Making Alphabet & Picture Friendship Bracelets: Over 200 Designs from Cats and Dogs to Hearts and Holidays, and Instructions for Personalizing

by Suzanne McNeill

Overview

Breathe new life into the timeless craft of friendship bracelets with over 200 customizable designs! Learn how to make personalized crafts for your friends by adding names, inspiring words, special messages, pictures, shapes, symbols, and other meaningful images and sentiments that will give your bracelet making one-of-a-kind style! Featuring all the basics, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and an inspirational gallery of fun designs, this book lets you celebrate your friendships and give them a bracelet they’ll love!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637410813
Publisher:	Design Originals
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Author of 230 craft & hobby books and 15 Zentangle books, Suzanne McNeill has been called "the 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. Winner of the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award, she is a designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instructor, author, and lover of everything hands-on.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Friendship Bracelet Basics 5

Parts of a Bracelet 5

Reading Charts 5

Choosing Colors 6

Determining Bracelet Sizes 8

Knotting Bracelet Designs 10

Determining Floss Needed 10

Bracelets with an Even Number of Columns 11

Bracelets with an Odd Number of Columns 11

Basic Knots 12

Starting a Bracelet 14

Picture Strands and Changing Colors 18

Basic Bracelets 18

Intermediate Bracelets 19

Advanced Bracelets 20

Multicolor Bracelets 21

Ending a Bracelet 22

Troubleshooting 24

Alphabet Bracelet Charts 28

Words and Phrases 28

Alphabets 34

Picture Bracelet Charts 36

Geometric Designs 36

Nature Designs 37

Animal Designs 38

Hobby Designs 40

Seasonal Designs 41

Create Your Own Designs 46