How to Make a Flip-Flop Friendship Bracelet

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How to Make a Flip-Flop Friendship Bracelet

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There are different ways to start and finish your bracelets. I used a loop and button. You can also braid the ends, make an adjustable knot, a loop and two braids, a buckle...

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Decide what kind of "clasp" you want to use before you start. Let me know if you want a guide for different ways to start and end your friendship bracelets.

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Cut your strings, you can have up to 6 colors, I chose 4. I already started this bracelet.

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Order your strings 123456654321. 1 will be the first color down, 2 will be the second down and so on...

Order your strings 123456654321. 1 will be the first color down, 2 will be the second down and so on...

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With your last 2 strings, make a backward 4.

With your last 2 strings, make a backward 4.

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Pull the string under the base string (orange in this case), over and up.

Pull the string under the base string (orange in this case), over and up.

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Backward 4.

Backward 4.

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Through and up. That's one left knot.

Through and up. That's one left knot.

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Make left knots on the 4 strings to the right.

Make left knots on the 4 strings to the right.

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Go to far left side and make a normal 4.

Go to far left side and make a normal 4.

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Through and up.

Through and up.

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4

4

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Over and up.

Over and up.

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Right knot!

Right knot!

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Make right knots on the next 4 strings.

Make right knots on the next 4 strings.

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Using the 2 center strings (the purples) make a right knot.

Using the 2 center strings (the purples) make a right knot.

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Flip the bracelet over.

Flip the bracelet over.

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Make 5 left knots to the left.

Make 5 left knots to the left.

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Make 5 right knots to the right.

Make 5 right knots to the right.

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Flip the bracelet over.

Flip the bracelet over.

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Make five left knot to the left.

Make five left knot to the left.

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Make 5 right knots to the right.

Make 5 right knots to the right.

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DON'T TIE THE CENTER STRINGS!!! It's the orange strings turn now.

DON'T TIE THE CENTER STRINGS!!! It's the orange strings turn now.

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Make 5 left knots to the left...

Make 5 left knots to the left...

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Make 5 right knots to the right...

Make 5 right knots to the right...

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Now you can tie the center strings with a right knot. Just continue from step 16 until your bracelets long enough.

Now you can tie the center strings with a right knot. Just continue from step 16 until your bracelets long enough.

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100 Inches Six strings

Katie Clay

That would take forever! The guide was great!

Katie Clay 3 months ago

Debbie Sammons

Very nice guide! A final picture would be nice.

Debbie Sammons 6 months ago

Anna D

Can you make a guide on how to start and end bracelets?? :) really good guide btw :)

Anna D 6 months ago

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