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Friendship Bracelets


My girls have been asking to make friendship bracelets for a while now, so when this package of embroidery threads arrived in the post  ...


it was the perfect opportunity to try them 
out!

I was inspired by a post from Pam at Threading My Way, who made a little friendship bracelet kit as a Christmas gift - such a neat idea!

We followed a tutorial that Pam recommended, using a braiding disk.



It was so easy, and in no time my girls and I had each whipped up a pretty bracelet:


Or anklet!


I've never made friendship bracelets before and really had fun with this. We're going to check out more tutorials and make lots more of these.
How pretty are they?

Gorgeous combination of thread colours!


Have you ever made friendship bracelets?  Do you have any other tutorials to recommend?


8 comments:

  1. Michelle L.January 23, 2014 at 7:16 AM

    So pretty, Jill! I love that cute cardboard contraption - looks like a great homemade trick.

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    1. JillJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:21 PM

      Thanks Mich! Yes, the cardboard trick worked a treat!

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  2. Pam @Threading My WayJanuary 23, 2014 at 8:48 AM

    Love the blues, pinks and mauves together, Jill. Have fun making making different styles of friendship bracelets. Thanks for the link back.

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    1. JillJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:19 PM

      Thanks Pam - and thank YOU for the inspiration to get me moving on these friendship bracelets that have been on my to do list for a long time now!

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  3. The Chilly DogJanuary 23, 2014 at 9:33 AM

    I loved making friendship bracelets as a child and wrote a friendship bracelet tutorial on my blog last year. As kids, we always tied the strings onto a safety pin then pinned our work to our jeans as we knotted them. The braiding disk looks like it could be a better, less pokey, idea.

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    1. JillJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:18 PM

      A safety pin onto your jeans sounds like a nifty idea too!!

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  4. Ulla's Quilt WorldJanuary 23, 2014 at 12:45 PM

    Lovely idea! :)
    Greetings from Finland!
    Hugs, Ulla

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