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[Click "Show More" to view Instructions] ¦ Beginners Click Here: http://www.beyondbracelets.net/bracelets ____________________________________________ ¦ MATERIAL: Six Stranded Embroidery Floss (DMC Brand) Note: Craft Thread or Yarn may be used instead of floss. ____________________________________________ Strings should be cut appx. 65" (inches) long. After cutting fold them in half and overhand knot in order to form a loop- the loop will be used when tying on the bracelet. NOTE: Strands will become 32 inches long after the fold. ¦ Thumbnail bracelet setup: 1 22 33 1 - 1 33 22 1 1-Black 2-Pink 3-Blue The thumbnail is just a bordered chevron- the second black string within the chevron base makes it appear more complex by adding some black between colors. You could easily add another black between your pinks and blues to divide them further so black encases all of the colors. EXAMPLE: 1 22 1 33 1 - 1 33 1 22 1 1-Black 2-Pink 3-Blue Experiment with color and placement, you may find something that you really like. Beginner Basics: http://beyondbracelets.blogspot.com/2011/11/navigating-my-youtube-channel.html Adding a border to your bracelet is pretty simple. You'll need mixed knots (Forward/Backward and Backward/Forward) and an extra strand dedicated to being the border strand. NOTE: You don't need to add the extra strand but if you are doing a specific pattern it may mess you up. It's probably safer to just add an extra strand designated to being the border. The extra (border) strand should be a color that will stand out. If you make it one of the colors appearing in the bracelet then you will get a division look sort of like the thumbnail. BASICS: Left side border = FK/BK Right side border = BK/FK That's all there is to it. I find it easiest to do the border knots first and set them aside to work on the bracelet. After each row I bring them back in and make another set of border knots. Just go back and forth between border and bracelet base and you'll soon find your own rhythm. You can easily put two or more border strands beside one another and work with them to widen your border. Play around and see what you can come up with. TUTORIALS: Candystripe- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLpf-zz-M9s Chevron- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uX0kgWcO4 Double Chevron- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENnQLm9rcqU Thanks for watching! ¤ Don't forget to comment, rate and/or subscribe! ¤