Hiya guys! Happy Sunday! Hope you’ve all had a great week!
I thought that this week I would do a wee post on making macramé bracelets
or friendship bracelets! These little gems are easy and fun to make, and make
funky and quirky arm decorations!
This easy technique of cord/string knotting can also be used for things
other than bracelets! You can see what I made using the macramé square knot in
my ‘What you can do with leftover bits ‘n’ bobs!’ post, where I made wall hangings
and wind chimes using this technique.
These are a few bracelets I made last year, before I started up my blog. And, since I have come up with a few other
ideas recently, I thought I’d do a post and show you all. I did have to refresh
my memory on how to do macramé and, as usual, I will show the link to the video
at the end of the post.
I'm not going to go through all the steps in detail, as the video is
pretty explanatory, but I will show you photos of the material I used and the
end results of this DIY!
What I used:
· A variety of bits ‘n’
bobs: beads, rings and studs.
· Cord, or 100% cotton yarn in my case. Jewellery
cord is probably better for these kinds of bracelets though, but the yarn
worked quite well.
· A sewing needle, glue and a glue spreader. The
needle is needed to sew the ends of the yarn into the strap - PVA glue would
probably be better for this just to keep the yarn from coming out of the strap
then you wouldn’t really need a glue spreader.
· A ruler for measuring the yarn and masking
tape to keep the bracelet secure while knotting.
The Finished Bracelets!!
I more-or-less
just followed the steps from the tutorial to make the bracelets.
The only
thing I did differently was to make just one long strap for two of the bracelets
and use some fabric studs to hook the stud onto the bead/ring, therefore
creating a fastening.
Below, are two
of the most common types of fastening for friendship bracelets - the adjustable
strap with the charm/bead/design in the centre.
Like I said
at the start of the post, these are the wee gems of the bracelet world! Like
the name says, you can make them for your fabulous pals! For yourself too…you
can all have matchy matchy ones! Or, just make them for yourself if you want
some quirky arm decorations!
I really
love macramé! I actually have this old watch with a broken strap and I think I might
make a macramé strap for it…that’s an idea!!
Anyway guys,
thank you SO SO much for reading! I hope you enjoyed this post
J and I will catch you all next Sunday!
Have a fab week and take care! Xxx
YouTube source:
DIY ♥ Adjustable Macrame
Arm Party Bracelets! ♥ by Katrinaosity
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