hex nut friendship bracelet tutorial

so... tonight is mutual for the young women in my ward, some activities had been switched around last minute and we didn't have anything planned!! so i needed to come up with a beehives class activity fast! i saw these hex nut bracelets on pinterest, and spent a few hours working them to perfection (at least i got to watch castle in the process;) so tonight we will be making these awesome friendship bracelets. each girl will get to make one for herself, and someone else:) after all, we are commanded to love one another:)

                         

you will need:

3 strands of twine or leather, each 1 yard 

18 small hex nuts {they come in silver or gold, recommend sizes 8-24 or 6-24, from home depot}

safety pin

scissors

measuring tape

{STEP 1}

line up all the ends of the 3 strands of twine or leather and tie a knot approximately 4 inches down

{STEP 2}

take your safety pin, push it through the knot and pin it onto something {couch, pant leg, whatever} this gives you some stability, and makes it easier and faster to braid.

{STEP 3}

start braiding:) stop after approximately 15 inches

{STEP 4}

slide on your first hex nut onto one strand, then cross the string over {as if still braiding}

then slide on the next hex nut and so forth until all 18 hex nuts are braided in. 

here they are all braided on

{STEP 5}

you will continue to braid as before until you have about 4 inches of your twine or leather left.

                         

{STEP 6}

tie another knot. you can clip the ends to make them even if you wish but make sure you leave enough of the strand to tie the bracelet.

                         

and... YOU'RE DONE!!:) this is a wrap bracelet, one size fits all. so wrap 2 or 3 times and tie:)