Ramadan activities: Hand made bracelet

1. Stretch your cord before stringing any beads.
2. Make your bracelet the correct size.
3. Tie your knot with some tension in the bracelet.
4. Tighten your knot from all sides.
5. After cutting the elastic cord, add a dab of glue to the knot.
6. The most popular sizes of elastic cord for making bracelets is 0.7 mm or 1 mm elastic cord
7. Cut a piece of cord the size of your bracelet, plus leave yourself at least three inches of elastic on each side to tie your knots.
8. String your beads on the elastic.
9. Pre-stretch your cord by pulling on each end before stringing. This is a really important step.

Have fun choosing the beads for your bracelet, there are plenty of choices to choose from !