{"title":"How to Tie a Bracelet Knot (Adjustable Sliding Knot)","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/jewelry-making/how-to-tie-a-bracelet-knot","category":{"slug":"jewelry-making","name":"Jewelry Making"},"creator":{"name":"Kellie's Bead Boutique","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdW2WjZs98tZKcLOZNu6h-A","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBPgw2vO-Aw"},"tldr":"Tie the sliding knot that makes a bracelet or necklace adjustable. Two matching knots, no clasp, and the piece slips over your hand every time.","totalDurationSeconds":311,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["ruler","scissors","chain nose pliers"],"materials":["2mm leather cord","pendant or bead (optional)"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Cut the Cord","text":"A metre of cord gives you room to work and enough length for a necklace. Kellie uses 2mm leather, but 1mm and 1.5mm both knot the same way.Lay it against a ruler and measure roughly four to four and a half inches in from one end. That mark is where the first knot goes, and it does not need to be exact."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Overlap the Two Ends","text":"Bend the cord at your mark to make a small loop, then bring the other end underneath and lay it alongside, running the opposite way.You should now be looking at what appears to be three lengths of cord side by side. The one nearest you is the working end, and it is the only piece that moves from here on."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Wrap the Working End Around","text":"Take the working end and wind it around both cords, working back towards the loop. Three or four wraps is plenty.Keep the coils tight against each other rather than spread out. Neat wraps are what make the finished knot look like a deliberate feature instead of a tangle."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Feed the Tail Back Through","text":"Push the working end back through the tunnel formed by the coils, going the same direction you started. It helps to keep a fingertip in the loop so it does not collapse.This is the step that turns a pile of wraps into a knot. Until the tail goes through, nothing holds."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Tighten the First Knot","text":"Pull the tail steadily until the coils draw together into a tight barrel. Hold the other cords still while you do it.Snug it down, but stop before it bites into the cord underneath. The knot has to grip enough to hold position and still slide when you push it."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Tie the Matching Second Knot","text":"Turn the piece around and repeat the whole sequence on the other end, wrapping in the same direction as the first.The two knots have to be mirror images. Wrap the second one the opposite way and they will fight each other rather than sliding cleanly."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Trim the Tails and Test the Slide","text":"Cut each tail down to about half an inch. Leaving a stub means the knot has something to grip if it ever works loose.Now pull the two knots apart and the loop opens out long. Push them towards each other and it draws up short. That is the whole point of the closure."},{"number":8,"title":"Step 8: Add a Pendant and Size It","text":"Slide a pendant or a large-hole bead onto the cord before you close the loop, then adjust the knots until the piece hangs where you want it.For a bracelet, open it wide enough to pass over the widest part of your hand, slip it on, then pull the knots down to the wrist."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-08-21T15:24:36.186Z","published":"2026-08-21T15:24:30.352Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}