• Home
  • Team Crafts Unleashed
  • About/Contact
    • Sharing Policy
  • Shop ConsumerCrafts
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Crafts Unleashed: DIY Craft Ideas, Fun Crafts & More

  • Jewelry
    • Top 50 DIY Jewelry Making Ideas
    • Necklaces
    • Earrings
    • Bracelets
    • Hair & Accessories
    • Beaded Jewelry
    • Jewelry Making Basics
  • Home Decor
    • Floral
    • Kids Rooms
    • Mantle & Tabletop
    • Wall Art
    • Wreaths
    • Organization
    • Designer Inspired Projects
  • Papercrafts
    • Scrapbooking
    • 3D Paper Projects
    • Card Making
    • Paper Decorations
    • Washi Tape Ideas and Projects
    • Embossing Folder Ideas and Projects
  • Seasonal
    • Winter
      • Christmas Craft Projects and Decorations
      • DIY Gifts and Handmade Gifts
        • Thank You For Your Vote!
      • Christmas
      • Valentine’s Day
        • Valentine’s Day Crafts
      • New Year’s Crafts
    • Spring
      • Spring and Easter Projects Gallery
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • Earth Day – Recycled Crafts
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Mother’s Day
    • Summer
      • Father’s Day
      • 4th of July & Patriotic
    • Fall
      • Fall & Thanksgiving Crafts Project Gallery
      • Halloween
        • Halloween Project Gallery
      • Thanksgiving
  • Party
    • Wedding Favors & Gifts
    • Wedding & Bridal Shower Decorations
    • Bridal Accessories
    • Baby Showers
    • Party Favors
    • Party Decorations
  • Craft Basics
    • Art
    • Cake & Candy
    • Clay Crafts
    • Fabric Crafts
    • Paper Mache
    • Yarn Crafts
    • Wood
  • Kids
    • Teacher & School Time Crafts
    • Graduation Ideas
  • Craft at Home
You are here: Home / Jewelry / Bracelets / Easy DIY Macrame Friendship Bracelets

October 14, 2013 · 24 Comments

Easy DIY Macrame Friendship Bracelets

Bracelets· Jewelry· Jewelry Making Basics

Today, I’m going to show you a fun and easy macrame bracelet that is a twist on the traditional friendship bracelet.  This two-tone woven bracelet can be made from any kind of twine or embroidery floss and is easily removable by adding a button (or bead) closure.  This fun little piece is proof that the very best crafts can be simple!

Macrame-friendship-bracelets-Crafts-Unleashed-1Supplies needed to make your own macrame friendship bracelets:

  • Hemp Twine or Bamboo Cord (I found the 20lb weight is perfect)
  • Buttons (You can also substitute a bead)
  • Scissors
  • Craft Glue (optional)

Easy Macrame Friendship BraceletsFirst, cut two lengths of twine about 7 feet long.  This will be a little longer than you need, but it’s better to have a little too much than not quite enough!  They can be the same color but I like to make them two different colors.

Now, measure down about 12 inches, and double up the cord.  This will give you two lengths of 12 inches, and 2 that are 72 inches.  Tie an overhand knot.  This will be the loop for your button closure, so be sure your button fits through this loop.

Easy Macrame Friendship BraceletsNow, secure your bracelet to your work surface.  You can tape it down, pin it to something – I like to use a clipboard to hold it steady while I work.

Easy Macrame Friendship BraceletsSeparate your strands, leaving the two short ones in the middle, and the two longs one on the sides.  Now, take one of the long strands and tie it around the two middle strands.  If you made friendship bracelets as a kid, this will be a really familiar knot.  In my photo above, I’m using the gray cord.

Then, make a second knot with that same cord.

Now, alternate to the other cord (in my case, the green one).  Repeat the process, making two knots.  Keep alternating sides, making two knots on each side.

