Friendship Bracelet

I've never been real big on the friendship object trend. It just never struck my fancy. This is probably because it'd be really awkward to get/give a friendship bracelet and then start hating each other or something and have to ask for it back. That would completely ruin my friendy mojo. That being said, a fabulous bracelet doesn't have to come from a friend, so I made one for myself.

What you'll need:

• String or yarn
• hex nuts, beads, or anything with a hole in it you feel would look nice on a bracelet (Have fun with it!)
• tape
• a clasp if you really want it

PROCESS:

I'm serious. Tape that sucker down.


1. Cut three equal lengths of the string.
2. Tie these three in a knot 
3. Tape that knot down. Firmly. With the tape. It's going to want to come off the table once you start working with it so this is actually a very serious step. (Actually it's not life-or-death so don't sweat it.)
4. Start braiding. I don't really know how to explain braiding, but there are lots of great tutorials on the internet and if you ask around I'm sure you have a friend who knows how to braid. 
5. Once you've braided a bit of the string, maybe around a third, tie another knot separating the braided section from the rest.
6. Slide a bead/anything with hole onto all three strands or as many as possible.
7. Knot it off again. 
8. Repeat 6 and 7 until you have as many bead things as desired. 
9. Braid the rest of the string until it's the length you want it to be.
10. Now it's honesty time. I'm horrible at tying of things. I just can't do it. So, if you got a clasp, just tie it on to the strings and you're done. If you didn't, I just tied my bracelet onto my wrist loose enough to be able to untie it.

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 VOILA! A bracelet that will forever mark your friendship. Or at least validate it's there because they're wearing an... interesting... bracelet that you've made.
 
 
 
A couple notes: 



As you can see some nuts are closer together than others

• There are different ways to do this. One way I tried was to follow the original tutorial where you don't tie any knots on except for the ends. You just braid and slide the beads/nuts on as you go. This looks good, except it's really hard to space them right (it's hard to make them look even). You have to keep track of the strands you are braiding and make sure they stay tight as well as maneuver beads on.
• I used cheap plastic thread on my bracelet, which I am ashamed of, however it was for a good reason. I did a couple bracelets to see what would work best and did not want to waste good string. 
• I realize there is a distinct lack of pictures in this post, I was having formatting issues. I will post an update blog with lots of photos I promise! In the meantime if you have any question feel free to post them in the comments.