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canvas dads favorite color, ( paint ) card board paint brushes Step 1:Take the canvas and paint it with the color you chose Step 2: Take your cardboard and cut it in the shape of a tie Step 3: paint the tie and then glue it on the canvas Step 4: Then write on the canvas your a tie-rific dad Step 5: and then your finished
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1. Relationship Bracelets
-metal chain -any choice of charms -pliers that can bend metal 1.get your charm and and bend the hook part so it fits in the chain. Do that to all of the the charms. 2.put the charms on the chain any way you like. 3.using the pliers bend the hook part of the charm into place/how it was before. 4.make yourself one to! 5.give it to your mother on Mothers Day! Friendship Bracelet DesignsHere are all 8 friendship bracelet patterns:
Hearts - great for Valentine’s Day Flowers Diamonds Rainbows Stripes - great for sports team colors Stripes and Dots Chevrons Checkered The trick is something called a braiding disc, or braiding loom. It’s just a round piece of cardboard with some slots in it, but it makes bracelet-weaving a lot easier. In the free friendship bracelet instructions below, I’ll show you how to make your braiding disc and how to use it. I’ll start out with step-by-step photo instructions, but if you prefer you can also skip ahead to thevideo tutorial further down the page. Ready to learn how to make friendship bracelets? First up, you’ll need to gather your materials. How to Make Friendship Bracelets: MaterialsBefore we get on to how to make friendship bracelets, you’ll need to gather up a few materials. All you need is:
Embroidery floss is a loosely-twisted 6-strand thread. It comes in all colors of the rainbow, including fluorescent and metallic. You can buy it in stores that sewing supplies stores or craft stores. Usually it’s sold by the “skein”, which is a little bundle about 8 yards long. I found that Amazon is a good place to buy embroidery floss. Theembroidery floss jumbo pack on amazon is a pretty inexpensive price at only $0.15 per skein. eBay is another good place to find embroidery floss for cheaper than in the store, especially if you buy multiple skeins. Got your embroidery floss? Great! Let’s get onto the fun part of learning how to make friendship bracelets. How to Make Friendship Bracelets Step-by-step photo instructionsThe method for making the bracelet is the exact same regardless of what pattern you make. The only thing that’s different for each pattern is the starting position of the threads. So even though I’m demonstrating with the chevron pattern below, you can follow along with whatever pattern you choose. Step 1: Make Your Braiding Disc Download and print one of my free braiding disk templates:Template 1 - rainbows, checkers, stripes, stripes & dots Template 2 - hearts, flowers, diamonds, chevrons Choose the pattern you would like to make, and cut out the disc for that pattern. Glue to disc on to a piece of cardboard, then cut away the excess cardboard so you’ve just got the disc. Poke a hole through the black dot in the center, using a pen or pencil. Finally, cut along each of the black lines on the edge, so that the braiding disc has lots of slots around the edge. Your braiding disc should like like the right-hand picture below. Step 2: Tie the First KnotsGather up your embroidery floss. The braiding wheel shows you how many pieces you need of each color. For instance, the chevron braiding wheel (pic above) has 11 yellow dots and 5 blue dots on the wheel. So, I need 11 yellow pieces of floss and 5 blue pieces of floss. Each piece should be 20" (50 cm) long. Of course, you can substitute two different colors if you like. Line up all 16 pieces of floss together, and tie a simple overhand knot like this. Leave about 1" (2.5cm) loose ends poking out: Then tie another knot directly on top of the first one, like this: Step 3: Set Up Your Braiding WheelPoke the knotted end of the floss bundle through the hole in the center of the braiding disc, like this: Then clip one piece of thread into each colored slot, matching the color of the floss to the color of the slot. Your braiding disc should look something like this: The initial pattern of threads on the braiding disc is the only thing that sets the pattern you get on the bracelet. So from this point on, the method for how to make friendship bracelets is the exact same regardless of the pattern. Step 4: Braid Your Friendship BraceletBraiding your bracelet with the disc is really easy. There are just three steps to learn and repeat. Begin by holding your braiding disc so that the “start” arrow is pointing up. Step A: See how there are two threads at the very top of the wheel? Un-clip the right-hand thread*, and clip it into the slot just to the right of the two threads at the bottom: * At the very beginning of your bracelet, the “start” slot will show you which thread to unclip. But later on, the position of the start slot doesn’t matter. Step B: Now there are three threads next to each other at the bottom. Un-clip the left of the three, and clip it in just to the left of the thread at the top: Step C: Rotate the whole disk to the left, so that the next pair of threads is at the top: Now, just keep repeating Step A, Step B, Step C etc, and your bracelet will grow. For instance, the next step in the sequence would be Step A again, like this: There’s also a video tutorial further down the page, if you’re finding it a bit tricky following the pictures. Step 5: Keep on BraidingKeep on braiding, and after a while you will