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HAIR WRAP Hair wrapping is a fun way to weave colorful threads right on your hair! Tie a Conforms to ASTM D-4236

Friendship
floss floss few strands of various colored floss onto a lock of your hair. Separate one strand
floss of the floss and begin to wrap the single strand around the other strands and your 2
floss hair. At any time you can switch the floss you are using to wrap with. Lift up a 1"
lock
lock
ofof
new color of floss and place the old strand with the others underneath. Continue 3
hair
hair lock wrapping with the new color. If you want to add beads to the wrap, slide a bead
ck of over the wrapping strand, then continue to wrap as before. At the end of the hair

Bracelets
of hair 4
air wrap, tie all the strands of floss together.

To decorate the headband, try wrapping different colors of floss 5

HEADBAND AND BARRETTES around the entire surface of the headband. Start at one tip of the
2"
headband, place the end of the floss on the back and begin to circle
insideofof
inside the floss, covering the loose end. Continue to wrap the floss over
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headband
headband
inside of the headband, tightly and evenly, all the way around. If you want to
side of
adband
headband change colors, tie a new color of floss onto the old color (so that the Create colorful hair accessories and friendship bracelets. 7
wrap floss
knot connecting the 2 colors falls on the underside of the head-
band), then continue to wrap with the new color. Once the head-
They're fun to design and even more fun to wear! No. 3255 3"
over
wrap floss
overloose
looseend
end band is wrapped, add other decorations on top of the wrapped floss. 8
wrap floss Tie new pieces of floss onto the wrapped strands, weaving a braid
wrap floss over loose end
over loose end or adding beads. Be creative! Note: Clear tape (not included) can 9
be used to secure the ends of the floss to the headband. Dear Customer,
The barrette can be decorated the same way as the headband. First, open the clasp of the barrette We hope you enjoy our Friendship Bracelets. If you find that we have made an error or 10
remove
remove
and remove the plastic spring, noticing how the spring was attached so that you can reconnect it if something is missing or damaged, let us know so that we can correct the problem for you. 4"
spring
spring again after decorating. Wrap floss around the top of the barrette, add beads or weave a braid along
remove the top. Be careful that the decorations do not interfere with the hinge or clasp of the barrette. Please include the following: 11
remove spring
spring
Note: Clear tape (not included) can be used to secure the ends of the floss to the barrette. • Name of item • Date of Purchase • Purchase Price (please include sales slip)
• Model number • Place of Purchase • Brief description of the problem 12
BOBBY PINS Bobby pins can be decorated in many different ways. Tie floss on the rounded end and
Do not return the kit to the store where you purchased it, they will not have the replacement parts!
weave a braid directly onto the straight end of the bobby pin. Finish off the braid with 13 5"
strings of beads or tie a decorative bow.
Send all correspondence to: NSI International, Inc.
Bobby pins can also be used to create hair braids. If you do not want to weave strands
of embroidery floss directly onto your hair, attach the strands to a bobby pin and create a 105 Price Parkway 14
braid of desired length. This way, anytime you want to add a colorful braid to your hair, Farmingdale, NY 11735-1318
you can simply pin it on! Attn: Quality Control Department 15
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REFILL PARTS FOR ITEM NO. 3255 FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS Amount of sets Total price
Embroidery thread (10 colors, 9 yards each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00 $ 17
Bag of assorted colored beads (approx. 500 beads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 $ YOUR SET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
Bag of heart and star beads (8 beads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ .30 $ 18 7"
1 Headband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .25 $
2 Barrettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ .50 $
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Add shipping and handling: Embroidery Floss
Total amount enclosed: $ 2 Barrettes (10 assorted colors) 20
Allow two extra weeks for check processing
Mail this form with check, money order or credit card information to: Order Total Shipping Cost
8"
$ - $ 10.00 $ 5.00 21
NSI International, Inc. $ 10.01 $ 15.00 $ 8.00
$ 15.01 $ 25.00 $ 11.00
105 Price Parkway $ 25.01 $ 35.00 $ 13.00
Farmingdale, NY 11735-1318 $ 35.01 $ 40.00 $ 16.00 22
$ 40.01 $ 50.00 $ 19.00
$ 50.01 $ 60.00 $ 23.00
(Over $60.00 please call)

Name 23 9"
We also accept Visa or Mastercard: Headband Assorted Heart and star Bobby pins
Street Name of card Exp. date large seed beads shaped beads
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City Card No.
Signature © MM NSI INTERNATIONAL, INC., FARMINGDALE, NY 11735-1318 PRINTED IN CHINA. 25
State Zip
4 Must be signed to be valid
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 STARTING A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS:
1. Friendship bracelets are made with 2 or more strands of embroidery floss. The more strands you use, the
thicker the braid will be. Learn different ways of weaving the floss together by reading the directions below.
2. All friendship bracelets begin with a loop. Once you have measured
and cut the strands of embroidery floss for your bracelet, fold all the 1 1 1
3/8"
strands in half. See fig. A. 1 1 12 2 2

