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...

Decide what kind of "clasp" you want to use before you start. I made a guide about different ways to start and end your friendship bracelets.

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

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...

With your last 2 strings, make a backward 4.

With your last 2 strings, make a backward 4.

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.

Backward 4.

Backward 4.

Through and up. That's one left knot.

Through and up. That's one left knot.

Make left knots on the 4 strings to the right.

Make left knots on the 4 strings to the right.

Go to far left side and make a normal 4.

Go to far left side and make a normal 4.

Through and up.

Through and up.

4

4

Over and up.

Over and up.

Right knot!

Right knot!

Make right knots on the next 4 strings.

Make right knots on the next 4 strings.

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

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

Flip the bracelet over.

Flip the bracelet over.

Make 5 left knots to the left.

Make 5 left knots to the left.

Make 5 right knots to the right.

Make 5 right knots to the right.

Flip the bracelet over.

Flip the bracelet over.

Make five left knot to the left.

Make five left knot to the left.

Make 5 right knots to the right.

Make 5 right knots to the right.

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.

Make 5 left knots to the left...

Make 5 left knots to the left...

Make 5 right knots to the right...

Make 5 right knots to the right...

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.

  • 100.0in Six strings