fishtail braid rope bracelets with button loop 3816

Using a thicker cord and a variety of buttons this series of fishtail braid bracelets takes shape. These are big chunky wrist wrappers (risk rappers?). The braid is often used by women with long hair and searching on the term "fishtail braid" will confirm this, however it is also a useful technique to make these bracelets (no hair involved).

8" (203 mm) inside circumference when closed

Buttons designs are: (left to right):

2x2x2 monkey fist knot 3817
plastic button 3818
polymer clay button
cork button 3816

design and photographs copyright 2016

double wide rope bracelets in color 3232

 Double wide refers not to the design of a portable house on a rural lot but instead to the two rope bracelets that are stitched together with brightly colored cotton floss. This small collection is done in the basic primary colors:

bright chrome yellow
turquoise blue
grass green
navy blue
scarlet

 The bracelet is constructed of a pair of 2-strand rope bracelets. The material is a heavy #60 cotton cord worked in a classic 3 part weave. The two bracelets are worked to a consistent size on an 8" mold then one is reversed and they are stitched together with the floss.

They come out about 7 1/2" (191 mm) and are a generous width of about 1 1/4" (32 mm)

See these pieces and a limited selection of other work at Paper Hat located in south Minneapolis at 50th and Penn Ave



design and photographs © copyright 2014 WhatKnotShop