I'm in the mood for spreading some holiday cheer, so I'm giving you a little gift: a micro macrame tutorial that will teach you how to make this twisted bracelet. This one is pretty easy; in fact, I think if you can tie your shoes, you can probably make this. Really! Are you ready? Here's what you'll need:
To recap: scissors, glue, pliers, cord caps (4-5mm inner diameter), a clasp (I used a lobster clasp & ring, but you could use a toggle instead) and a jump ring for attaching, 3 colors of .5mm nylon bead cord (like C-lon or Superlon) and 1 color of 1mm Tex 400 cord. Hint: if you're confused about cord sizes, check out this post. Cut cord: for a 6" piece of macrame, I used 60" lengths of the .5mm cords (1 piece of each color) and a 22" length of the Tex 400. Straighten the cords (covered in this post if you need instructions). You can adjust the lengths of cord for the length of the piece you want, but you'll have to do the math.
Let's get a little closer in on the knots so you can see better.
Easy, right? You will notice the knots starting to spiral as you go along and that's exactly what you want. Once you have the length of knotting that you want, tie off the end with an overhand knot and glue on the caps.
And that's a wrap! Happy holidays & have fun knotting!
P.S. (because I always think of something more to say when I'm supposed to be finished) I added a little bead dangle to dress mine up a bit (polymer bead by Shane Smith).
P.P.S. For some reason the videos aren't showing up in the emailed version of this post. If you can't see the videos, you probably won't think this is a very good tutorial. Please go to the actual blog post and give me a chance to change your mind.