I've enjoyed making knotted friendship style bracelets for about a zillion years. I remember one Christmas about an eon ago, my mom made my cousin and I little pouches with embroidery floss and safety pins in them for making bracelets. They are pretty easy to do (at least the simple patterns), the materials are cheap, they are easy to take with you (like knitting, crochet, and hand sewing), and are fun to give away.
The Friendship Bracelets (Klutz)
After you have the basics down visit websites like Heather's Friendship Bracelets. I have been visiting this site for years and it continues to be the best source for friendship patterns on the web. This is where I first learned about doing alphabet bracelets like the Snape one (be warned, I wouldn't recommend these as a first project, work up your skill first!). The site offers excellent patterns at every skill level.
If you are looking for some inspiration for making some more complex bracelets check out this site. Though the patterns aren't free, it's a great resource for thinking up your own patterns.
I also found this site which looks interesting, but I haven't used it yet. It has a great gallery of projects and also diagrams for creating new designs.
Well what are you waiting for, get knotting!
Love Love LOVE your snape bracelet. I never could get the hang of those - but then again, I was a bad girl scout all around. (we made those bracelets at summer camp)
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