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Beaded Wrap Bracelet Tutorial – Kid Craft

Learn how to make a beaded wrap bracelet.

Beaded wrap bracelet wrapped around a wrist.

With the Holidays fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about gifts. And that’s exactly what Gabrielle has been doing!

This year she wants to make gifts for family members. She decided she should start making things now if she wants to be able to make something for everyone. (Smart thinking!)

The first gift she worked on was a beaded wrap bracelet.

She asked if I could share a tutorial with you in case you would like to make some too. (Of course she didn’t have to ask me twice! hehe)

She likes making jewelry and sharing tutorials like the silk wrap bracelets she made.

Beautiful Beaded Wrap Bracelet - Kid Craft! This bracelet was made by a 9 year old.

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Beaded Wrap Bracelet – Kid Craft

Supplies:

Glass Beads and Stretch Cord.

Instructions:

Step 1: Gabrielle started off by opening all the packages of beads she had chosen at the store and poured them in a bowl.

She used her hands to mix all the beads. (Aren’t the colors fabulous?! It’s beaded goodness in a bowl!)

Bowl full of glass beads.

Step 2: She unraveled a little bit of the stretch cord and started threading beads.

She did not cut the stretch cord because she finds it easier to thread that way.

If she needs more cord, she just has to slide the beads back and pull on the cord. No worries about the beads slipping off the other end.

PLUS, it makes it super easy to put aside until you are ready to work on it again. I found the idea quite genius!

She stopped threading the beads once the length hit 50″.

How to thread beads to make a beaded bracelet.

Step 3: Once she had threaded 50″ of  beads, she cut the stretch cord that was still attached to the packaging. And then she took both ends and made a double knot.

How to make a knot slip-proof

If the knot isn’t strong enough, try making one or two surgeon’s knots.

You can also add a small bead of jewelry glue on the knot.

I found this video on how to make the knot slip-proof gave a wonderful visual on how to do it.

How to make a knot on a beaded bracelet.

Step 4: She cut the extra stretch cord and voilà, she was finished!

Beaded wrap bracelet wrapped around a wrist.
Close up of the beaded wrap bracelet.
Beauty photo of the beaded wrap bracelet.

The beaded wrap bracelet is quite fabulous, right?!

I think it turned out so beautiful, I LOVE the colors she picked too! They look so pretty together.

P.S. If you liked Gabrielle’s bracelet, please feel free to PIN and/or Share with your friends. :)

Hope  you enjoyed this tutorial! Have a BEAUTIFUL day!

Christine

Kathy A

Tuesday 7th of July 2020

Is a surgeon's knot the same as a lock knot? That's what I use. AND a drop of clear nail polish helps keep them from coming untied. As I age and the arthritis worsens. I love stretchy bracelets and necklaces so that I don't have to deal with clasps! I love the colors, too!

Pamela @ DIY Vibes

Tuesday 7th of July 2020

Love the colors of these bracelets! My girls would love making them, pinned!

Sass

Monday 15th of June 2020

Gorgeous colour combo! Thanks for sharing! My only question is this? How do you keep your stretchy crystalline from undoing itself? Even with a double knot, mine aren’t very secure. Thanks x

Christine @ theDIYdreamer

Wednesday 17th of June 2020

Thank you! I'm happy you like it! If it keeps undoing itself, try making one or two surgeon's knots instead. You can also add a small dot of jewelry glue on the knot. I hope this helps!

Thania Maria

Sunday 5th of April 2020

Is the final product a long necklace looking piece that you need to wrap and loop on wrist? Or is there a way to put glue on ends and have a toggle clasp after wrapping?Thanks!

Poppy

Monday 18th of March 2019

Can I ask you some advice please? On the one I did in Kenya they told me to thread the needle with some string that you tie to the elastic for your bracelet. I’m having trouble with the right kind of knot as the beads won’t go over the knot I’ve made. Isn’t there a special sort of knot I should use?

Christine

Monday 18th of March 2019

Hi Poppy! Hope you are well!

To avoid the beads from slipping while making the bracelet, my daughter kept the string on the string reel. She cut the string off the reel when she was finished then she made a knot with both ends.

Perhaps a loop knot? Maybe that would be big enough to prevent the beads from slipping?

Or another option, if you want to make a knot on one end while threading beads, maybe you can tape down the knot on a surface, that will stop the beads from slipping over the knot. Or you can even wrap it to a bigger object (like a popsicle stick) then make a knot and start threading. Once you are finished, unwrap the string from the object, attach both ends, and cut the extra string you had wrapped around the object.

I hope this helps!

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