Now you have 4 loops on your opposite hand.Ħ. Then grab that last loop with your pinky (letting go with the pointer finger) and pulling it through the rest of the strands and tighten.
For the flat braid, you loop your pinky through the 2, 3, 6, and 7.ĥ. Your pinky does all the work.ĭepending on how you want your bracelet to look you will loop your pinky under that strand and pull the end loop (#7 and #8) through them all.Ĥ. In the picture above it will be my right hand. You will always be working with the hand that has only three strands on it. Separate the stranded loops and put them on your fingers (4 strands on one hand and 3 on the other).ģ. Cut 7 strands of embroidery floss about 24” long. Supplies: Embroidery Floss Scissors Pins Nimble fingersġ. Both are cute and your children will love to make these. The first bracelet it a flat 7 strand braid (which I will demonstrate), the second bracelet is a 4 sided cubed braid (which is shown in the video). Depending on which loops you use you get a different pattern. These are all done by finger weaving loops. These are different than the macramé knot tying bracelets.
So I thought I would show you how to make some so that you can have a boredom buster for your children this summer. I have noticed they are making their way back on children’s wrists. One of the easiest and quickest bracelets to make is the finger weaving kind. I sold them at a stand in my neighborhood and got busted for making them in class. If you were my friend, acquaintance and sometimes even my enemy you received a friendship bracelet made by me. One of my most favorite crafts to do when I was in elementary school was to make friendship bracelets.