sweater and twine bangle bacelet tutorial

So I found these awesome bracelets on Pinterest.

source  ravelry.com   (on pinterest)

my version

I may or may not be Pinterest whipped :)  Anyway I saw the bracelets and searched high and low for a tutorial on how to make them.... and came up empty handed   so to speak.   There just wasn't anything out there.... So I just did them my own way.

Supplies needed:

• plastic bangle bracelets     ( I made 3)
• glue gun
• scissors
• old sweaters  (found mine at the thrift store) 
• twine   optional
• piece of felt or ribbon   length of inside of bracelet 

I found these ugly plastic bangle bracelets on clearance at Burlington, but I'm sure you could find them anywhere.  They came in a set of 3.   Two of them were about 1/2 inch and one was approx. 1 1/4 inch thick. Exactly what I was looking for.
Because I used a vest for the largest one I cut a piece of the neck,  but it is a lot easier to use the sleeve of a sweater,    I did have a little issue with it the first time around so don' t cut your piece of sweater too big for the bangle it will leave you with overlapping layers on the bottom and that in turn makes your bracelet a little smaller :(     Not good.     And I did glue a piece of felt to the inside of the bracelet to cover the mess.   ( can't see it on the outside)


I didn't take pictures of the making process of the first one because of all the frustration of ripping it apart and doing it again.....  but I did take pictures of the smaller one.

This one I used the sleeve of an old cardigan type sweater that was cheaply made and very stretched out.    I just cut off the end of the sleeve , slid it on the bracelet , put a little glue on the inside of the bracelet and pulled the fabric around and pinched it onto the glue   like pictured above.





For the twine bracelet  I first cut a rather long length of twine, glued the end on at a slight angle to make it easier for wrapping, and just glued every so far and kept wrapping the twine around .

Lucky me i just happened to cut the perfect amount of twine so it ended right here:

and I just finished it off with a dot of hot glue.   and Done!

I really, really love the textures and they are perfect for my casual fall outfits!

I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.....   and I would love to see your version if you give it a try.    Have a great day!

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