Friendship Bracelet Information
A friendship bracelet is a bracelet given by one person to another as a symbol of friendship. Friendship bracelets are often handmade, usually of embroidery floss or thread. There are various styles and patterns, but most are based on the same simple half-hitch knot. The making of friendship bracelets is a version of macrame.
The amount of thread used in bracelets varies depending on the pattern. The smallest pattern, a double chain knot, requires two strings. The candy stripe can have as few as three strings and as many as forty, based on the desired thickness.
Friendship bracelets first became popular in the United States during the 1970s, and are commonly worn by both male and female Teenagers.[1] They are popular throughout the world.[2][3][4]
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History and traditions
tying on a friendship braceletThe knotcraft and hand weaving used to create traditional patterns stems from Native American handcrafts, particularly from Central American tradition. According to indigenous tradition, the recipient of a friendship bracelet must wear it until the cords wear out and fall off naturally. The idea is that the friend paid for it with the hard work and love that made it, and the recipient repays the friend by honoring the work. Removing the bracelet before it naturally falls off is a sign that the friendship has gone sour. Another variation of this tradition is that the recipient of a bracelet is entitled to a wish. After the bracelet wears out and falls off naturally, the wish will come true.[5]
Giving a friendship bracelet to a friend has great sentimental value and is showing the friend that he or she is special to the giver. There are many different patterns to match the friend's taste. It is popular among kids of all ages, both boys and girls. Many people will make identical friendship bracelets in order to show that they are friends.[6]
Friendship bracelets dealt with the concept of wish and the ending of a friendship, which in some countries still prevails. In today's world, the bracelets are a way to express their feelings toward a friend; such as to express their feelings of care, love and affection towards that special friend. Friendship bracelets are also a way to patch up a friendship due to a misunderstanding or a fight. In other countries they can also express the never-ending friendship between two special friends.[7]
Patterns
Friendship bracelets – special formsPattern names vary slightly from place to place, but overall they are fairly similar.
- Alpha bracelets (with letters/symbols)
- Basic diagonal stripe
- Bordered chevron
- Broken ladder
- Candy Stripes
- Chevron
- Chinese Staircase
- Diagonal threes
- Dog den
- Double chain knot
- Double chevron
- Hearts
- Inverse chevron
- Rag rug
- Swirl and braids (a combination of a braid and chinese staircase)
- Totem pole
- Zig zag[8]
Friendship Day Dates in India
- Friendship Day 2011: August 7, 2011[9]
- Friendship Day 2012: August 5, 2011
- Friendship Day 2013: August 4, 2011
See also
References
- ^ Buchanan, Andrea J.; Miriam Peskowitz (2007). The Daring Book for Girls. New York: Collins. p. 99. ISBN 0061472573.
- ^ Robinson, Russell (November 6, 2010). "Weekend: Mums on a mission". Herald Sun. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lUBBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2agMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3899,4275950&dq=friendship-bracelet&hl=en.
- ^ Johnson, Dirk (August 13, 1993). "Despite rain, Denver is a mile high for the Pope". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aA0kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_tAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6544,3852443&dq=friendship-bracelet&hl=en.
- ^ Glascock, Stuart (April 13, 2008). "Dalai Lama draws 65,000 in Seattle". Common Dreams. http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/13/8251.
- ^ Follett, Veronique, How to Make Friendship Bracelets, Search Press, p. 6, ISBN 1844485420
- ^ McGraw, Phil, Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out, Free Press, p. 139, ISBN 1615522638
- ^ http://www.superarticledirectory.com/Art/386720/247/Meanings-Definitions-Descriptions-of-Friendship-Bracelets.html
- ^ Torres, Laura, Friendship Bracelets, Klutz, ISBN 1591747007
- ^ "Friendship Dates in India". iSearchEngine.in. http://www.isearchengine.in/media/news/friendship_day_2011_date_in_india.php. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
External links
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