two of each colour) and arrange them like in the picture (brown, purple, brown, purple, purple, brown, purple, brown).



Now take the brown thread on the far right, and lay it over the purple thread in a backwards 4 shape. Take the brown thread under and over the purple thread just above where they first crossed. Pull tight, that’s
one Backward Knot. Tie another backward knot on same thread. Tie two more backward knots on each of the next 3 threads. It should look like this photo ——->

Now taking the purple thread on the far left tie two forward knots on each of the next three threads. Take the purple
thread on the far right and tie two backward knots on each of the next four threads. Keep repeating these steps with the far left and far right threads until your bracelet is long enough to almost fit all the way around your arm. Knot all of the threads together.


Adjustable Closure
Trim the excess threads to the same length (about 12cm) and plait/braid the length. Knot the ends of the plait/braid and paint the knots with nail polish or craft glue so that they don’t come undone.
With two strand of matching thread
carefully make several square knots around both plaited lengths as shown in <——–this photo. (sorry about the blurry photo). Flip the bracelet so the wrong side is facing you and tie the ends. Paint the knot with nail polish and trim the ends. Allow your bracelet to dry and
you’re finished!


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I might have to give this a try!
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