Make a Bracelet With Your Name on It

Name bracelets, sometimes called friendship bracelets, are easy to make as long as you have a little patience and are willing to memorize and experiment. wikiHow will show you how to make these woven bracelets that you can make for yourself, as a gift, or as an item to sell. Just see Step 1 below to get started.

If you were looking for a beaded name bracelet, see this article. If you were looking for a Rainbow Loom name bracelet, see this article.

Steps

Starting the Bracelet

  1. Get the form. You'll need a surface that you can use as a form to make the bracelet on. A plastic packaging strip works best, but you can also use a string of cardboard. The width of the strip will be the width of your bracelet, and the length should be slightly smaller than the length you want for your bracelet. Cut the strip to size using scissors.
  2. Align the strings on the form. Using embroidery thread or nylon strings, stretch an odd number (nine, for example) of strings in the color you want for your letters across the length of the strip. These strings will need to be about 4-5" longer on either end than the strip. Secure the letter strings in place by wrapping the background color string around the strip in several carefully aligned loops at one end.
  3. Understand the wrapping. You will vary the order in which the strings are wrapped in order to get the different letters. The any one or more of the letter strings will be moved either to the left or right, and then the back color strings will be wrapped around the the strip either behind or on top of the letter strings.
  4. Wrap the first few rows. Wrap a few rows of the back color before starting on your letters. You want your letters to be centered on the bracelet.
  5. Experiment with patterns. You will want to experiment before making your letters, to come to a good understanding of how the strings are wrapped in order to get different looks. Try messing around to see what patterns you can make.

Making the Letters

  1. Make an A. With all the letter strings to the left, wrap the back color four times around the form. Fold the letter strings over the back color strings and then move the top string and middle string to the left. Do two back color rows, then return all of the letter strings to the left. Wrap four rows of the back color. Return all of the letter strings to the right. Wrap the back color once, or more if necessary for spaces.
    • This procedure can be slightly modified to make an I, H, L, U, O or T.
  2. Make a B. Start with the top and bottom letter strings to the left. Wrap the back color twice. Move the rest of the letter strings to the left and wrap the back color three times. Next, with the top, bottom, and middle letter strings to the left, wrap the back color twice. Move the middle letter string to the right, and the two sections of the remaining strings on the right to the left. Wrap the back color around just the single middle string three times. Bring all of the strings on the left to the right and wrap the back color once, or more if necessary for spaces.
    • This procedure can be modified to make a P.
  3. Make a C. Set all letter strings to the left, wrap the back color four times, leave the top and bottom strings on the left and move the rest to the right, wrap the back color four times, return the letter strings to the right and then wrap the back color once, or more if necessary for spaces.
    • This procedure can be modified to make an E or F.
  4. Make a D. Set the top two and bottom two letter strings on the left and move the rest to the right and wrap the back color twice. Then move all of the letter strings to the left and wrap the back color three times. Return all of the letter strings, set the first and last two to the left again, wrap the back color twice, set the top and bottom strings to the right with the rest at the left and wrap the back color one time. Top and bottom strings of the strings on the left and bring them over to the right and wrap once. Return all of the strings to the right and wrap the back color once, or more if necessary for spaces.
  5. Make a J. Set the bottom three to the left, wrap the back color three times, return all but the bottom one to the right, wrap once, place all on the left, and wrap the back color three times. Return all to the right and wrap the back color once, or more if necessary for spaces.
    • This procedure can be modified to make an S or G.
  6. Make a K. Set all letter strings to the left, wrap the back color four times, set all but the middle string to the right, rap the back color twice, flip the letter strings so that the middle is to the right and the rest are on the left, and then wrap the back color once. Grab the first string above and below the middle string and pull those to the right, wrap once, grab the next closest above and below and wrap once again, repeating until all are wrapped and the letter is done.
    • This procedure can be modified to make a Q or an R.
  7. Make an M. Set all letter strings to the left, wrap the back color four times, and then return the strings to the right and split them into to piles. Set the bottom half to the right and wrap twice. Flip so that the bottom half are on the left and the top half are on the right and wrap twice. Set the bottom half to the right again and wrap twice. Cross both sides to the left and wrap four times. Return all the the right and wrap once, or more if necessary for spaces.
    • This procedure can be modified to make an N, Z, Y, or W.

Finishing Your Bracelet

  1. Tie off the back color. Tie off and knot your back color on the back side of the bracelet.
  2. Knot off the ends of the colors string.
  3. Braid and tie off the ends of the letter string. Turn the letter strings into a single string by braiding them together. Once you reach the end, tie a knot to secure it. The two braids will be tied together in order to close the bracelet on your wrist.
  4. Make tape caps, if you want to. Take a small square of tape, cut a hole at the center, string you braided ends through, and press the tape down to cover the ends of the bracelet. You can wrap around the very end with a very narrow strip of tape to make it even stronger. Electrical tape works best for this.

Tips

  • Don't get frustrated. Making a bracelet is a little harder than you think, but it is fun.
  • Try to maintain the bracelet by just tying low at the edges.

Warnings

  • Making a bracelet is a little frustrating. Try not to get angry and try not to give up. Take your time and take a break if you want about ten minutes is a long enough break. Do not give up just because things get a little harder; instead, try using bigger beads instead of small beads, which will make it a little easier to maintain the smallness of the other beads.

Things You'll Need

  • A plastic or cardboard strip
  • Scissors
  • Nylon string or embroidery thread in at least two colors
  • Patience

Sources and Citations

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