First, cut a 48" [122 cm] piece from each cord for your striped friendship bracelet.

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Align the cords so they are even, then tape the floss to your working space about 2" [5 cm] from one end.

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Now, separate the cords in the order you would like the stripes to appear in your bracelet.
TIP: Assign the strands a letter to follow the instructions easier. For the bracelet in the photo: lime green (A), purple (B), orange (C), pink (D) and turquoise (E).

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To start the knotting process, place the first cord on the left (A) perpendicular over the second (B) cord, creating a “4” shape. Next, wrap the A cord end under the B cord and thread through the loop of the “4” shape then pull the end so the knot moves up to the top. Repeat for a second knot. Working the A cord across all cords, making the two knots, until it moves all the way over to the right.

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Repeat Step 5 for all cords and continue until you have about 5" [12.7 cm] of knotted stripes.

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For the last set of stripes on this end, continue making stripes but drop the last cord as you work across so it naturally decreases the number of knots in the row. If you are using five cords, the first row will have four knots across. The second row will have three knots across. The third two knots and the fourth will have one knot.

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With the last, longest cords left, tie a double knot around a closed jump ring.

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Remove the tape from the top and turn your bracelet around and tape to your table so you have the 2" [5 cm] end pointing towards you on your working surface.

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Repeat the decreasing technique for this end and tie a jump ring as you did the previous end.

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Cut all excess floss from the bracelet and ad a dab of glue to secure.

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Add a clasp to one of the jump rings.
TIP: To open and close a jump ring, simply grasp the jump ring on both sides with chain nose pliers and twist the ring open, from side-to-side. Never pull the jump ring which can cause distortion.

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Add a charm with a jump ring.

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Bright Striped Friendship Bracelet

Instructions

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS