An enduring symbol of friendship, love, and loyalty, friendship bracelets have been making a major comeback. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has seen a huge resurgence in their popularity. Inspired by a lyric from 'You're On Your Own, Kid', fans have been making and swapping dozens of bracelets with fellow swifties at the live shows. But this modern trend has a long history. Friendship bracelets can be dated as far back as ancient Central America. It wasn’t until the 1970s that they really became popular again as people around the world embraced the hippie movement, peace and love.

Although friendship bracelets are most commonly worn as a symbol of friendship, they are also worn by people to show their support for a specific charity or even sporting team. With the athletes competing in Paris this summer, why not have a go at making your own friendship bracelets in the colors of your country’s flag to show your support? Some people like to use beads and letters to spell out words and phrases in their friendship bracelets, but all you need to make a simple knotted bracelet is a couple of skeins of DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss in your chosen colors. With over 500 shades to choose from, you’ll be able to find the perfect patriotic shade. Friendship bracelets are very portable projects. The supplies don't take up a lot of space, so you can create bracelets from anywhere.

Follow along with our beginner-friendly tutorial which takes you through the steps of how to make a ribbon friendship bracelet using two skeins of DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss. Using only a few simple knots, friendship bracelets are an easy, beginner friendly craft. Find simple friendship bracelet knot tutorials here so you can join the trend and support your country this summer.

There are so many friendship bracelet patterns to choose from which feature different knots and ways of making them. There are so many ways to customize your own bracelet to make it personal to you. In time to support the athletes in Paris this summer, we are releasing a Flags Thread Assortment which contains 24 skeins of Mouliné embroidery thread. Scan the QR code to discover 21 Brazilian friendship bracelet patterns inspired by flags from around the world.