February 18, 2016

gold fiber soft neck rings necklaces 3836

tribal inspired design soft fiber necking choker style necklace
 This pair of soft neck rings is designed to look like the dramatic metal rings made famous by the indigenous fashion experts living in remote locations in Asia and Africa. This pair is made  from cotton and hand dyed cord with cotton floss accents. The in-line magnetic barrel clasp is designed to maintain the simple geometry while allowing an easy way to add remove these from the neck.

The top necklace is 14 3/8" (365 mm)
The bottom necklace is 15" (382 mm)
pair of tribal inspired design soft fiber neckings choker style necklaces
 Here are some related designs you might like:

coil neckpiece (hand dyed rope)

three soft neck rings

authentic metal neck rings
Four copper neck rings

similar design bracelets

four fiber wrapped bangles
tribal inspired design soft fiber necking choker style necklace closure detail
The barrel clasp is augmented with a loop and button to prevent the necklace from coming apart unexpectedly.

You can see these in the fiber section of ArtiFactSite on ETSY


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February 16, 2016

really big rope grommet bracelets 3842

rope bracelets grommet bracelets pair massive soft bangles marlinspike art
This pair of grommets is made from salvaged mooring line that washed up on a winter beach. The frayed texture of the distressed rope is quite soft.  Despite the size these actually have some flexibility (but not much!)

Unravelling the tangle produced several segments of the material that were long enough to make these bracelets. Each one re-creates the natural state of the original piece of rope by working an individual strand back around into the three part twist.
rope bracelet grommet bracelet massive soft bangle marlinspike craft
 The overlapping ends are secured with a whipping detail made from hemp line.

The larger one is 9 1/4" (234 mm)
The smaller one is 7 1/4" (184 mm)
rope bracelet grommet bracelet massive soft bangle hemp whipping


These and other unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY



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February 14, 2016

paper string bracelet 3831

 red paper string leftover from a holiday wrapping comes back in a small child size bracelet

The knots do not move so this is a fixed size


6 1/2" (165 mm)
 More designs like this:

blue double string bracelets

more elaborate string bracelet with beads 

tangled string bracelet in pink

two string loop bracelets in navy and bronze 

massive black string cuff 
These and other unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY


design and photographs copyright 2016

February 12, 2016

handmade rope double eye bracelet 3835

 Two eye loops created with coach whipping connections interlock to form a simple elegant rope bracelet.

Non adjustable size (the eyes are fixed size)

7 3/8" (187 mm)
Related designs you might find interesting

double loop necklace (adjustable size)

knotted double loop bracelet (adjustable)

grey handmade rope loop bracelet

double loop string bracelet with color
These and other unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY



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February 9, 2016

club color collection rope bracelets for your school, club, or team 3832

#ropebracelet #handmade #turkshead #knot
 Popular school and club color rope bracelets made to order in your choice of sizes.
Select the color combination that matches your favorite team, school, or organization and have a custom made order shipped directly to your door.

Gold series I

Brown and Gold
Orange and Black
Maroon and Gold
Blue and Gold
#ropebracelet #handmade #turkshead #knot #bluebracelet #knotbracelet


The blue series combines the most popular combinations with natural white cotton cord to produce a festive variety of choices.

Blue series

Dark Green and White
Navy and White
Regatta Blue and White
Royal Blue and White



#ropebracelet #handmade #turkshead #knot #bracelet
More cool choices with the popular gold color round out the top 25 most popular color combinations

Gold series II

Black and Gold
Dark Green and Gold
Navy and Gold
Purple and Gold


#ropebracelet #handmade #turkshead #knot
More popular color combinations are perfect souvenirs for you next event.

Red color series

Black and White
Purple and White
Red and Black
Red and White
Maroon and White

Don't see your color combination? More choices are available by special order.

design and photographs copyright 2016

February 8, 2016

double loop string bracelet with color 3830

Ordinary braided cotton line laid out in a double loop secured with a traditional coat whipping detail.

Two cotton floss accents add a bit of color

 7" (178 mm)
Here are some related designs you might like:

Double loop connected pair of cotton bracelets

Handmade rope double loop bracelet

more handmade rope double loop bracelets

double loop handmade rope necklace

heavy cord double loop bracelet
These and other unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY



design and photographs © copyright 2016

February 4, 2016

mixed color herringbone rope bracelets 3820

herringbone weave rope bracelets affinity colors
 Developing a color group starts with the individual color selections that are matched to corresponding dyed cord samples. The grey and blue series is the affinity group that blends together. The lime and orange are the contrast group that sets off the affinity colors.

Individual single herringbone samples show the approximate color range for each dye batch applied to an ecru 3 mm cotton cord.

rope bracelet herringbone weave hand dyed cotton



The first mixed color sample in the affinity group is ecru, navy, royal, and teal. The ecru cord is used as a base cord to create the structure of the bracelet and the colors are interwoven. 3820

some other similar designs you might like:

another mixed color herringbone design

and another mixed color herringbone
herringbone weave rope bracelet blue ecru navy




The second mixed color sample in the affinity group is navy, grey, and teal. It comes off as less colorful because the grey and ecru colors are dominant. 3821
rope bracelet herringbone weave blue mixed color hand dyed cord
The third sample in the affinity group has no ecru cord just grey, navy, royal and teal. This has a more dense substantial character with the dominant blue colors. 3822



More unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY

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February 2, 2016

blue one button cuff with wood beads 3829

handmade beaded bracelet
 The one-button design allows a variety of color schemes using both cord an beads or cord alone to create a colorful casual style bracelet. This example uses the ecru framing cord and button with an infill of aqua, navy and black to dramatize the blond color of the wood beads. The button and stirrup loop closure is very simple and secure.

Sized for an adult wrist this is 8" (203 mm)


here are a few more one button designs you might like:
handcrafted wood bead bracelet
wood bead bracelet with hand dyed cord
one button in earth tones with beads

blue grey synthetic cord without any beads

A wider cuff design with two rows of beads

whimsical "lima bean" bead design  cuff

one button with handmade paper beads

tutorial showing how to construct the one button design, attach the button, and place the infill cords




These and other unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY


design and photographs copyright 2016