• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Design Dazzle logo

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Home Decor / Design
  • Holidays
  • Crafts
  • All Categories
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • Home Decor / Design
    • Holidays
    • Crafts
    • All Categories
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×
    Design Dazzle » Kids » Summer Camp/Crafts

    Published: Jun 1, 2015 · Modified: Aug 1, 2023 by Toni Roberts · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet

    I have a great boredom buster for your kiddos this summer.

    Have them make these fun Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet. It’s always enjoyable to make a craft with a friend!

    Hi Everyone! I’m Melanie from Artzy Creations and I’m so excited to be a camp counselor for Summer Camp with Design Dazzle.

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelets

     

     

     Friendship bracelets provide endless hours of fun especially during the summer. I remember spending hours as a kid making various bracelets for all of my friends.

    This is the perfect summer activity to keep the boredom away and the fingers busy.

    As a Mom. the part that I like is that making these pretty Chinese Ladder friendship bracelets doesn’t require a lot of materials and the DMC floss is really inexpensive.

    Plus, did I mention… these are really easy too? So let’s get started and see just how easy and fun these colorful friendship bracelets are to create.

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelets Artzy Creations

     

     

    Supplies Needed:

    • DMC Floss (Embroidery Floss)
    • Scissors
    • Tape

     

    Colorful embroidery floss

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet

     

    How to Make Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet

    Step 1:

    Cut 5 different colors of floss, about 14″ to 16″ long, and tie a knot.

    Leave a couple of inches at the top because you will need the extra length to tie off the bracelet.

    I like for the strings to be on the longer side. This way you have a little bit more flexibility when it comes to your design.

    You want to have your bracelet on the thicker side. That’s why I recommend 5 strands.

    You can make the friendship bracelet with only three strands of the DMC floss, but it ends up very thin.

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet

     

     

    Step 2:  

    Choose one strand of floss and make a loop laying it across (from left to right) the other pieces of floss as seen above. It should look like a number four.

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelets

     

    Step 3:  

    Pull the string through the loop or the number four that you created like the photo above. Make sure to pull it somewhat tight.

    Keep repeating this process with the same color. The floss or string will start wrapping itself all the way around the more you do this. This is what will create the Chinese Ladder.

    Make sure as you’re doing this that all of the wrapping stays tightly together, meaning you don’t want any of the colors to show through except for the color you are currently working on.

    To change a color, just pick up the next color you’d like and create your loop. Keep repeating, and it’s that easy.

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelets

    Just look at how bright and colorful these are. The color combinations are endless. Kids can even make their favorite sports team colors too.

     

    How to Make a Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelets

    You’re kids will love these Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet. My 5th grader is really hooked.

    Thank you to Design Dazzle for having me again this summer, and I hope YOU  have a wonderful summer.

     

    Melanie Artz is a Mom, an artist, an Art Educator and a lover of all things creative. She has been sharing her passion for art and the creative process with her students for the past 17 years. When not teaching, she continues to share her love for creating at Artzy Creations. UPDATE: (the blog is no longer available) 

     

    For more summer fun, visit this fun post on squirt gun water races or how about outdoor confetti poppers?

    Chinese Ladder Friendship Bracelet

     
    design dazzle summer camp 2015 banner

    I remember making these when I was a kid! Thanks for sharing, Melanie!

    Want to see more summertime fun ideas? Check out the Summer Camp Archives!

    More Crafts

    • Creative Ways to Paint Rocks
      20 Creative Ways For Painting Rocks
    • Energetic Whipped Grapefruit Body Butter
      Whipped Body Butter Recipe
    • DIY Paper Ruffle Party Decor made with paper towels!
      Easy DIY Paper Ruffle Party Decor
    • Holiday Santa Sack
      Santa Sack: Do Not Open Until December 25th

    Sharing is caring!

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Toni medium

    Hi, I’m Toni! I love designing and decorating. Join me for home inspiration and creative living! More about me →

    Popular

    Spring/Easter

    • Setting an Easter Table
      Decorating An Easter Table
    • elegant recipes with rose
      Rose Petal Sweets
    • IMG 9043
      Simple Easter Table Decor
    • Edible Bunny Box with candy inside. - Design Dazzle
      It’s An Adorable, Edible Easter Bunny! D-I-Y

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • About Toni

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Press & Partnerships

    Toni Roberts is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

    DesignDazzle.com is protected by copyright laws. DO NOT distribute or copy the content or share multiple images or collage images without written permission. You can use ONE Design Dazzle image only if there is a link back to DesignDazzle.com. DO NOT edit, crop, or remove watermarks from any image. Please contact me at [email protected] with any questions.

    Copyright © 2024 Design Dazzle