Bow Bracelet

by QT-PIE in Craft > Jewelry

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Bow Bracelet

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I love this bracelet, I invented the charm but I don't know who invented the bracelet but they look awesome together, the charm also looks good with a frilly braid bracelet, comment if you want a tutorial for it!

Materials

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You will need up to fifty bands 20 of each colour and 2 more for the bows inside. You also need a hook, your loom and a C/S clip.

Laying the Bands

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Place the bands just like you would with a single zigzagging all the way to the bottom of your loom.

Laying More Bands

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Now place another single chain on top off the one you just placed. Make sure to push your bands down so that they don't overlap.

Cap Bands

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Cap off the end of the bracelet.

Hooking Process

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Push back your cap band, grab the two bands and pull them forward.

Finish Hooking

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Repeat the hooking process until you reach the end of your loom.

Finishing the Bracelet

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Take a band and pull it through the bands at the end of the bracelet then add a C/S clip to secure the ends.

Pulling It Iff

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Pull the bracelet off your loom carefully and get ready to start the bow.

Starting Your Bow

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Take a 2 bands and place them diagonally to the left and go down 3 times, don't forget to double the bands.

Laying Your Bands

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Once your finished with the left go down with 3 bands on right.

Adding Horizontal Bands

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Now add 3 bands going across from the pegs, make sure they're twisted once like cap bands.


*sorry about my camera, didn't know it had flipped!

Hooking the Left

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Now go to the left side and hook away from the cap band and continue until you've hook all 3 bands on that row.

Hooking the Right

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Now hook the row on the right.

Hooking Your Last Bands

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Now hook the last bands diagonally to the right.

Slip Knot

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Take a band that matches your bow and twist it once into your hook, then pull it through your bands to create a slip knot.

Finishing Your Bow

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Now using your hook, lift off all the bands on your loom and then take the two bands you want for the inside of your bow and wrap them around as much as you can this depends on what type of bands you're using.

Attaching Your Charm

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Sorry about the blur in the first pic but basically all I'm doing is sticking my hook through the white bands on my bow and pulling my cap band through it so the bracelet can slide through it. Pull your charm into the middle of your bracelet and secure your ends with a C/S clip.

YOUR DONE!!!!

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Now slip the is Awesome bracelet unto your wrist and comment about what you think, thanks for using this tutorial!!