A little about how to make ribbon bracelets

Handmade bracelets made of ribbons, beads, leather, laces and other materials are often called baubles, but in the USA they were nicknamed Friendship Bracelets, which means "bracelet of friendship". A feature of these bracelets-baubles is that they personally need to tie on the wrist of his friend, which is quite symbolic and touching.

These lovely trinkets appeared a very long time ago. The ancient Slavs and the North American Indians knew how to make bracelets from ribbons and cords. Nowadays, these accessories have burst through the hippy movement and have become very popular among teenagers who always strive to emphasize their individuality.

I propose to consider the variants of what bracelets can be made from ribbons with the addition of beads, chains and other trifles.

Bracelet 1 - round

This version of the weaving should be familiar to many, at least in my childhood, many boys wove in this way key fobs from colored wires. For such a bracelet you will need two colors of 2 meters each.

And now let's see in detail how to make bracelets from ribbons of a round shape:

- One of the tapes (No. 1) in the middle of the piece is fastened with adhesive tape to the table, we put the second tape (No. 2) folded in half from the top and also attach it. - Then tape number 1 is folded to the right in half, and the right end of tape No. 2 bends upwards. - After one end of tape number 1 we pass into the loop of the second tape and tighten the ribbons. We got the first bundle of baubles. - Further weaving is done in the same way, and when the desired length of the product is ready, the bracelet closes into the loop of the first knot by the two ends of the bands.

Bracelet 2 - from tape and beads

I think it's easy to guess how to make bracelets from ribbons with beads, but still let's take it all in order.

For such a bracelet you need 8 large beads and a piece of tape (about 50 centimeters). The edge of the tape is cut diagonally and fused with a cigarette lighter, then we tie a knot and string the bead, then again the nodule (close to the bead) and the next bead, and so on. When all the beads are strung, we tie the last knot, cut the ribbon diagonally and also melt it. Crumpled ends of the tape iron iron and tie a beautiful bow. The bracelet is ready.

Bracelet 3 - from wide ribbon

Using special accessories, you can make interesting bracelets from ribbons. The diagrams for creating such bracelets are very simple. You will need wide ribbons with ornament, clips for tape with fasteners and pliers. The tape is cut to the size of the wrist, we melt or glue the edges and fasten the clamps with pliers. After that, fasten the clasp. The bracelet is ready.

Bracelet 4 - from ribbons and chains

Bracelets from chains with large links themselves look roughly, but if in their rings weave the satin ribbons, then a very original and cute accessory will come out. So, for such a bracelet you will need a chain according to the size of your wrist and a piece of tape. It is threaded into links along the entire length of the chain and tied into a beautiful bow. The bracelet is ready.

Original decoration by yourself - it's quite simple. The main thing - to include the imagination, and ideas on how to make ribbon bracelets with the addition of various materials, themselves will take you to such an interesting world called Hand Made.