I love how relaxed my daughter is when making a bracelet. It is my hope for my daughters that they love this fun craft as much as I do and pass it along to their kids someday. The art of friendship bracelets is lost on many kids who never attend camp. A lot of kits contain instructions for stitches as well. BoondoggleMan and Laneyards will be my go-to sites for years to come! AC Moore and Walmart are my favorite places to find affordable gimp. There are a bunch of other stitches, too! We searched the internet and found two great sites that had tutorials and even videos for gimp bracelet making.

This way you have a little bit more flexibility when it comes to your design. I like for the strings to be on the longer side. Leave a couple inches at the top because you will need the extra length to tie off the bracelet. Looks like a real zipper at the end, especially if you use metallic gimp! Tape Step 1: Cut 5 different colors of floss, about 14 to 16 long and tie a knot. This one is super easy and uses 3 strands with two of them hanging straight, while the third is woven in and out of them. The Zipper Stitch: At my last count, we had about 20 zipper stitch bracelets. Although this is a little more advanced, we’re planning on trying this soon. The butterfly stitch can even be made into a ring. We made a zipper pull for her backpack in this stitch. The Butterfly Stitch: A little more complicated, but turns out beautiful. The Cobra Stitch: Super easy to do with just 2 strands of gimp. Here are a few of our favorite (and easy) bracelet knots: My daughter was in heaven making these for her friends, camp counselors, and her sisters. Repeat this process for about 1.5 inches of bracelet or whatever you’d like. Tie a forward knot using one of the strings in that color around all the others. Night after night we spent on the computer searching for tutorials. Start with whichever color you prefer, on whichever side of the bracelet you prefer. Every day of camp, she came home with gimp to make friendship bracelets. She had such a blast playing games, swimming, and doing arts and crafts. My 7-year-old daughter attended our town’s Park Program for two weeks in July.

Gimp bracelet tutorial