Easy Macrame Friendship BraceletsWhen you have enough length (about 6 inches woven length – more or less if your wrist is larger or smaller than average), make an overhand knot to tie off the bracelet.  You can add a small dot of craft glue to help secure it if you wish.  If you do glue it, you can cut two of the tail ends off close to the knot.

Then, take your remaining two cords and use them to tie on your button closure.  Knot your cords underneath the button – and again, you can use a dot of glue to help secure this knot.  That’s it!

Easy Macrame Friendship BraceletsOnce you get the technique down, they make up quite quickly.  I can finish a bracelet in about 20 minutes.

Macrame-friendship-bracelets-Crafts-Unleashed-2You, too, will probably find that you can’t make just one!

More Project Ideas

  • Summer Boredom Buster Friendship BraceletsSummer Boredom Buster Friendship Bracelets
  • Easy Nautical Jewelry: Sailboat & Anchor BraceletsEasy Nautical Jewelry: Sailboat & Anchor Bracelets
  • How to Make Personalized DIY Bracelets With Polymer ClayHow to Make Personalized DIY Bracelets With Polymer Clay
  • Bamboo and Hemp Bracelet TutorialBamboo and Hemp Bracelet Tutorial
  • Project: Winter Wonderland BraceletProject: Winter Wonderland Bracelet
  • DIY Shamballa-Style Bracelet TutorialDIY Shamballa-Style Bracelet Tutorial
  • Rhinestone DIY Macrame Bracelet TutorialRhinestone DIY Macrame Bracelet Tutorial
  • Bead and Hemp Summer Ankle BraceletBead and Hemp Summer Ankle Bracelet
  • Make Your Own DIY Macrame EarringsMake Your Own DIY Macrame Earrings
  • Dip-Dyed Macrame DIY NecklaceDip-Dyed Macrame DIY Necklace
Adrianne

Adrianne is a writer, artist, designer, wife, and mom of 2 kids. She blogs at happyhourprojects.com where the theme is tutorials and recipes that can be made in an hour or less. Her favorite projects are jewelry-making, paper crafts, and recycled crafts. She participates annually in ArtPrize, an international art competition, and she’s the author of the book DIY T-Shirt Crafts: 50 Ways to Recycle a T-Shirt (August 2015).

don’t miss out – get all our DIY’s sent right to your inbox!

« Martha Stewart Living’s American Made Event
DIY Cinnamon Stick Door Wreath »

Comments

  1. Jazmin says

    September 29, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    Very cool! I’ve been looking for a new friendship bracelet to try out and make for people…so thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Cindy says

    September 13, 2015 at 3:22 am

    Hi, is there a way to weave beads into the design? If so, how would you go about doing that? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Adrianne says

      September 14, 2015 at 9:33 am

      Hi Cindy – this is probably more like what you’re looking for: http://www.blog.consumercrafts.com/jewelry-main/diy-shamballa-bracelet/

      Reply
  3. Diane says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:56 pm

    I love all your tutorials! I like to use button closures on my bracelets too, and I love how you strung yours!

    Reply
  4. Katie says

    April 7, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    I am having trouble under standing the measurements and which strings are the center and which are the ones you are making the knots with. 🙁
    Sorry but can you explain it more clearly for me, I want to make it out of Blue and Yellow Embroidery floss, if I cut both colors to 7 feet strings, whats happening next? I just can’t seem to visualize it without any added photos of what was happening between cutting two 7′ stings to making the knots… I’m horrible at that step.

    -Katie

    Reply
    • Adrianne says

      April 9, 2015 at 1:40 pm

      You tie the overhand knot at 12 inches, giving you 2 center cords that are 1 foot long, and two outer cords that you will be knotting that are 6 feet long.

      I do like to show this sort of thing visually but it’s really hard to take a proper photo of 6-foot long strings, haha.

      Reply
  5. Zell says

    December 17, 2014 at 2:42 am

    So pretty and simple! What’s this pattern called?

