Friendship Bracelets 101

Easy-to-follow instructions for knotted bracelets with embroidery floss. Colorful bracelets are fun for kids and teens! Friendship knows no boundaries-it covers the world. It comes in all languages. The idea of making a bracelet to celebrate and share friendship began in Central and South America. The legend of the wish began with the bracelets: One person makes a bracelet and ties it around the arm of a friend, who makes a wish. When the bracelet falls off by itself, the wish will come true! Friendship Bracelets 101 is filled with all the basics you need to get started making friendship bracelets. Color photos and step-by-step instructions make it easy for the beginner, and a variety of fun designs and knots will keep you learning and creating. - Step-by-step instructions - Clear knotting diagrams - Inspirational color photos of finished bracelets - Learn to make bracelets, headbands, barrettes, coin purses, and keychains - Patterns for braiding chevrons, stripes, waves, zigzags, diamonds, and more - Inexpensive, easy-to-find embroidery floss and cotton thread are all the materials you needMake a unique gift to share with friends at school or church, or with your club or team mates, with Friendship Bracelets 101!

Suzanne McNeill is often known as a Trendsetter for arts and crafts. Dedicated to hands-on creativity, she constantly tests, experiments and invents something new and exciting. Suzanne is the woman behind Design Originals, a publishing company dedicated to all things fun and creative. She is a designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instructor, author and lover of everything hands-on. She was the 2011 winner of the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award.