Make Friendship Bracelets by Twinkie Chan

All levels | 1 hour 27 min

Make Friendship Bracelets
Overview01:13
Materials01:55
Twist07:49
Closures24:42
Candy stripe06:45
Chevron07:28
Heart13:42
Lettering23:55

Taught by Twinkie Chan

There's no better way to celebrate your friends than with friendship bracelets. In this class, fiber artist and good friend Twinkie Chan will teach five very cool bracelet designs, plus four different ways to finish and secure them. You can make them for yourself, give them as gifts, or go old-school and trade them with your besties. They're fun and simple to make and can be easily sent through the mail to your favorite people.

Here’s what you’ll need:

DMC embroidery floss in your favorite colors - Twinkie uses Dark Pink #956, Mint #964, Red #321, Gold #3852, White #BLANC, Light Pink #761, Coral #350
Scissors
Safety pins
Optional: clip board, tape, approx 3/4" buttons & a needle that will fit through your button and floss, glue (fabric glue, tacky glue, or super glue) and a tooth pick, big bead, graph paper and pencil
Generate an alpha pattern for a name or word at friendship-bracelets.net

Downloads:

Download Materials List

Learn how to:

Work the twist stitch
Make a heart pattern
Make a candy stripe
Make a chevron
Make a tie-on bracelet
Finish your bracelet four ways
Add a button as a clasp
Vary colors and widths to create unique pieces
Create letters and numbers with alpha patterns

What you'll get:

A series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to make several types of knotted friendshop bracelets
8 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list
Step-by-step instructions from artist Twinkie Chan
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students