Nice bracelet with seductive ethnic and spiritual origins, easy to wear by both women and men, the Shamballa bracelet has everything to please! No wonder that it has conquered, for a few years now, the wrists of stars and that it has won the hearts of many people.
For those who don't know yet, the shamballa bracelet is a fancy bracelet inspired by Tibetan prayer bracelets. It is composed of round beads, surrounded by a cord and linked together by macramé knots. It ends with a very practical slipknot to open and close it. If you don't know its name, you certainly couldn't miss it!
If some see it as a spiritual jewel, for others it is a simple mixed bracelet. It can indeed be worn because it is pretty and not because of religious convictions.
Before being an ultra-popular bracelet, Shamballa is the name of a secret kingdom from an ancient Hindu-Buddhist myth. This secret land of unparalleled splendor, which does not appear on any map, is said to be hidden in the mountains of Tibet. It is synonymous with a haven of peace, tranquility and happiness.
You can use a multitude of different threads to make this type of bracelet. You can choose braided nylon, C-LON Tex 400 Bead Cord, waxed cotton, Liberty cord, beaded cotton, rat tail cord or rolled evening cord. For our tutorial, we used a nylon thread.
Be careful with the diameter of the hole of the beads, you must be able to thread them on the thread.
Once the thread is chosen, you will also need to take pretty pearls. In our example, we chose plasticine rhinestones and Jet Hematite beads.
Natural materials are also welcome such as wood beads, bone beads, rudraksha seeds, gemstone beads, acai seeds from Brazil, round Tagua beads...
Finally, to facilitate the realization of macramé knots and for the comfort of work, use a tray for micro-macramé and T-pins for micro-macramé.
To make a Shamballa bracelet, we will simply use macramé techniques like the overhand knot.
Follow the steps below to make your lucky bracelet.
Cut 2 pieces of nylon thread about 32 cm long, the length may vary depending on the size of your wrist.
Prick a T-pin into the macramé tray and tie a knot around it with one of the pieces of nylon thread (the other will be used later), about 8 cm from one end of the thread.
Keep the thread taut by locking it into one of the slots in the micro-macramé tray. We will call this wire A.
Take the remaining 2.2 meters of nylon thread. Place the middle of this thread under the thread A, and tie a simple knot. We will call the left end of the thread B and the right end C.
Place wire B over wire A.
Place wire C on wire B.
Place wire C under wires A and B. Pull wire C through the loop formed by wire B.
Pull the C and B wires together to tighten the knot. You have made the first knot.
Place wire B over wire A.
Place wire C on wire B.
Place wire C under wires A and B. Pull wire C through the loop formed by wire B.
Pull on wires B and C. You have made the second knot. The alternation of these two knots forms the braid.
Make about 5 cm of braid (alternating the first and second knot).
Thread a plasticine round onto wire A. To facilitate the threading of the bead, lightly burn the end of the wire A.
Continue braiding around the plasticine round.
Tighten the knot.
Continue until you reach the desired length.
Cut off the excess yarn on the right and left sides of the braid and burn them with a Thread Zap or lighter.
Untie the knot around the T-pin. Place the two wires side by side. Finish your macramé bracelet as you wish with an overhand knot, a double slip knot (also called a slip knot) or a button loop finish.
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