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Friendship Bracelet Patterns
Friendship bracelets work along the same lines as promise rings. They are exchanged between friends and worn as a symbol of the friendship.
Friendship bracelets normally denote a platonic friendship but can also signify a romantic friendship as well.
Giving something in exchange for something else is an age-old custom. Giving bracelets is meaningful and the bracelets do not have to be made from gold and diamonds, as it is the symbol that they portray that is most important. Generally nowadays friendship bracelets are handmade from hemp. They are made by first getting four strands of hemp, each about five feet long, the choice of colours of the strand is totally personal.
Giving something in exchange for something else is an age-old custom. Giving bracelets is meaningful and the bracelets do not have to be made from gold and diamonds, as it is the symbol that they portray that is most important. Generally nowadays friendship bracelets are handmade from hemp. They are made by first getting four strands of hemp, each about five feet long, the choice of colours of the strand is totally personal.
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bracelet is then fashioned from knots made along the length of the strands. Knots can be made right to left or vice versa and this leaves room for interpretation for individual and unique designs.
If you aren’t able to find hemp with which to make your bracelet you can also use embroidery threads which come in every colour of the rainbow and can allow for more individual style to be incorporated into the bracelet. To keep your embroidery threads from crossing over and knotting invest in an organiser and thread holder, which keeps everything separate. As with any type of ethnic based jewellery there are plenty of different patterns available and as you get better at making bracelets it may be a good idea to invest in a pattern book which will allow you to get to grips with the more advanced and adventurous patterns.
bracelet is then fashioned from knots made along the length of the strands. Knots can be made right to left or vice versa and this leaves room for interpretation for individual and unique designs.
If you aren’t able to find hemp with which to make your bracelet you can also use embroidery threads which come in every colour of the rainbow and can allow for more individual style to be incorporated into the bracelet. To keep your embroidery threads from crossing over and knotting invest in an organiser and thread holder, which keeps everything separate. As with any type of ethnic based jewellery there are plenty of different patterns available and as you get better at making bracelets it may be a good idea to invest in a pattern book which will allow you to get to grips with the more advanced and adventurous patterns.
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