How To Make Hemp Bracelets?

Do you know what hemp jewelry is? The product that is made by knotting hemp twine using macramé. Hemp jewelry includes bracelets, anklets, watches, necklaces, rings and other ornaments.

Now how to make hemp bracelets? A hemp bracelet is an easy way to make a bracelet. They can add natural and new look to your style. They can hold beads of your choice or you can keep them as they are and can enjoy the beauty of the knots only.  You can add variations to hemp bracelets. In short, they are inexpensive and fun to handle.

You can learn how to make hemp bracelets at home. First you need to know what you require to make a hemp bracelet. Take hemp twine, pick out some beads, scissors, and safety pins, learn basic knots and make a hemp bracelet in no time. There are three types of famous knots. One is a simple over hand knot, second is half knot and third is square knot.

How to make hemp bracelets is simple and easy now. Buy 1mm thick hemp of natural color from a craft store. Take hemp that is more or less 6 times the length of your bracelet. Take another hemp strand that is twice the length of the first strand. Make a crease at midpoint of each strand by folding it in the middle. Now, knot the creased midpoints together.

You can start making a hemp bracelet now. Place something heavy on that loop to keep it down or use a safety pin to attach it with a cushion or some fabric furniture. Arrange the four strands of hemp twine such that two relatively shorter strands lie in the middle and the larger strands on each side. You can use any of the knots of your choice, we are using figure-four knot here. Now to knot the hemp, make a 45 degree angle using the right outermost strand and guide it over the two middle shorter strands and then over the leftmost longer strand such that it makes a four. Take the leftmost outer strand and guide it under the middle strands and then up through the middle of four to the right. Tighten the knot now by pulling both the outer strands. Make the knot on the other side. Create the bracelet by knotting on both the sides. You can also add beads to some of the knots according to your design. Complete the bracelet by tying both the sides together and the bracelet is ready.

You have seen that it is very easy to learn how to make hemp bracelets. You can try different knots, designs and variety of colors with them and make your own style.      

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