notice the bracelet growing down through the hole in the center of your braiding wheel, like this: Every now and then, comb the loose ends of floss with your fingers to stop them from tangling. Also, give the bracelet a bit of a tug to stretch it - it might turn out to be longer than you think! Step 6: Tie Finishing KnotsOnce the bracelet is long enough to go around your wrist, un-clip it from the braiding wheel. Finish it off by tying two knots next to each other, about 1/2" (1cm) apart, like this: Step 7: Wear Your BraceletCongratulations on finishing your bracelet! To wear it, you poke the big knot at one end through the gap between the two knots at the other end, like this: 9K+How did yours turn out? I hope you enjoyed learning how to make friendship bracelets with this method. If you have any comments or suggestions or just want to say hi, please contact me with this handy form . How to Make Friendship Bracelets Video TutorialClick the white arrow in the center to play. (If the video doesn’t display, you might need to download the free Adobe flash player .) If the video keeps stopping and starting, then the best thing to do is pause it and come back in a few minutes when it’s fully loaded. Or, just follow my photo instructions instead. From the days of the Samurai... Step 1: Cut string
Grab three or four (or more) colors of embroidery floss. The more colors you choose, the thicker your bracelet will be. For each color, cut a length of string about 2 to 3 arm lengths long. Step 2: Tie loop Gather all of your strings together. Find the middle of the strings and fold in half. Tie a knot to make a loop. Make sure your loop is big enough for your strings to go back through later. This is the loop you'll send your strings back through to tie it onto your wrist when you're finished. Slip the loop onto a safety pin. Fasten the safety pin to a stable surface. Tip: To take your project outside or on the road, pin it to your pants! Step 3: Tie lots of knots Gather all but one of your strings together in one hand. Keep one string off to the side. A - Create a loop with your string off to the left side. B - Pull your string end through the loop. C - Pull your string tight. D - Holding all of the other strings taught, pull the single string upward until your knot reaches the top. Repeat steps A-D over and over again. For this bracelet, I made 5 knots at a time in each color. When you're ready to change colors, simply return your single string to the other strings. Pull out a single string of the next color you'd like to use and continue tying knots (following steps A-D). Check the length as you go to decide how long you want your bracelet to be. Step 4: Tie end knot When you're finished, tie a knot at the end (using all of the strings). Leave a few inches of string at the end and cut off the excess. Step 5: Remove from pin Remove the bracelet from the safety pin. Step 6: Tie it on To tie, pull the excess string through the loop and tie a knot. Enjoy your bracelet! YOU WILL NEED… 2 spools of plastic gimp (different colors) Scissors Ruler Figure 1: Starting gimp strands QUICK TIPS Before you begin, it is important to understand some basic guidelines to follow when stitching a box lanyard. These items will save you time and effort and will also guarantee a quality product. Be sure to keep the gimp untwisted during entire process. Pull tight after each stitch to ensure a strong, uniform lanyard. If at any time a mistake is made, or the gimp becomes twisted, simply undo the last stitch and try again. INITIATION STITCH STEP 1 Cut two strands of gimp (one for each color), about 18 inches in length. This length is easy to work with and will make a 3 inch lanyard in about 15 minutes. Note: For larger lanyards, simply begin with longer strands of gimp. STEP 2 Take one strand and fold it over your right index finger at the midpoint. STEP 3 Grab the end of the strand positioned behind your finger and wrap it around one more time so that there are two loops separated by roughly ½ inch. The gimp should now be hanging down on both sides of your finger, with the right end in front and the left end behind. STEP 4 Feed the second strand of gimp horizontally under the left and right loops. The second piece of gimp should be pulled through such that its midpoint is between the loops. STEP 5 Caution: When completing this step, make sure the bent end is below the original horizontal end. The proper orientation is shown in Figure 4. Bend the right end of the horizontal piece backwards, and thread it over the right loop and under the left loop. Figure 2: Two loop setup Figure 3: Horizontal strand in place Figure 4: Midway of box stitch STEP 6 Caution: Be sure to prevent the horizontal gimp from crossing over itself. See Figure 5 for clarity. Take the other end of the horizontal strand and repeat Step 5, this time going over the left loop and under the right loop. STEP 7 Gently slide the entire loop assembly off of your index finger. This is in preparation for pulling the strands together for a tight initiation stitch. STEP 8 Pull all four strands simultaneously to form a tight box. At this point, the initiation stitch is complete. Figure 5: Box alignment Figure 6: Initiation stitch before tightening Figure 7: Initiation Stitch BODY STITCHES STEP 9 Take a strand of gimp and make a loop by pulling it over the top of the box to the opposite side, securing the loop to the box with your finger. The loop should be approximately ½ inch in diameter. STEP 10 Caution: Make sure that the loops do not intersect each other when performing this step. Pull the other strand of the same