How to Make a Paracord Bracelet With No Melting

Paracord is the woven cord used to hold a parachute to the back of the person wearing the parachute on the way down. The nature of the job paracord performs requires an incredible amount of strength in a small cord. Many brands of paracord are tested to endure more than 550 lbs. of force. Survivalists have been weaving paracord belts, backpack straps and bracelets for years. For emergency situations, these items can be cut and used for trapping small game or climbing.

Things You'll Need

  • Paracord
  • Measuring tape
  • Button
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the wrist onto which the bracelet will be put. Take a length of paracord and wrap it around the wrist. Measure the distance around the wrist using that length of paracord. For each 1 inch around the wrist, you will need 1 foot of paracord. Add another 4 inches to provide room to add a button to adjust the size of the bracelet. The cords will become thicker as the bracelet is made so the end result will be a little snugger than you may expect.

    • 2

      Cut two strands of the total amount of paracord you need based on the measurement of the wrist. Since this is a no-melt bracelet, you will have to weave the two lengths together.

    • 3

      Place one section of the cord down on a table in a U shape with the ends facing away from you. Place the other section of cord in a narrower U shape over the top of the first length. The wider U-shaped cord should be longer on the right side than on the left. The narrower U-shaped should be shorter on the right side than on the left.

    • 4

      Take the left end of the wider U and cross it over the left end of the narrow U.

    • 5

      Take the left side of the narrower U and cross it under the wide U on the right side. This will make a sort of loop between the two strands. Tuck the left end of the wider U under the loop you just created. Pull this end toward the left but not too tightly.

    • 6

      Hold the narrow U-shaped cord firmly and pull slightly downward. Pull the left and right ends you wove under each other while maintaining the loop in the narrow U-shaped cord. Pull until the knot is firm but not tight. This knot is known as a cobra knot.

    • 7

      Take the end of the cord on the right side and place it over the cord in the center. With this knot, you will have a cord on the left and on the right and one down the center.

    • 8

      Take the end of the cord on the left side and tuck it under the center cord and over the loop you just made with the second stitch. Pull firmly to form the second cobra stitch or length of cord. Do not pull so tightly that the loop at the end of the bracelet is pulled into the bracelet.

    • 9

      Repeat the looping under and over alternating from the left to right sides of the bracelet until you reach within 2 inches of the end of the length of cord.

    • 10

      Place the two remaining lengths of the cords so the lengths are somewhat the same. Insert a sewing needle from one side of the two lengths and pull through both cords. Repeat until you have made five stitches. Place a button over the two sewn cords and insert the needle and thread through each of the button's holes at least five times. After the button is firmly sewn on the top of the cords, add another four stitches through the cords on the side.