Hello there.
Today's post is about the colourful friendship bracelets, which were very popular back in the 1970s. Recently they have become popular again, and I came upon them through my friend, who taught me how to do a simple pattern, which I loved to pieces, literally.
I read on the inter'gre'net, that the bracelets apparently are supposd to be tied onto the wrist of a friend, who you want to wish something good for. You have to wear it until it's worn-out, or until it falls off by itself. Then, according to traditions, the wish will come true. How adorable is that?
I enjoyed making my first bracelet so much, that I wanted to challenge myself a bit, and find other and more difficult patterns to do. I was lucky to get a variety of thread from my sweet sweet granny, and the search for patterns began. There are hundreds and hundreds of great patterns on the internet and tons of tutorials on Youtube, so it's easy to begin. If you've already seen these cute bracelets before, but thought to yourself, I can't do that, then of course you can! It's actually really easy, and it's something everyone can do, plus it's also quite fun. Well, I think it is, and I'm sure that everyone else, who likes to be creative, probably will like it too.
I think the friendship bracelets are very cute, and I love wearing them. You can choose whatever colour and whatever pattern you may like, and it's a thing you can give as a personal gift for your friends, which they will surely love. Oh, and my mum loves them too, so do make one for your sweet mum as well.
Below I have gathered a collection of the ones I have made so far.
As you can see, I only managed to find a few, even though I have made loads of them, but I've either given them as gifts, or worn them until they fell apart, so I only have these left. I haven't made any tutorials for any of these, because there are already a lot of really great ones out there. You just need to search.
The easiest friendship bracelet to do, is the basic diagonal striped one, also called candy stripe, which is the one you can see at the right. If you'd like to try out the one at the left, the zig zag one, this is a great tutorial:
Byee.
