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Picture Bracelet Basics

Parts of a Bracelet

Basic Supplies

Materials

Floss in assorted colors (6-ply embroidery floss, pearl [perle] cotton size 5, or craft strands, such as those by DMC^®, Anchor^®, or Prism^®)

Tools

• Tape (masking, duct, packing, or quilter’s)

• Safety pin

• Scissors

• Hard knotting surface (any flat, sturdy surface you can apply tape to, such as a clipboard or knotting board)

• Soft knotting surface (a pillow, jeans pantleg, etc.)

Optional Supplies

• Needle with a large eye (size #20 tapestry needle works best), for troubleshooting

• Anti-fraying solution (like June Tailor^® Fray Block™), for gluing the ends of the strands

• Clothespin with spring or bodkin, for keeping the knotting strand untangled

Reading Charts

The thing that makes picture bracelets different from other friendship bracelets is the charts used to knot the designs. It might sound tricky at first, but once you’ve knotted your first motif each new picture after that gets easier.

• Each square represents two knots on the background strands of floss.

• Work the first row from left to right and the second row from right to left. Continue this pattern for the rest of the bracelet (see chart above).

• When the color changes on the chart, switch to using the background strand of floss to make the knots (see here).

• It’s easy to skip a row, so be careful! Mark a row complete by crossing it out with a pencil or use a sticky note to cover rows you’ve completed (see Troubleshooting here).

• Charts are shown vertically, so they are in the same position as you’re working.

• Rows are side to side and columns are top to bottom on the charts shown.

This book shares dozens of designs beginning here, as well as extra blank charts you can use to make your own custom designs (see the inside back cover).