We are seeing these Tila stretch bracelets circulating online and cannot fathom how cute and easy they are! Check out these bracelets from Anthropologie we adore:
(image from Anthropologie)
Made with Miyuki Tila two-hole beads, you can make some of your own. Plus, with our usual Tila and Half Tilas, we have newly added Quarter Tilas to our store. The variation in sizes makes for combining and mixing up different colors fun!
Here’s what you’ll need to make your own Tila Stretch Bracelets:
Items used in bracelet: A021633, SB03744, SB01934 & SB00870.
Directions:
- Cut two pieces of elastic at about 9 inches.
- Stretch out one cord to loosen the elasticity.
- Slide on your beads.Mix up the sequence of beads or not, this design is up to you!
- Make sure to add enough beads to wrap around your wrist comfortably.
- Make a surgeon’s knot to your cord ends. (Optional, you can add a small dot of glue)
- Cut off excess elastic.
- Take other elastic and stretch out to loosen the elasticity.
- Starting from the same beads from where you started, slide elastic through the second hole of each bead, all the way around.
- Make a surgeon’s knot and cut off excess elastic.
- You’re done! Now you can make more!
Mix up the sequence of beads or not, you can make a whole lot of these bracelets in no time!
Are the holes in the beads big enough to hide the knot?
Unfortunately no. The knot will be visible. I suggest when make the two knots, to make them at the same section.
NOT GOOD!!!
I’ve seen some of these bracelets where the knot is completely invisible. It seems to be glued inside a full tila bead ( both knots inside the same bead) I have been trying all sorts of ideas to get this to work. I have even reamed out the holes on the bead I want to use to hide the knot. No luck so far.