    Reply
    • Adrianne says

      December 17, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Oh, I’m not sure! It’s just the knotted pattern I made as a kid!

      Reply
  6. Melissa Arnold says

    October 5, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    Do you have any bigger size photos we can see sorry I don’t see that well or do you have a video we can watch step by step.it looks like on the first step you wrap it around and lay it on top then the second time you go through the whole is that right or am I not seeing it correctly.

    Reply
  7. Melissa Arnold says

    September 29, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    is the cord your using in the picture is it hemp cord or bamboo cord.thanks

    Reply
    • Adrianne says

      September 30, 2014 at 3:20 pm

      The green one is all bamboo, the other 2 shown are half hemp and half bamboo. Both types of cords work equally well, so you can choose cord based entirely on color if you like.

      Reply
  8. ❝ᔕᖺᗩᗰᓰᙢ❞ says

    June 11, 2014 at 1:56 am

    OMG…So c00l!; Thank you~_~
    I’ve a question:
    What should we do when the 2 middle HEMP’s are too long and the other two are too short?!
    Can we change them?!? Could you answer it in my Mail?

    Reply
    • Adrianne says

      June 12, 2014 at 7:11 am

      Hmmm, all I can really suggest is that perhaps the knots needed to be tighter, or cut longer lengths the next time around… you can also try tying that initial loop knot around 10 inches instead of 12?

      Reply
  9. kate says

    January 24, 2014 at 9:39 am

    thanks alot 🙂 wish u the best

    Reply
  10. Gawashh says

    November 17, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    This is AH-MAAZINGG!!, I love this.. I will try this for sure so easy and smart, thank you for sharing 😀

    Reply
  11. Melanie says

    October 15, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Never tried this before- great tutorial!

    Reply
  12. amy @ one artsy mama says

    October 15, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    SO cute and they look totally do-able too! Like something I could work on while watching a movie…I like it! Thanks for sharing, Adrianne!

    Reply
  13. Kadie says

    October 15, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    Great Tutorial! My daughter has been wanting to learn how to do these {I couldn’t remember} this is just what we needed to get her going! Thanks.:)

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Makramé koruja | Turun Normaalikoulun käsityöblogi says:
    April 14, 2016 at 4:31 am

    […] Helppo käsikoru, jossa kiva nappikkiinitys: Tarvitset 2,1 metriä lankaa. Taita lanka 30cm kohdalta ja tee lenkki napille. Mittaa lenkin koko tarkasti napin avulla. Lyhyet langat on ns. tukilangat ja pitkät langat on solmuja varten. […]

    Reply
  2. 7ab | Turun Normaalikoulun käsityöblogi says:
    April 11, 2016 at 6:14 am

    […] esim. tälläinen […]

    Reply
  3. DIY Crafts: 15 Most Popular Crafts on Crafts Unleashed says:
    December 31, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    […] Macrame friendship bracelets from […]

    Reply
  4. ketting en armband zelf maken says:
    August 4, 2014 at 2:19 am

    […] […]

    Reply
  5. 3 Fabulous Macrame Bracelet PatternsHandmade-Jewelry-Club says:
    July 14, 2014 at 5:02 am

    […] you are going to want to check out Adrianne’s blazing macramé bracelet. Use this easy-to-follow tutorial to make a beautiful handmade bracelet. This beautiful DIY bracelet will curve around your wrist in […]

    Reply
  6. 4 Friendship Bracelets We Want to Make This Second | Story by ModCloth says:
    April 25, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    […] from Crafts Unleashed […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Welcome to Crafts Unleashed: The ideas and inspiration department of ConsumerCrafts.com! Our goal is to spark your creativity and inspire you to create crafts that you love. Go ahead, unleash your craft!

Stay Up to Date

Team Crafts Unleashed

Looking for something?

Categories

  • Home
  • Team Crafts Unleashed
  • About/Contact
  • Shop ConsumerCrafts
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.

Copyright © 2021 · captivating theme by Restored 316