Handmade bracelets made of ribbons, beads, leather, laces and other materials are often called baubles, but in the USA they were called Friendship Bracelets, which means “friendship bracelet”. And the peculiarity of these baubles-bracelets is that they personally need to be tied on the wrist of your friend, which is quite symbolic and touching.
These cute trinkets appeared a very long time ago. The ancient Slavs and North American Indians knew about how to make bracelets from ribbons and cords. Nowadays, these accessories burst thanks to the hippie movement and have become very popular among teenagers who are always striving to emphasize their individuality.
I propose to consider options for what bracelets can be made from ribbons with the addition of beads, chains and other trifles.
Bracelet 1 - Round
This variant of weaving should be familiar to many, at least in my childhood, many boys wove colored key rings for keys in this way. For such a bracelet you will need two-color ribbons of 2 meters each.
And now let's understand in detail how to make round bracelets from ribbons:
- One of the tapes (No. 1) in the middle of the segment we fasten with tape to the table, on top we lay the second tape folded in half (No. 2) and also fasten it.
- Next, fold tape No. 1 to the right in half, and bend the right end of tape No. 2 up.
- After one end of tape No. 1, thread through the loop of the second tape and tighten the ribbons. We got the first bundle of baubles.
- Next, weaving is done in the same way, and when the desired length of the product is ready, the bracelet closes in the loop of the first node with two ends of the ribbons.
Bracelet 2 - from ribbon and beads
I think it’s easy to guess how to make bracelets from ribbons with beads, but still, let's take it in order.
For such a bracelet you need 8 large beads and a piece of tape (approximately 50 centimeters). Cut the edge of the tape obliquely and fuse it with a lighter, then tie a knot and string a bead, then again a knot (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 obliquely and also melt it. Iron the crumpled ends of the ribbon with an iron and tie a beautiful bow. The bracelet is ready.
Bracelet 3 - from a wide ribbon
Using special accessories, you can make interesting bracelets from ribbons.
The schemes for creating such bracelets are very simple. You will need wide ribbons with an ornament, clips for a tape with fasteners and pliers.
Cut the tape to the size of the wrist, melt or glue the edges and fasten the clamps with pliers. After that we fasten the clasp. The bracelet is ready.
Bracelet 4 - from ribbons and chains
Bracelets made of chains with large links in themselves look rough, but if satin ribbons are woven into their rings , a very original and cute accessory will come out.
So, for such a bracelet you will need a chain in the size of your wrist and a piece of tape. It is threaded into the links along the entire length of the chain and tied in a beautiful bow. The bracelet is ready.
An original jewelry with your own hands is quite simple. The main thing is to include imagination, and ideas on how to make bracelets from ribbons with the addition of various materials will carry you to such an interesting world called Hand Made.