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FriendshipBracelets

No. 3255

Dear Customer,We hope you enjoy our Friendship Bracelets. If you find that we have made an error or if something is missing or damaged, let us know so that we can correct the problem for you. Please include the following:

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Send all correspondence to: NSI International, Inc. 105 Price Parkway Farmingdale, NY 11735-1318 Attn: Quality Control Department

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Create colorful hair accessories and friendship bracelets.They're fun to design and even more fun to wear!

Embroidery Floss(10 assorted colors)

Assorted large seed beads

Bobby pinsHeart and star shaped beads

Headband

2 Barrettes

Conforms to ASTM D-4236

© MM NSI INTERNATIONAL, INC., FARMINGDALE, NY 11735-1318 PRINTED IN CHINA.

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Embroidery thread (10 colors, 9 yards each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00 $Bag of assorted colored beads (approx. 500 beads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 $Bag of heart and star beads (8 beads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ .30 $1 Headband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .25 $2 Barrettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ .50 $

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HAIR WRAP

HEADBAND AND BARRETTES

BOBBY PINS

Hair wrapping is a fun way to weave colorful threads right on your hair! Tie afew strands of various colored floss onto a lock of your hair. Separate one strandof the floss and begin to wrap the single strand around the other strands and yourhair. At any time you can switch the floss you are using to wrap with. Lift up anew color of floss and place the old strand with the others underneath. Continuewrapping with the new color. If you want to add beads to the wrap, slide a beadover the wrapping strand, then continue to wrap as before. At the end of the hairwrap, tie all the strands of floss together.

The barrette can be decorated the same way as the headband. First, open the clasp of the barretteand remove the plastic spring, noticing how the spring was attached so that you can reconnect itagain after decorating. Wrap floss around the top of the barrette, add beads or weave a braid alongthe top. Be careful that the decorations do not interfere with the hinge or clasp of the barrette.Note: Clear tape (not included) can be used to secure the ends of the floss to the barrette.

Bobby pins can be decorated in many different ways. Tie floss on the rounded end andweave a braid directly onto the straight end of the bobby pin. Finish off the braid withstrings of beads or tie a decorative bow.

Bobby pins can also be used to create hair braids. If you do not want to weave strands of embroidery floss directly onto your hair, attach the strands to a bobby pin and create abraid of desired length. This way, anytime you want to add a colorful braid to your hair,you can simply pin it on!

To decorate the headband, try wrapping different colors of flossaround the entire surface of the headband. Start at one tip of theheadband, place the end of the floss on the back and begin to circlethe floss, covering the loose end. Continue to wrap the floss overthe headband, tightly and evenly, all the way around. If you want tochange colors, tie a new color of floss onto the old color (so that theknot connecting the 2 colors falls on the underside of the head-band), then continue to wrap with the new color. Once the head-band is wrapped, add other decorations on top of the wrapped floss.Tie new pieces of floss onto the wrapped strands, weaving a braidor adding beads. Be creative! Note: Clear tape (not included) canbe used to secure the ends of the floss to the headband.

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FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS:

STARTING A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET1. Friendship bracelets are made with 2 or more strands of embroidery floss. The more strands you use, the

thicker the braid will be. Learn different ways of weaving the floss together by reading the directions below.

2. All friendship bracelets begin with a loop. Once you have measured and cut the strands of embroidery floss for your bracelet, fold all thestrands in half. See fig. A.

3. Make an overhand knot at the folded end of the strands, as shown in fig. B. Tighten the knot, leaving a 3/8” loop before the knot. See fig C.

4. It is a good idea to secure the loop to a table top with a small pieceof tape (not included). See fig D. Now you are ready to braid!

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For this braid, measure and cut three 24” pieces of floss. Fold the strands in half and tie a knot at the folded end, creating aloop. There will be 6 strands below the knot to weave into the braid. Note: To make this braid thicker, always increase thenumber of strands cut by 3.

MACRAME BRAIDFor this bracelet, measure and cut one strand, 3 yards long. Measure and cut another strand, 24” long. Fold each strand inhalf, then tie the folded ends together, creating a loop. There will be 4 strands below the knot: 2 long strands, 2 short strands.

1. Separate the strands belowthe knot into three sections.Number the groups of strands as shown.

2. Bring group 1 overgroup 2.

3. Bring 3 over 1. Continue tobraid this way, alternatingthe left and right strands overthe center strands. Create abraid of desired length.

To end a friendship bracelet: After you have made a braid that fits around yourwrist, tie all the strands together to end the braid. After the knot, separate the loosestrands into 2 groups. Braid each group as shown. If desired, you can add beadsafter the individual braids. Make a knot at each end and cut off the excess threads.To close your bracelet, ask a friend to tie the small braids to the loop at the begin-ning.

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1. Separate the strands belowthe knot so that the twoshorter strands are at thecenter and one longer strand is at each side.

2. Fold strand 1 in front ofthe center strands. Bringstrand 2 in front of strand 1.

3. Bring the end of strand 2 behind the center strands and return to the front through the loop formed by strand 1.

4. Pull the ends of the strands to complete your first stitch. Notice the numbering of the strands. Strand 1 is now on the right.2

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4. If you want to add a bead, slide the bead over one strand of the braid, then continue braiding as before.

FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS:

STRIPED BRAIDFor this bracelet, measure and cut three pieces of floss, each 6 yards long. Fold the strands in half and tie a knot at the foldedend, creating a loop. There will be 6 strands below the knot to weave into the braid.

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2. Bring strand 1 around strand 2 and through the loop formed by strand 1. Holding strand 2 taut, pull strand 1 to tighten the knot.

3. Repeat step 2, using strand 1 to create a secondknot on strand 2.

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5. After completing the first row, the strand used to make the knots across the row now becomes the laststrand on the right. Re-number the strands as shown.

6. Continue to weave thebracelet, always using the first strand on the left to make the knots across therow. Notice how the colorof the knots creates the striped pattern of the bracelet.

7. To create a “V” pattern, separate the strands after the loop as shown above. Strands 1 and 6 are one color, 2 and 5 are another color and 3 and 4 are thethird color.

8. Begin as shown in steps 2 and 3, using strand 1 to make two knots on strand 2 and strand 3. Let strand 1 fall to the right of strand 3. Now use strand 6 and make 2 knots on strand 5 and on strand 4.

9. To complete the “V”, continue with strand 6 and make twoknots on strand 1.

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10. Continue to weave each row this way, using strand 1 to create knots halfway across the row, then using strand 6 to finish each row.

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5. Once again, fold strand 1in front of the center strands. Bring strand 2 over strand 1.

6. Bring the end of strand 2 behind the centerstrands and return to the front through the loop formed by strand 1. Pull the ends to complete the stitch. Continue to weave theoutside strands around the center strandsuntil you have a braid of desired length.

7. If you want to add a bead, bring the center 2 strands through the opening of the bead. Slide the bead up to the last stitch, then continue weaving the outsidestrands as before.

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Hint: When you want to fit 2 strands of floss through a bead, press each end of the floss through a wet paper towel to bring it to a point. Bring one strand through the bead at a time.

4. Pull strand 2 out of the way.Using strand 1 again, make 2 knots on strand 3. Continue this way across the row, always using strand 1 to make two knots on each strand.

1. Separate all the strands by color. In the example shown above, 1 and 2 areone color, 3 and 4 are thesecond color and 5 and 6are the third color.