How To Make Bracelets Out Of String

Hi. I'm Jessica from the London Jewellery School, and today I'm going to show you how to make some jewellery. I'm going to show you how to make a bracelet out of string.

All you need for this simple project is a selection of strings in different colors, a pair of scissors, and some cello tape. First of all, you're going to take your string and cut it down to the right size. And you can use different amounts.

But for this project, we're going to use six pieces of string in two different colors, making sure that they're all the correct size. These ones I've cut down beforehand. Put your pieces of string together and tie a knot at the top.

Make sure your knot is nice and tight. Next, you're going to take some sticky tape, and take the end of your string down to a table or surface. Now, I'm going to divide my string into three groups, each one with one of each color.

And then I'm going to begin to plait, putting one thread over another. You want to try and do this as evenly as possible, to get a nice even finish on your bracelet. Once you've reached the desired length for your bracelet, you can check it on your wrist to make sure it's long enough.

If you need to do some more, carry on. And when you've reached the end, take the end off the edge of the table and tie a knot at the other end to secure it. Again, make sure you pull your knot really nice and tight.

And there you have the middle of your bracelet. Again, you can check that it's going to fit. On one end, I'm going to cut off all of the blue wires.

And I'm cutting them as close to the knot as I possibly can. With the pink wires, I'm going to tie a knot at the bottom and pull it right down to the edge. Then I'm going to cut off the excess, leaving one piece of string in the middle that you don't want to knot or cut.

And I'm going to do exactly the same on the other side, but with the blue wires. Finally to finish off, I'm going to cut off any excess leaving a small bit at each end. You can put it on your wrist and do a double knot to secure it.

And there you have your bracelet made out of string.