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friendship
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Single Braided Bracelet:
Here is What You Will Need:
• 6 Strands of thread each 12-inches in length.
Choose 3 different colors of thread, 2 strands in each color.
• Tape (not included)
Step 1: Line up your 6 strands and tie a knot about ½ an inch from
the end of your strands. (Image A)
Step 2: Separate the strands into 3 groups by color. (Image B)
Step 3: Tape your bracelet onto a flat surface to hold it in place.
Step 4: Begin your braid by taking group # 1 and bringing it over
group #2. Group #1 will now be in the center. (Image C)
Step 5: Take the group labeled #3 and bring it over group #1. (Image D)
Step 6: Repeat! Tip: If you want to add beads, slide one up a single
strand as you work. Braid some more and then add another bead
onto a different strand.
Step 7: Once you reach a length that comfortably fits around your
wrist, finish it off by tying a knot.
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Knotted Bracelet:
Here is What You Will Need:
• 6 Strands of thread each 24-inches in length
Choose 2 different colors of thread, 3 strands in each color
• Tape (not included)
Step 1: Line up your 6 strands and tie a knot about ½-inch from the
end of your strands. (Image A)
Step 2: Tape the knot to a flat surface and separate your strands by
color so that the colors are divided into two groups. (Image B)
Step 3: Take the first group and place it over the second group so
that your threads form a number “4”. (Image C)
Step 4: Wrap the ends of the first group underneath the second
group and pull tight.
Step 5: Repeat with your second set of strands, this time you will form
a backwards number “4” as you go. (Image D)
Step 6: Continue making knots in this fashion until your bracelet fits
around your wrist. Finish it off by tying a knot.
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Knotted Diagonal Bracelet:
Here is What You Will Need:
• 4 Strands of thread 24-inches in length each in a different color
• Tape (not included)
Step 1: Line up your 4 strands and tie a knot about ½ an inch from
the end of your strands. (Image A)
Step 2: Tape the knot to a flat surface and spread out each strand so
that no color is touching. (Image B)
Step 3: Take the string that is all the way to the left and place it over
the string right next to it, so that it looks like the number “4”. Loop the
first string underneath the second to make a knot. (Image C)
Step 4: Repeat! Make a second knot with the same two strings.
Then take the first string and make two knots with the third string,
then make two knots with the fourth string. (Images D & E)
Step 5: Once you have reached the end with your first color, you will
have a new color all the way to the left. Repeat Steps 3 & 4 until you
have a knotted bracelet that fits around your wrist. Finish it off by
tying a knot.
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Chevron Bracelet:
Here is What You Will Need:
• 4 Strands of thread 5-feet in length each in a different color
• Tape (not included)
To simplify the directions we will specify colors but you can use any 4
colors that you like. Our colors are: Black, Blue, Purple, and Pink.
Step 1: Line up your 4 strands and fold them in half. Tie a knot about ½
an inch from the fold. (Image A)
Step 2: Tape the knot to a flat surface and spread out each strand so that
no color is touching. Place the 2 black strands on the outside of the group,
each of the blue strands next to the black strands, the purple strands
next to the blue strands and the pink strands in the middle. (Image B)
Step 3: Take the black strand that is all the way to the left and make a knot
with the blue strand, the purple strand and then the pink strand. Then
take the black strand that is all the way to the right and make a knot with
the blue strand, the purple strand and then the pink strand. (Image C)
Step 4: Knot the two black strands together. The black strands should
now be in the center and the blue strands should now be on the
outside. (Image D)
Step 5: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with the blue strands. Then continue to knot
your bracelet, each time beginning your knots with the outermost strands.
Step 6: Continue until you have a knotted bracelet that fits around your
wrist. Finish it off by tying a knot.
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Using Your Friendship Wheel:
Here is What You Will Need:
• 8 Strands of thread each 24-inches in length
Choose 4 different colors of thread, 2 strands in each color
• Friendship Wheel
Step 1: Cut 8 strands of cord each 24 inches in length. Line all of your
strands up and tie a knot ½-inch from one end. Pull your knotted end
through the hole of your Friendship Wheel. Hold your knot on the
underside of the disc with one hand. (Image A)
Step 2: While holding the knot with one hand, use Image A as your
guide and arrange each strand through the Friendship Wheel
following the color heart symbols. Pull the strands tightly through the
slots so that each strand is pulled taught. Now the strands should
hang over the outside of wheel with the knotted part of the thread
pushed through the inside hole. (Image B)
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Step 3: Start Weaving! With the Start Heart facing away from you,
remove the “B” string on the bottom left of your blue heart, lift it straight
up and put it in the slot to the left of the top two cords. (Image C)
Step 4: You should now have 3 strings on the top blue heart. Now
take the “A” strand furthest to the right of your top blue heart and
move it straight down and put it in the slot to the right of your bottom
“B” strand. (Image D)
Step 5: You should now have 2 strings just to the left of your blue
heart on the top and 2 strings just to the right of your blue heart on
the bottom. Rotate the wheel a quarter of a turn clockwise so that
there is a green heart at the top of the wheel facing away from you
and a green heart at the bottom of the wheel closest to you.
(Images E & F)
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Step 6: Now just repeat! Continue to move the “bottom strand”
furthest to the left, to the slot at the top most left of the cords. Move the
strand furthest to the right at the top of the wheel down to the bottom
of the wheel, to the right of the bottom most cords. (Images G & H)
Step 7: Keep repeating Steps 3-6 until you have woven a friendship
bracelet. Once the bracelet fits around your wrist, finish it off by tying
the ends together in a knot.
This bracelet takes a very long time to make! But, don’t give up.
Once it’s complete, it’s really cool. If you get tired and have to put
your bracelet down for a little while, it’s easy to keep your spot!
Just loop the loose end of the last thread that you touched into the
next notch over!
© 2010 Horizon Group USA, Inc.
Made in China.
Horizon Group USA, Inc.
Lot # 18689
Date of Manufacture:
Shanghai, China
Item # 18689