color over the top of the box to the opposite side to make a second loop, again being sure to secure the loop with your finger. Now there should be 2 parallel loops of the same color and same size. STEP 11 Take an end of a non-loop strand of gimp and thread it over the near loop and under the far loop, in a manner similar to Step 5. Figure 8: Single loop setup Figure 9: Parallel loop setup Figure 10: Over under STEP 12 Caution: Make sure that the gimp remains flat or a stitch will become twisted when tightened. Take the other end of the strand used in Step 11 and thread it once more over the near loop and under the far loop. Become comfortable with this process because it will be repeated many times to form the body of the lanyard. STEP 13 Tighten all of the strands simultaneously as was done in Step 8. It is important to tighten the strands so that the product builds consistently. STEP 14 Repeat Steps 9-12 until desired length, being sure to leave at least 5 inches of unstitched gimp after the final body stitch. Note: Not leaving enough gimp at the end will make it difficult to tie the termination knot. Figure 12: Lanyard body Figure 11: Body stitch pattern TERMINATION KNOT STEP 15 With all four strands, make a standard knot as seen in Figure 13, pulling tightly and positioning the knot as close to the body stitching as possible. This is the easiest way to sustain the body stitching. STEP 16 Cut off any excess gimp, leaving enough so that the knot will not come undone (≈ 2 inches). You Are Finished! CONCLUSION Now that you have completed your first lanyard, you can enhance your skills by making key chains or trinkets for your friends and family. See if you can teach them how to make box lanyards so they can share the craft to others. With enough practice, you should challenge yourself and try stitching more advanced lanyard patterns. Instruction sets and videos can easily be found on the internet and in arts and crafts Figure 14: Completed box lanyard Figure 13: Termination knot
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Separate the threads into 2 sets, 2 of each color on each side. Arrange the strands in an alternating, mirror-image pattern with the outside threads matching and so on moving inwards. Start on the left side with the outermost strand (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd strand (shown here in blue), loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Make the same knot twice everytime. Continue knotting over each color, towards the right, until the outermost color has carried over to the middle. This is one half of the chevron pattern. Pick up the outermost strand on the right side (show here in red) and make a backward knot, creating a reverse 4-shape over the 2nd to last strand (shown here in blue), loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the left to tighten. Don’t forget to knot twice! Continue knotting towards the left until the outermost strand reaches the middle. Tie a backwards knot with the two middle strands to connect the two halves. Don’t forget to always knot twice! Continue onto a second row using the same method. Two normal, chevron rows are complete. Now, it’s time for a “special” row: take the 2nd outermost strand (shown here in blue) and make a backwards knot over the outermost strand (shown here in red). Knot twice. Repeat on the other side: take the 2nd to last strand (shown here in blue) and make a forward knot over the outermost strand (showin here in red). Knot twice. Complete the row by taking the 2nd outermost strand (shown here in red) and make forward knots over each strand until it reaches the middle. Mirror the steps on the other side and connect the middle strands. The heart cleavage has been created and the third row is finished. Now repeat this special row again for the 4th row, taking the 2nd outermost strand and reversing the knot over the outermost strand. Mirror the step on the other side. This forms the outer edge of the heart. Now fill in the heart by finishing the row with 2nd outermost strand (shown here in blue) and making forward knots over each strand until it reaches the middle. Mirror the steps on the other side and connect the middle strands. Now, it’s back to a normal row again to close the heart. Make forward knots with the outermost strands, moving inwards towards the middle. Connect the middle strands. Knot another normal row and then 2 special rows to form another heart. Do you see the pattern? 2 normal, 2 special, 2 normal, 2 special . . . keep going until the bracelet is long enough to fit around the wrist. Finish the bracelet with a big knot and trim the ends. copy write Step-by-Step Instructions for the Fishtail Bracelet1) Fishtail 2) 8 Red, 8 Orange, 8 Yellow, 8 Green, 8 Blue, 8 Purple, 1 Clip, About 9 elastics per inch 3) We will be using the end 2 pegs of the loom 4) Twist a red elastic and place onto the loom fairly low down on the pegs 5) Place the next color (orange) 6) Then the yellow elastic 7) Loop the both ends of the bottom elastic over the top 2 elastics on the peg - place the next color on - repeat sequence with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple 8) Once the pattern is at the desired length, we loop the bottom elastic 9) Place tip of the loom tool through both loops on the pegs 10) Attach a Clip onto the loops on the loom tool 11) Once Clip is attached, remove the loom tool, and attach other end of pattern to clip 12) Fishtail http://www.rainbowloompatterns.com/rainbow-loom-patterns/bracelet/Fishtail |
AuthorIsabella and Hayden Archives
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