Friendship Bracelets . . . En Vogue?
Natalie
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I spent the last two weeks in Portland visiting family and enjoying all the perks of having a house with a craft store nearby.
One craft I was dying to revisit this time around was that old summer camp standby: the knotted friendship bracelet.
Friendship bracelets are, surprisingly, super en vogue these days. And, even more surprisingly, making one felt a little bit intimidating! We bought a giant 100-pack of colored strings at the local Michael’s and then I spent about three days just looking at them, feeling entirely overwhelmed. Once I finally dove in, I discovered that some things never change.Tying multicolored knots in a chevron pattern, for example, is just like riding a bike.
A quick how-to and some old-school friendship bracelet inspiration for you, after the jump!
When making a knotted friendship bracelet, you need to remember the rule of FOUR. That is, you lay your string in the shape of a number four before making your knot. 4. Got it?
I found this how-to video on You Tube. It’s a little long but while watching it I found myself getting really excited to try a few ideas of my own:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ENnQLm9rcqU
And, some high fashion ladies sporting their own (DIY? Questionable) knotted friendship bracelets. Enjoy!
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Fashion Week?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this photo was taken in New York during fashion week. I've had this image saved in my files since then, it is one of my favorites.
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Chevron/Ikat/Neon
Three trends at once!
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Boho
I love how a stack of these bracelets makes you look simultaneously super cool and like you (obviously) have a ton of friends.
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Like A Painting
This must be needlepoint, I've been staring at this image for a half hour and I can't figure how you'd do it. But I want to learn!
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For Teenagers
This looks like more of the traditional friendship bracelet I'm used to--somewhat loud and garish in color, and meant to be shared between friends who also sport braces?
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Until You Add Spikes
This just speaks to me, on a whole host of levels. Spikes!
My 10 year old started making these this summer. I knew she was cool!
Now maybe I should to make some too?
Check out the bracelet tutorials on Honestly…WTF!
I think that multicolored one is to die for…maybe it’s the string…like multicolored string. If you figure it out please share!
Have you checked out myfbm.com. Makes making these braclets so easy for all age groups!
I’m going to be a big cranky bitch now,
but is there any update on when that penpal thing is going ahead
Because like summer is almost over.friendship bracelet