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http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Hemp-Bracelet/ How to Make a Hemp Bracelet by agsettle on December 6, 2010 Intro: How to Make a Hemp Bracelet Final Project for Technical Writing I December 2010 According to dictionary.com hemp , also called Indian hemp, marijuana, is a tall course plant that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber. The tough fiber of this plant is used for making rope. Measuring Scale : 1 foot = 1 forearm *the length from your hand to your elbow Materials : hemp string - approx. 14 feet 1 pea-sized bead - wooden, glass, stone, etc. *make sure you can fit four strands of hemp through the bead's hole Equipment : 1 pair of jeans 1 safety pin 2 hands 1 pair of scissors 1 forearm

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How to Make a Hemp Braceletby agsettle on December 6, 2010

Intro:  How to Make a Hemp BraceletFinal Project for Technical Writing IDecember 2010

According to dictionary.com hemp , also called Indian hemp, marijuana, is a tall course plant that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the worldand is the source of a valuable fiber. The tough fiber of this plant is used for making rope.

Measuring Scale :1 foot = 1 forearm*the length from your hand to your elbow

Materials :hemp string - approx. 14 feet1 pea-sized bead - wooden, glass, stone, etc.*make sure you can fit four strands of hemp through the bead's hole

Equipment :1 pair of jeans1 safety pin2 hands1 pair of scissors1 forearm

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Step 1: Put on a pair of jeans.

Step 2: Measure and cut two strands of hemp string:

1. Take an end of string in your hand.

2. Wrap the string around the length of your forearm 3 ½ times.*approx. 7 feet of string

3. Cut the string at your elbow.

4. Repeat for a second strand.

Caution: Scissors are sharp! 

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Step 3: Make a loop:

1 .Take both strings and fold them end to end.

2 .Take all four ends of hemp and hold them in one hand.

3 .Take the looped end of hemp in the other hand.

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Step 4: Knot the looped end:

Make the loop approximately the size of your pinky tip.

1. Wrap the strands around your index finger once.

2 . Cross the strings.

3 . Push the loop through the hole made by your index finger.

4 . Remove your index finger.

5 . Tighten the knot.

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Step 5: Pin the loop to your jeans:

Pin the loop to your jeans near your knee cap.

Caution: Safety pin is sharp!

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Step 6: Separate two strands of hemp:

1 .Take one strand of hemp in your right hand.Call it strand one.

2 .Take another strand of hemp in your left hand.Call it strand two.

3 .Leave two strands in the middle.Ignore them until step fourteen. 

Step 7: Make a half-circle on the left side of the middle strands:

1 . Move strand two across the middle strands and across strand one.

2 . Place strand one over strand two.

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Step 8: Make a half-circle on the right side of the middle strands:

1 . Move strand one under the middle strands.

2 . Draw strand one through the half-circle on the left.

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Step 9: Make a knot:

1 . Pull strand two and strand one in opposite directions.

2 .Tighten the knot against the loop.

Note:  Notice strand one is on the left and strand two is on the right .

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Step 10: Make a half-circle on the right side of the middle strands:

1 . Move strand two across the middle strands and across strand one.

2 . Place strand one over strand two.

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Step 11: Make a half-circle on the left side of the middle strands:

1 . Move strand one under the middle two strands.

2 . Draw strand one through the half-circle on the right.

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Step 12: Make a knot:

1 . Pull strand one and strand two in opposite directions.

2 . Tighten this knot to the previous knot.

Note: Notice strand one is on the right and strand two is on the left.

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Step 13: Repeat steps 6 through 11:

1 . Make the knots until they are 2/3 of the way down your thigh, or...

2 . Make the knots until they touch the pinned loop when wrapped around your wrist.

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Step 14: Thread the loose strands:

1 . Thread all four loose strands of hemp through the pea-sized bead

2 . Push the bead to the knots.

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Step 15: Make a knot:

1 . Wrap the four strands around two fingers.

2 . Cross the strings.

3 . Pull the string through the hole made by your fingers.

4 . Remove your fingers.

5 . Tighten the knot to the bead.

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Step 16: Finish the bracelet:

1 . Cut the left over string one thumbs width from the knot.

2 . Remove the safety pin.

3 . Wrap the bracelet around your wrist.

4 . Push the bead through the loop to secure it around your wrist.

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Step 17: Conclusion:

Troubleshoot : Measurements can be made using a ruler. 

Additional Comments:The bracelet will show signs of wear after a time, and the material will change it's quality, color, etc. 

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