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How to Make A Macrame’ Bracelet (or Necklace)

by on Jul 3, 2007

Taking a long road trip this summer? Well, we know how boring those can be. That’s why we’re gonna show you how to make some awesome hemp bracelets. It’ll keep you awake and you can keep the driver awake. Plus, hemp is for both guys and girls, so guys, get our your hemp too and let’s get ready to hit the road!

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1. Get out your hemp twine. If you don’t want to use hemp there is a wide variety of colored cord you can chose from. The thicker the cord the bigger your bracelet or necklace.

A person is holding a ball of strings above their blue jeans.
2. Cut off two long strands.

A person untangling yarn in a car.

3. Take one of the strands, fold it in half and loop it over a rounded stick such as a paint brush or pencil.

A looped piece of string held against a small dowel rod.

A woman uses a wooden dowel in order to bend a piece of wire to make it fold almost in half.

A person pulls on a string from near their blue jeans.
4. Do the same to the other strand. Now, you have four strands hanging down.

A person holds a stick with string wrapped around it.
5. Take the right strand, pull it over the two inner strands and under the left strand.

A string is looped over a dowel rod over a womans lap.

Hands are holding a stick with string hanging from it.
6. Pull the left strand behind the two inner strands and through the loop created by the right strand. This is a half square knot.

A person working with yarn on a stick.

A woman's hands displaying looped string on a stick.

Two hands are holding a paintbrush with strings hanging from it.
A hand is holding a stick with strings hanging from it in a car.

7. Pull it tight to the top.

A pair of women's hands tying a knot with some string over a stick.

A person is twisting string around a stick.
8. And repeat those steps over and over and over… You will get this twisted look.

Two hands hold a stick with strings hanging from it.
9. Once you are about half way done, get out a special shell or bead and pull the two inner (called the “anchors”) and pull them through the hole in your shell or bead.

A hand is pointing to another hand holding a small circular items.

A person knitting with yarn in a car.

Hands are holding strings above a blue cloth.
10. Continue to tie half square knots until you have reached your desired length.

A person braiding string on a stick.
11. Now, remove the stick from the loops and pull the anchor strands to make your end loops a little smaller.

A hand is holding a small bar above their jeans.

A person is braiding a string that they are holding in their hands.
12. Pull two of your strands through the end loops.

A woman's hands holding string that is twisted together.

A person in blue jeans works with some string.
13. Put it on your wrist and tie a knot.

A braided piece of rope around someone's left wrist.

A person is tying a string around their wrist.

A person tying a string around their left wrist.
And you are done!

A man holds a pair of scissors cutting twine that he has tied on his wrist.

A person is holding up their left hand with a bracelet on it.
For a necklace, just make it longer. Add more beads or shells or go without any at all…hey, it’s up to you!

created at: 03/28/2013

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