31 Days of DIY Denim: Day 8, Friendship Bracelet

NYLON staffers created unique, DIY projects using denim in honor of our annual Denim Issue. Check back here every day of August to see a new project. 

What you’ll need:

A pair of jeans or two (you’ll want the whole length of the leg and may want to vary the colors)

Scissors

Directions:

Step 1: Cut three very long pieces, about one-inch wide, from each pair of jeans.

Step 2: Put them side by side, alternating colors: one light, one dark, one light, etc...

Step 3: Make a knot at the top of all of them together, leaving an inch or so loose at the top.

Step 4: Loop the top part around a door knob so that it's easier to pull the pieces.

Step 5: Start making knots from left to right. Hold the left string straight, pull the right string out like a triangle, wrap the right string over the left, and pull through to make a knot. (Tip: It’s all about holding the under string very tight.)

Step 6: Keep going line by line until you run out of fabric.

Step 7: Make a knot at the end.

Step 8: Wrap around your wrist and attach the ends. Voilà!