Friendship Bracelets

Friendship bracelets are colorful bracelets made from thread or string. You make them by tying knots in a pattern. When you are done, you give the bracelet to a friend. Making and sharing friendship bracelets is a fun way to show you care about someone.

How to Make Friendship Bracelets

You choose colorful threads and cut them to the same length. Tie them together at one end and tape them to a table. Then you tie knots using two threads at a time. Different knot patterns make different designs. Stripes, chevrons, and diamonds are popular patterns.

The Tradition of Friendship Bracelets

Friendship bracelets became popular in the United States in the 1970s. The tradition may come from Central and South American craft making. When you give a friend a bracelet, they wear it until it falls off on its own. Then they can make a wish. Kids and adults all over the world make these bracelets.

Fun Facts

• A friend is supposed to wear the bracelet until it falls off, then make a wish.
• There are hundreds of different friendship bracelet patterns.
• Friendship bracelets became a huge trend again thanks to Taylor Swift concerts.

Did You Know?

Friendship bracelets became a massive trend again when fans started trading them at Taylor Swift concerts!