Friendship bracelets (weaving)

For many decades, baubles do not go out of fashion. And today this ornament does not lose its popularity. On the contrary, there are new trends and varieties of bracelets. This cute accessory is called the friendship bracelet. It is traditionally considered to be his representatives of the younger generation. Although you can often see it among fashionistas and fashionistas of all ages. So, gradually, this original thing turned into a stylish and fashionable accessory.

What are friendship bracelets? What are they like? How to do it yourself? We will answer these and other questions in this article.

Surely many at one time were fond of weaving colored baubles, gave them to friends or received from friends. It is these jewelry and there are bracelets of friendship. This is very symbolic, since true friendship will forever unite people like a bundle.

There is an opinion that bracelets woven from threads originated in Indian culture. Ostensibly Indians exchanged them as a sign of special feelings. It was necessary to wear this jewelry until it is worn out.

After some time, baubles became a kind of hippie symbol. This bright, original attribute perfectly expressed the image of a hippie. In addition, the bracelets contained the same meaning as the Indians. They were donated to loved ones as a sign of special love, respect or friendship. Selling baubles was not accepted.

Gradually, friendship bracelets tightly entered the daily lives of many young people. They weave independently, create interesting patterns, give to girlfriends and friends. Usually bracelets make paired. The exchange of such accessories symbolizes friendship, strong as knots in a bracelet.

This accessory can be worn with any clothes. Friendship baubles with jeans or bright dresses and sundresses look especially good.

Today's baubles are slightly different from the first models. They have come a long way of improvement, so they look diverse, extraordinary and stylish. Masters for work usually use floss threads. You can replace them with waxed cords or satin ribbons. Color and pattern here also have a certain meaning. One thing remains unchanged - the principle of weaving such jewelry is the macrame technique.

Baubles can be created from different materials - threads, satin ribbons, beads, ropes and leather. You can also use a variety of decorative elements - stones, beads and flowers.

The most preferred material for the manufacture of bracelets are threads. They come in cotton or wool. Especially often used floss thread. The fact is that they are smoother, making it convenient to work with and easy to control the density of the nodules.

Weaving is the most diverse, which you can imagine. The simplest of all, which is ideal for beginners, is a simple pigtail. During work, you can get acquainted with the fittings and understand the whole time-consuming process.

For a change, you can interlace 3 multi-colored braids in one bracelet. This option looks more impressive.

There are two main types of weaving - direct and oblique.

Using oblique weaving, patterns such as arrows or Christmas trees can be obtained.

With the help of direct weaving, more diverse and intricate patterns are formed.. These can be various shapes, pictures, inscriptions or names. Friendship bracelets with the words best friends or friendship are especially popular.

The main part of the weaving of baubles from threads is the knot. This bracelet should be weaved with a double knot in one direction - from right to left or from left to right. Having examined and understood all the nodes, you can master any technique.Moreover, in the future it will be possible to develop your individual drawings and patterns.

The technique of oblique weaving provides a maximum of 4 shades of threads. The number of threads is not limited, it all depends on the desired width of the product. Their acceptable length is 1 meter. This is exactly enough for any drawing and for any wrist.

Direct weaving allows the use of a large number of colors. It is important to distinguish between the color of the background and the picture itself. It looks interesting product with contrasting colors. For a three-dimensional pattern, its thread should be longer than the others.

As already mentioned, using the principles, you can get multi-faceted and original bracelets. As an example, here are some of them:

• Zigzag Bracelet
• Drawing "Wave"
• Pattern "Peacock" or "peacock tail"
• Fenya "Ladder"
• Pattern "Grid"

The colors of the decorations are of great importance. There is a statement that each color symbolizes something special. Many use this accessory as a talisman. It can combine several shades. Their combination can be absolutely anything.

We bring to your attention a step-by-step master class on creating a friendship bracelet with weaving in the form of hearts.

As materials, we will need 2 colors of floss threads, a means of fixing threads (adhesive tape or a board with a clip), as well as scissors. Let's start:

• It is necessary to prepare 4 threads of each color, about 70 cm long. In total, 8 threads are obtained. Before starting work, you should arrange the threads of different colors in turn. Next, leaving the tip about 10 cm, you need to tie all the threads in one knot.

• Attaching the thread on the board, you must divide them in half. In the end there should be two halves, in each of which there are 2 strings of one shade and 2 strings of the other. Then in each of them you need to arrange the same thread. So, along the edges there should be threads of the same color.

• The next step is interlacing. Let's start with the left group. You need to twist the first left thread around the second thread to the left. Tightening the first thread to the end, we get a knot. It should be remembered that it is always necessary to do two knots. Thus, we perform the same manipulation again.

• Next, we bind in a similar way the first thread around the third and fourth. As a result, the first thread should fall into the middle.

• Now we start working with the right side. We do everything the same, only in the opposite direction - from right to left. Subject to all movements, the last right thread should fall into the middle. The first row is ready.

• The second row we do on the same principle. The picture shows step by step movements.

• To get a heart-shaped pattern, you must use the following scheme. We take the second thread on the left (in the photo it is blue) and we bind it around the last left thread. Perform this manipulation twice. Then we do the same on the other side.

• Then we take the second thread from the left side (red) and wind it around the third and fourth threads, moving it to the center. Similarly, doing the same movement on the right side. Then with the second thread from the left (red) we make 2 knots around the last left. And we do the same on the right.

• To fill the heart with blue, take the second thread on the left and make knots around the third and fourth threads. Symmetrically perform the movement on the right.

• After that, perform two simple rows (like the first two). Then we embody the scheme of weaving the heart. And so on to the end.

• Having received the bracelet of the required length, you need to fasten all the threads, tying them into a knot and cut off the excess.

In this way, we got a bright, positive and unusual friendship bracelet.

To ensure that everything worked out and there were no problems, use some of the tips from professionals:

• Think carefully about the colors of the future accessory. It is necessary to give preference to shades which like you or your friend. You can also choose a color that carries a value.
• Choose bright colors, combine them correctly.
• Do not forget to make double knots.It is impossible to make different nodules in one product.
• Before you start, think of a pattern, study various schemes and drawings.
• You can make bracelets specifically for friends.
• If you are worried that you may become confused in the sequence of colors, write it down.
• It is better to start and finish the decoration at once. Putting aside for later, you can forget what you did before.
• Act carefully and correctly so that the threads do not tangle with each other.
• Do not make too tight bracelets, they should be free to lie on your wrist.
• Threads for embroidery are too thin, so you do not need to pull them with force, so as not to tear.

That's all. We hope that our recommendations and photo report will help you create bright, interesting, unusual decorations for your friends and girlfriends.