Friendship bracelet

Friendship Bracelets (sometimes friendship bands ) are (often homemade ) bracelets that are worn in many cultures as a sign of mutual friendship and affection, in Western cultures, especially of young people.

Production

Friendship bracelets are made from all sorts of materials, such as wool or yarn, while various techniques are applied. The professional " knotter " or sailor calls these different nodes Plattings.

Especially popular is a variant in which the horizontal and vertical ribs knot in the yarn and the like. be used. To einzuknüpfen his own name or that of your friend or girlfriend in the band, special cross patterns are applied. Usually the letters with the vertical ridges nodes are manufactured. At the beginning and end of an overhand knot is made for mounting.