Ella says...

Ella says: "I like these rope bracelets because they don't fall apart. I have some other ones that come undone but not these!"

In the active on-the-go world of a busy pre teen having a quality rope bracelet is important. The last thing you need is for it to come undone while swimming or hanging out with friends.

All WhatKnotShop rope bracelets are made with high quality materials. Each is worked up to a finished shape (except for the DIY kits) ready for the beach. The loose ends are carefully stitched up to prevent fraying and unraveling. This sturdy kid approved construction means that you can have a summer full of fun with your favorite rope bracelet and never worry  about it coming apart.

Here are three new handmade rope bracelets from the summer collection:
Three part teal blue made with smooth texture hand dyed cord.
Five part grey herringbone made with soft twisted cable cord.
Wider nine part ecru herringbone made with un-dyed cotton blend cable cord.

A closeup of the nine part herringbone bracelet showing the distinctive "v" patterns created by the double overlapping weave. The herringbone weave makes an extra stretchy bracelet that can expand to fit over a larger hand but will shrink down to a comfortable snug fit.

"I really like to wear my bracelets all the time, like even when I'm going skiing and I have to pull a sweater on over them."

Find a favorite for your summer...

back to basics white cotton rope bracelet 904

Classic cotton rope bracelet made with a modified herringbone weave design in heavy white cotton cable cord.


The single pass weave reveals the beauty of the over-two under-two herringbone pattern. The bights are single overlaps which makes the edge of the knot more tapered.


Size is a tight 8" (203 mm) circumference.

This is about 1" (25 mm) wide with the loose ends secured and trimmed.


You may also be interested in this design in cotton cord click here
More herringbone weave designs in color click here




design and photographs copyright 2010 WhatKnotShop

blue to green herringbone rope bracelet collection

Traditional herringbone pattern weave design in five new colors.





Sizes are  "medium" measuring 8" (203 mm) inside circumference. As with all bracelets of this design there is some stretch owing to the double overlap weave pattern.

Dark ocean blue     
Blue-green          
Skye blue (light)    
Skye blue            
Turquoise          
Copper green

Solid color rope bracelets are available here if you don't see the design you like please make a request. Keeping all these in-stock not possible BUT they can be custom made just for you in a few days.

All are hand made of hand dyed cotton and cotton-polyester blend cords. The loose ends are stitched to prevent unraveling and then trimmed off. All will shrink somewhat when wet.

Illustrated instructions on how to make a herringbone weave bracelet like these can be found
      here

design and photographs copyright 2010 WhatKnotShop

delicate designs made with small material

A herringbone weave design using 1.5 mm high density nylon cord.


This is a 34 bight design but due to the small diameter of the material it measures only 6 1/4" inside circumference, about the right size for a child or young teen.


This type of high tech nylon cord was found at an Eastern Mountain Sports EMS shop. Many outdoor gear suppliers offer these types of high grade nylon cords in all kinds of color combinations. This one happens to be a classic red/black mix


See this and a number of other unique patterns and color combinations at these three online venues:


ArtFire
Etsy
Zibbet

Here we see a typical three part common turks head weave using the 1.5 mm high density nylon cord. This one is a bit larger measuring 7" inside diameter and available here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/54505250/child-size-red-and-black-nylon-knot

The flat or common weave is clearly visible in this view. 


These smaller materials create a much smaller scale weave pattern which goes well with smaller hands or for those who like a more refined look.






design and photographs copyright 2010 by WhatKnotShop

herringbone weave sailors knot rope bracelets in color

New and renewed colors in the narrow herringbone weave design seem to go well together. Here shown stacked on the work-up mold.

All are worked to a "large" size 8 5/8" (219 mm)

Top to bottom:
very light blue 
darker "ocean" blue
purple
lighthouse red

See these and more like them on the ArtFire, Zibbet, and Etsy shops:

http://www.artfire.com/users/WhatKnotShop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhatKnotShop
www.zibbet.com/WhatKnotShop

lavender blue turks head knot sailor bracelet 640

A very limited edition color turks head rope bracelet in 17 x 5 x 3 weave pattern made with three ply cotton cable cord.


This and many other solid color hand dyed rope bracelets can be found in the Zibbet collection click here to see more of these 


All colored cords are hand dyed in small batches. Each color batch is unique and produces a limited supply of cord material.

sunset )strata( cotton bangle with red beads 320

Working the light to simulate the low angle red colors of the late afternoon.

Yellow center strands with orange, red, and brown.

Three red crow beads worked into the fabric.

Adult "large"
8 5/8" (220 mm) inside circumference
2 3/4" (70 mm) inside diameter
7/8" (23 mm) widest point

check your slip-on size click here then select your favorite from one of these three online shops:

Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhatKnotShop
ArtFire: http://www.artfire.com/users/WhatKnotShop
Zibbet: http://www.zibbet.com/WhatKnotShop



design and photos copyright 2009 WhatKnotShop