String Bracelet

By Anonymous -
I found a really easy way to braid string. You can use it for a headband, bracelet, and more. The braid is super simple and doesn't take too long.

Materials:
- string (cords, shoelaces, anything that is pretty wide)
**the length depends on what you are making, but I would be safe and have about 3 feet of string.





1. Take your string and make a loop with about 4 inches left on one side.



2. Put your fingers through the loop, grab the the short side of string (not the end, closer to the middle), and pull it throught the loop. This creates another loop with a knot at the bottom.




3. Take the long end of the string and pull it behind and through the loop. Pull tight.



4. Keep on doing step three. If the loop gets too large, pull on the large end of the string, and the loop will become smaller.




5. When the braid is as long as you like, make the loop large enough so that the long end of the string goes through the end of braid, and the loops disappears.



6. You can do whatever you want with the braid, but I decided to make a bracelet. You can either just tie the bracelet, or you can cut of the ends and bind them together.





- Shruti









Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 24, 2017 at 6:30 AM

    That's interesting. While it is unlikely that I will ever use this, it's still an interesting idea. Did you make this up yourself? Or did you find it online or in a book? Good post.

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