Stacha Styles
Friendship Bracelet String The best part of making your own friendship bracelets is your bracelet will be as unique as you are! You have so many known patterns to choose from for friendship bracelets and can even design your own. There are tons of colors of embroidery floss available and you can use jewelry findings for extra bling. But you don't have to stop there ... almost any kind of string can be used to make friendship bracelets. These are some suggested strings to try as you become more expert in your bracelet making. Embroidery Floss is a favorite for bracelets as it comes in many colors and is usually packaged in 8 meter skeins (or approximately 24 feet lengths.) Embroidery floss is manufactured in cotton for cross stitch, but can be made of wool, silk, or nylon . Crochet thread is specially made to be more dense and stronger than yarn. This thread is almost always made of cotton and comes in weights of 3, 5, 8 and 10. Size 5 is closest to embroidery floss, while size 8 may work if doubled. Hemp Twine is a combination of the natural linen-like fibers from the cannabis stem and cotton strands. Twine varies in thickness and is usually dyed in natural colors. Hemp is ideal for jewelry made by knotting because it is durable and keeps its shape well. Leather Cord is a round strand of leather cut from the center of animal hide. It comes in thicknesses ranging from.5 mm - 6.0 mm and is used for braiding, beading, and jewelry making. Paracord (parachute cord or 550 cord) is a lightweight nylon rope originally used in US parachutes during World War II. The braided cord uses several interwoven strands of nylon, so is both strong and elastic. Pearl Cotton as the name implies is 100% cotton, twisted, and comes in three sizes, 3, 5 and 8. Size 5 is about as thick as embroidery floss and sometimes is easier to handle because there is no slipping of separate strands. Silk Cord is a hand-rolled and hand-sewn length of silk that is then dyed. The cord comes in three widths: thin - 2 mm, medium - 3 mm, and thick - 10 mm. Silk cord is most often used in jewelry making as the cost is prohibitive to the average crafter. Yarn is a long, continuous length of fiber and can be made…