First, cut a 72" [182.9 cm] piece and a 24" [61 cm] piece from cotton braiding cord.

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At about 5" [12.7 cm] from one end, tie a double overhand knot.

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Tape the cord to your working space, above the knot. This will be the base of your bracelet.

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Tie the 72" [182.9 cm] cord around the base cord just below the knot. Make sure the strands on either side of the tie are even.

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Slide a bead onto the base and push it up to the tie.
TIP: Wrap a piece of tape around the end of the base cord and cut it to an angled point; then use it as a needle to help thread the bead onto your cord.

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Start your first square knot around the bead. To do this, take the right cord and fold it across the front of the base cord below the bead, horizontally, making the shape of a backward number “4”.

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Now, take the left cord and place it over the right cord, bend it back under the right cord and across back of the base cord then up through the opening of the backward “4”. Grab the ends of both cords and pull tight against the metal bead.

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For the next 11 knots, repeat Steps 6-7 without a bead.
TIP: Work each knot the same (from right to left) for this bracelet to create the twist.

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Slide on a bead and repeat Steps 6-8. Continue this pattern for 6½" of knots, or until you reach the desired length.

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Tie a double overhand knot with the base cord around the two outside working cords below the last bead.

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Trim the ends as close to the knot as you can and add a generous amount of glue. Let dry.

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Trim the excess base cord about 5" [12.7 cm] from the double overhand knot.

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To tie the sliding knot, overlap the ends of the cords about 2" - 3" [5.1 cm - 7.6 cm]. Tie a knot with the end pointing towards the left, over the lacing. Repeat on the left side. Trim excess cord and use a toothpick to add glue to the ends. Let dry.
TIP: You can simply tie a knot. Determine desired length of the necklace or bracelet, tie a knot and cut the excess.

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Tie a knot on each end of the excess cords so the cords do not slip through the sliding knot.

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Kids Wood Bead Twisted Bracelet

Instructions

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS