Hemp Bracelet Knots

Those of you who love to follow newest fashion trends and wearing latest types of trendy jewelry items, must have heard about hemp jewelry. Hemp jewelry looks trendy and unique and it is really inexpensive. Hemp bracelets are the most popular hemp jewelry items that look chic and stylish. Those of you who nurture the hobby of jewelry making can also learn how to make hemp bracelets and make numerous matching hemp bracelets for themselves. Making hemp bracelets is also a great and inexpensive form of giving away personalized gifts to your loved ones. However, one cannot learn how to make hemp bracelets until he/she 't knows how to make the knots.

How to Make Hemp Bracelet Knots

Larks Head Knot

• The lark head knot is made for attaching the hemp strand to a clasp or a jump ring and it is one of the easiest hemp bracelet knots to make. You will have to fold the hemp strand in half at the center. Now take that fold and slip it over the dowelings.
• Once done with it, then pull down the center a bit in order to make a loop out of it. Now, take both the ends of the hemp strand and pass then through the central loop that you just made on the doweling. Pull the strands tightly and you are done with the lark head knot!

Half Knot

• In order to learn how to make hemp bracelets, one should start from learning how to make half knot of hemp strings, since it is the most basic knotting pattern. To make half knot of hemp, take four hemp strands.
• Place all four strands in line and put weight on them/tuck them on a surface so that they won't move while you work on them. Amongst these strands, 1st and 4th are the outer strands that are also called knotters, while the 2nd and 3rd strands are called fillers.
• Start with strand no. 1 and bring it over 2nd, 3rd and 4th strand. Then take the 4th strand and bring it over the first strand. However, you need to bring it over 1st strand from bringing it up by working it 'under the filler strands'.
• Once you are done with this, then hold the 1st strand in your right hand and the 4th strand in your left hand and gently pull both the strands so that they form a firm knot! Well, you have just learned how to make half knot for making easy hemp bracelet patterns at home!

Square Knot

• As a simple equation, remember that one square knot is nothing but two half knots combined! Hence to make a square knot, you need to make a half knot and then bring strand no. 1 across, over the filler strands and the strand no. 4.
• Then repeat the procedure with the strand no. 4. However, you need to be careful to work the 4th strand through the loop, which is made by the strand no. 1. Now all that you need to do is to tighten the knot and you are done with the square knot!

Switch Knot

• This is one of the advanced knots that requires four hemp strands. First of all, place the filler strands apart from each other and then bring both the knotter strands over the filler strands in such a way that the knotters take place of the fillers and the fillers take place of the knotters.
• This knot is called switch knot, but you need to make square knot in order to secure it. For that, make a square knot. But make sure that there should be some distance between the switch knot and the square knot to get a clear and beautiful hemp bracelet pattern.

Overhand Knot

• Whether you want to learn how to make hemp bracelets with beads or any other simple hemp bracelet making patterns, you need to learn how to make these knots, called overhand knots.
• Take the cord and make a loop. Now, take the one end of the strand and slip it under the loop. When you slip one end of the strand through the loop, it must look like a pretzel! Now just pull the strand tight and you are done with the overhand knot!

Butterfly Knot

• You will require four hemp strand to make the butterfly knot. First of all, make a square knot and then make another square knot. However, make sure that both the knots are made by at the distance that can fit two more square knots.
• Once you are done with making both these square hemp bracelet knots, then just use your thumb and forefinger and push the second square knot in the direction of the first square knot. You have just learned how to make the butterfly knot. Now you can easily learn how to make a hemp bracelet out of strings, in no time!

Once you learn making various knots, then learning how to make a hemp bracelet with shells, beads or any other additional decorative items is really a cakewalk for you all. I hope instructions given in the above article were found useful! Have fun!