Simple Friendship Bracelets with Cardboard Loom – Crimson Ted Artwork

Time for some DIY Friendship Bracelets. My youngsters are lastly moving into the age the place they’re beginning to love traditional summer season crafts resembling friendship bracelets making. I used to like making simple friendship bracelets after I was younger – it was nice to make these at summer season camp and provides to my new mates, and likewise throughout these loooong summer season afternoons. This system makes use of an excellent easy DIY Cardboard Loom – which is fast and straightforward to make. The bracelets are tremendous simple and fairly to knot utilizing these method and directions!

We’ve got shared traditional friendship bracelets earlier than – nice for friendship bracelet patterns with diagnoals and chevrons. Although they’re simple when you get the hold of them – is usually a bit complicated for younger youngsters and solely actually look good with embroidery floss.

I like the cardboard loom bracelets, as they are surely so very very very simple to make for teenagers of all skills AND look nice with each bizarre wool / yarn in addition to embroidery thread. Excellent for newbies and youngsters of all ages (even preschoolers!).

As with the “traditional” embroidery floss bracelets, you can also make these cardboard disc bracelets utilizing a number of completely different colours if you want. Although we liek to give attention to 3 colours at a time. Finest mates can have matching colours. The ultimate look is that of thick braids. It’s beautiful!

The Kumihimo Method – the Cardboard Circle Bracelet!

This cardboard loom friendship bracelets has it’s origins within the Kumihimo method – however I really feel it’s simpler than the standard Kumihimo patterns AND doesn’t require the marginally extra difficult Kumihimo cardboard loom.

Making this an amazing Friendship Bracelet DIY.  Having mentioned that, we do love the Kumihimo and shall be exploring extra friendship bracelet patterns in future! This nevertheless is your fundamental cardboard loom friendship bracelet tips on how to!!!

Easy methods to make friendship bracelets with cardboard – Supplies wanted

• yarn/ wool in numerous colours, you will want 7 strands of roughly 50cm
• a bit of cardboard (we used a tin can to measure out the circle)
• rule, pencil and scissors for making the disc
• bead/ button OPTIONAL for closing mechanisms

You may get an amazing printable with directions pack in my Trainer’s Pay Trainer’s retailer. This consists of some Valentine’s Day Playing cards (with puns) to allow them to be made as friendship bracelets on Valentine’s.

Easy methods to make friendship bracelets with cardboard

I discover the video actually does present how greatest to make use of your cardboard disc as a way to make your yarn friendship bracelets. nevertheless, you’ll be able to learn beneath the directions for making your cardboard discs.. AND.. from about 5 minutes into the video I present you 3 alternative ways of closing your Kumihimo friendship bracelets.

I do waffle on a bit (ahem sorry…), however hopefully the alternative ways of closing your friendship bracelets shall be helpful. My son likes the “everlasting” knots greatest, while my daughter likes utilizing beads.

Easy methods to make your cardboard loom for friendship bracelets –

• Utilizing a tin can or related, reduce out a cardboard circle
• Draw 4 strains throughout your kumihimo cardboard disc to create 8 equal segments. I discovered that if they aren’t precisely equal it isn’t actually an issue. Simply get it as neat as attainable.
• Make a gap within the center (large enough to string all 7 items of yarn by way of, I take advantage of small scissors to push them by way of)
• Lower 1cm into every line you drawn – so you might have roughly 1cm reduce, 2 cm uncut after which the outlet

Your DIY Kumihimo disc is able to get artful with!!

Easy methods to make kumihimo friendship bracelets utilizing a cardboard loom –

For this part confer with the video because it actually makes it simpler to know.. nevertheless listed here are some written directions.

• Take your seven strands of yarn and tie a knot at one finish – now relying on the way you end off your bracelet, it’s possible you’ll need to fluctuate the way you make this knot – see beneath for various choices
• Thread your strands by way of the outlet within the disc. I discover utilizing scissors to push them by way of actually helps!
• Now you 7 strands dangling down. Take one strand at a time and slot it by way of one of many 1 cm strips. So the primary strand by way of one slot, the second strand by way of the following. The order of the strands doesn’t actually matter!
• It is best to now have a disc that appears just like the picture beneath:

• 7 strands tucked in, with one “house slot”.
• Take the third strand to the LEFT of the spare slot, carry it up, convey it down and put throughout the spares slot. This creates a brand new house.
• Rotate your disc for this to level down (you don’t need to rotate, however my youngsters discover it simpler) and now once more, decide the strand 3 to the left and fold down.. repeat. Your yarn friendship bracelet will start to “develop” on the opposite aspect of the disc, give it a mild tug from time to time.

I do assume the video above helps for this part!

We’ve got a cute printable Valentines Friendship Bracelet printable set too (with additional directions).

Discover printable step directions right here:

Simple Friendship Bracelets

Tremendous simple friendship bracelets utilizing the cardboard disc method

Energetic Time30 minutes minutes

• Utilizing a tin can or related, reduce out a cardboard circle. Draw 4 strains throughout your disc to create 8 equal segments.Make a gap within the center.Lower 1cm into every line you drawn – so you might have roughly 1cm reduce, 2 cm uncut after which the outlet.
• Take your seven strands of yarn and tie a knot at one finish.Thread your strands by way of the outlet within the disc.Take one strand at a time and slot it by way of one of many 1 cm strips. It is best to have 7 strands tucked in, with one “house slot”.
• Take the third strand to the LEFT of the spare slot, carry it up, convey it down and put throughout the spares slot. This creates a brand new house.Rotate your disc for this to level down and decide the strand 3 to the left and fold down.Repeat. Your yarn friendship bracelet will start to “develop” on the opposite aspect of the disc, give it a mild tug from time to time.

Directions with templates and illustrations can be found right here:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Valentines-Friendship-Bracelets-Templates-Worksheet-Present-Playing cards-4313985

Easy methods to safe your yarn friendship bracelets

1. A easy knot. My son prefers this technique. I principally “unknot” the knot you made firstly and the knot collectively starting an finish securely onto the wrist. These friendship bracelets are more durable to take away!
2. A loop and knot. As a substitute of utilizing 7 strands, you should utilize 3 1m strands, fold them in half, making a loop. Add the seventh strand and knot. This loop kinds a part of your closing mechanism.. both later tie the ends to this (which implies you can also make a shorter friendship bracelet), OR add a bead/ button to the top which may be pushed by way of the loop.
3. Use 3 longer items of yarn (like in N2) thread a bead or button threw them and create a loop. Add the seventh strand and once more knot. Then make proceed as above. As soon as your friendship bracelet is completed. Make two knots subsequent to one another – broad aside sufficient for the bead/ button to suit between the knots.

We’ve got extra Friendship Bracelet DIYs for you right here:

This video tutorial can be out there on YouTube!