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Friendship Bracelet
Pattern - How to Make a Hemp Braided Choker It's easy to make a square knot bracelet, choker or key chain from Hemp, yarn or cotton string. It just takes a little practice. Various knots are used for friendship bracelets. "Why knots?" for a friendship bracelet? Knots are a symbol of unity, a bond that cannot be broken... much like the knots you can never remove from your shoelaces! The pattern we've provided, uses a series of common square knots (images below). How to Make a Friendship Bracelet or Hemp Braided Choker You'll Need : Hemp, twine etc. Various beads with Large holes (optional) Card board piece ~ 8" x 12" Large clip or masking tape To Make: Measurements may vary depending on your desired length. Cut a two yard piece of hemp. Loop your hemp to make 2-12" strands and 2 - 24" inch strands tie a knot about one inch from the end. Cut the pieces to make four individual pieces. You should now have 2 short strands and two longer strands all tied together at the end. Secure the knotted end to a piece of card board, using a clip, or to a table with masking tape. Pull the 12" strands tight and secure to board or table. These will be strands 2 & 3 on the diagram. To make working with the longer strands less unruly, you may choose to gather each one up to a manageable length and secure with wire twisty. Give yourself slack as needed. As you improve at your braiding you will no longer need to secure the hemp to a board. But, at first this step really helps. Make the knots using the instructions below.
Remember the square knot pattern...over, under, under,
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