Make a Friendship Bracelet

Friendship bracelets are lots of fun to make. They might be even more fun to give away. You can make them in any combination of colors that appeals to you. You can make each of your friends a bracelet in her favorite color or, if you participate in school sports, you can make one for each member of your team in your school's colors. There are many methods for creating the bracelets, but all of them require the exact same materials, so you can make a variety of styles using the same threads.

Materials
Embroidery thread, at least 2 skeins in 2 colors
Cylindrical Beads
Safety pin
Glue
Twine
Optional: Clipboard

Two Color Spiral Wrap Take and write down the measurement of your wrist. Cut the twine to this length. Pull out a few inches of each color thread that you want to use for the bracelet. Tie the thread into a slip knot, with the knot (not the loop) around one end of the twine. Add some glue to the twine and knot to secure it in place and allow to dry. When it is dry, fasten the safety pin through the knot to secure it in place. If you have a clipboard, place the knot under the clip so that all the threads hang free down the board. Otherwise, fasten the bracelet to a pillow with the safety pin, so that the threads will stay taut while you are working.

Separate one of the long lengths of thread from the twine. Holding it in your left hand, grasp the skein with your right and pull it across the top of the twine, creating a figure "4". Pass the skein back to the left under the twine and pull it up through the triangle of the four. Release with the left hand and pull the thread tight with your right hand, to form a knot. Repeat 3-4 times, change color and repeat the same number of times. Continuing tying in alternating colors until you reach the end of the twine. Glue the end and allow to dry. Cut the threads about 2 inches longer than the end of the twine and use them to tie the cylindrical bead to the bracelet. The bead will hook through the loop of the slip knot to make a clasp.

Basket Weave Cut 3 strands of yarn in one color, in sections four inches longer than your wrist measurement. Hold those pieces together and tie them into a slip knot with the end from the skein of the other color so that the skein piece is on the far left. Use the safety pin and clipboard as explained above.

Take the skein and pass it under the first strand of the second color, over the third strand and under the third. Pass it back to the left over the third, under the second, and over the third. Repeat this back and forth weaving until two inches from the bottom of the cut strands. Cut the working thread to match and tie around bead.