Simple to make and fun to wear, friendship bracelets are the perfect homemade accessory to try your hand at. They make great gifts for friends - if you can bear to give them away!

Have a go at using washi tape, cord, safety pins, loom bands, beads and even zips to make bracelets and bangles to wear stacked together or one at a time.

With step-by-step instructions and photography, you will soon be fully prepared to knot, bend, twist, braid and tie your way into friendship-bracelet heaven!

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