| Friendship bracelets are a great way to show | | | | that are used to prepare the pattern. The easiest |
| your love and appreciation for that special friend | | | | patterns make use of two strings while the |
| of yours who is always there whenever you | | | | difficult ones may make use of as many as eight |
| need him. If you really want to let him or her | | | | strings. Start with patterns using as few strings |
| know how much you value him, then you should | | | | as possible. |
| make the friendship bracelet yourself. It is really | | | | After selecting the pattern, you need to select |
| easy to learn and you can go for a pattern of | | | | the colors of the strings that you shall use. Any |
| your own choice. | | | | instruction book would illustrate the pattern in |
| There are several friendship bracelet patterns | | | | pictures. You can stick to the colors used in the |
| that are available in the how to books and on | | | | picture or you can go for your own color |
| online sites. It is a good idea to start with a simple | | | | selection. Once these two selections (color and |
| pattern and as you get more comfortable with | | | | pattern) are done, go to the nearest craft store |
| the entire process of making the bracelets, you | | | | and buy the required strings. Alternatively you can |
| may go for the more exotic ones. If you have an | | | | buy the strings in an online store. |
| artistic bend of mind then you may go for a | | | | One of the most important aspects, that is |
| custom design that complements the watch of | | | | overlooked by many, is preparing a friendship |
| your friend. Trust me, the happiness of your | | | | bracelet having the right measurements. Creating |
| buddy will be worth every bit of the effort that | | | | a really good looking pattern that is too small for |
| you put in. | | | | the wrist of your friend is useless. That is why |
| You can start by getting a craft book that | | | | take care to first measure the size of the wrist |
| teaches how to create the patterns with step by | | | | of the friend before starting to prepare the |
| step instructions. Similar instructions are available | | | | bracelet and buy the string accordingly. It is ok if |
| online as well and you shall need to google it to | | | | the string is a bit longer than the required size as |
| find some really good patterns. The complexity of | | | | then you can cut the excess part out after |
| the pattern depends upon the number of strings | | | | completing the bracelet. |