DIY macrame bracelet

Recently i've been spending a lot of my spare time making bracelets. Macrame, and friendship bracelets are in fashion at the moment but Id much rather make my own than buy one from a shop! - Though the ones I have seen in stores are really nice. I'll be making a DIY friendship bracelet post in the next few weeks so keep you're eyes open! 

Things you'll need: 

Chinese knotting thread - I used embroidery thread. 

Scissors 

A button 

Tape 

possibly a clip board 

To start, cut two strange of your cord in one colour - I used two. The first strand will be 2 yards long, and the second will be 30" long. Fold them both in half and set them together and tie them off in a knot with a loop at the end:

Attach it to a flat surface using tap, or you could clip it to a clipboard if you prefer. Then arrange the cords so that the two small ones are in the middle with the larger ones on either side. Tape the smaller cords down as this will make it easier to do the knotting.

The knot you'll be making is essentially a square knot which requires two ties to complete each individual knot. Start by bringing the left hand cord over the two middle cords making a 4 shape:

Then, lay your right hand cord over the tail of the 4, like this:

Now bring the right hand cord under both the two middle cords and the left hand cord:

Now, simply tighten:

To complete the knot, you use the same technique starting on the other side. So, make a backwards 4 with the right hand cord:

Place the left hand cord over the right hand cord's tail and bring the left hand cord under the two middle cords and the right hand cord.

Tighten this up, and there you have your first knot! Continue to knot in this manner until your bracelet is long enough to wrap around your wrist.

Now you need to add your closure. With a button you like, feed two strings through each hole, or sets of holes - I fed one long and one short strange through each side.

Tighten the strands up and tie a knot on the backside of the button. Trim off any extra cord and your bracelet is complete!

These bracelets are great to wear alone or with other bracelets for a layered look. There are many varieties of this bracelet and a great way to customise them is by by adding beads! Check out this great tutorial over at remarkablydomestic which shows you how to add beads to your macrame bracelet!