3. Make an overhand knot at the folded end of the strands, as shown tape 2
knot 2 2
in fig. B. Tighten the knot, leaving a 3/8” loop before the knot. 5. Once again, fold strand 1 6. Bring the end of strand 2 behind the center 7. If you want to add a bead, bring the
See fig C. in front of the center strands and return to the front through the center 2 strands through the opening of
4. It is a good idea to secure the loop to a table top with a small piece A B C D
strands. Bring strand 2
over strand 1.
loop formed by strand 1. Pull the ends to
complete the stitch. Continue to weave the
the bead. Slide the bead up to the last
stitch, then continue weaving the outside
of tape (not included). See fig D. Now you are ready to braid! outside strands around the center strands strands as before.
3/8" 1 until you have a braid of desired length.

FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS:
1 2 Hint: When you want to fit 2 strands of floss
tape 1
1 1 through a bead, press each end of the floss
knot 2 1
1 2 1 through
1 a 1wet paper towel to1 bring it1 to a 1
TRADITIONAL BRAID point. Bring one strand through the bead at a
For this braid, measure and cut three 24” pieces of floss. Fold the strands in half and tie a knot at the folded end, creating a
STRIPED
1 2 BRAID 1 time. 2 2 2
A There will
B be 6 strands
C below theD knot to weave into the braid. Note: To make this braid thicker, always increase the 1 2bracelet,
For this 6 41 5 2 6and
3 14 25 3measure 3 4 5 6 1 2
cut three pieces of2floss,2 each
2 6 yards1long. Fold
2 the2strands
2 2 half and tie a knot at3 the folded
in 3 3
loop. 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 1
number of strands cut by 3. end, creating a loop. There will be 6 strands below the knot to weave into the braid.
2 2
3/8"

tape 1
knot 1 1

A1 2 B3
1. Separate the strands below
the knot into three sections.
Number the groups of
strands as shown.
pe
knot
1 2 3 strands
MACRAME
1 BRAID
2 2
For this bracelet, measure and cut one strand, 3 yards2 long. Measure and cut another strand, 24” long. Fold each strand in
half, then tie the folded ends together, creating a loop. There will be 4 strands below the knot: 2 long strands, 2 short strands.
2 1 3 2 3 1
1 2
1. Separate the strands below
the knot so that the two
shorter strands are at the
center and one longer
strand is at each side.
1 2 6 6 6
1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 2 2 3
C D 2 1 3 2 3 1
1. Separate all the strands by 2. Bring1 strand 1 around 3. Repeat step 2, using 4. Pull strand
2 2 out of the way.
2. Bring group 1 over 3. Bring 3 over 1. Continue to 4. If you want to add a bead, 1 1
color.
11 2In33the
144 example
255 366 41 52 63 4 5 strand
6 22 and through the strand 112 2to 3create
14 25 a36second
41 5 2 63 4 Using 21 3 11234again,
5 16 strand 3 1 5 4make
2 3 51 4 51
group 2. braid this way, alternating slide the bead over one shown above, 1 and 2 are loop formed by strand 1. knot on strand 2. 2 knots on strand 3. Continue
the left and right strands over strand of the braid, then one color, 3 and 4 are the Holding strand 2 taut, 2 across the row,
this way 2
the center strands. Create a continue braiding as 1
1 second
1 2 color
3 4 and 5 615 and 6 pull
1 2strand
32 4 15 to6 tighten 2 2 always 2using strand
3 1 to
braid of desired length. 2
before. 2 the third color.
are 2the knot. 1 make two knots on each
2
strand.
To end a friendship bracelet: After you have made a braid that fits around your 6
wrist, tie all the strands together to end the braid. After the knot, separate the loose
2 1 into 3 2 groups. Braid each 2 group
3 as1 shown. If desired, you can add beads
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after the individual braids. Make a knot at each end and cut off the excess threads.
To close your bracelet, ask a friend to tie the small braids to the loop at the begin- 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 1 4 5
ning. 6
1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 3 6 12 43 56 1 42 53 6 1 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 1 4 5
2 1 5. After completing the first 6. Continue to weave the 7. To create a “V” pattern, 8. Begin as shown in steps 2
row, the strand used to bracelet, always using the separate the strands after and 3, using strand 1 to
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 first
2 3 strand
4 5 6on the left to 1 2 as3 shown
4 5 6above. 22 33 14 45 6 5 2 3
make the knots across the the loop make1 two knots on strand 2
row now becomes the last make the knots across the Strands 1 and 6 are one and strand 3. Let strand 1
strand on the right. row. Notice how the color color, 2 and 5 are another fall to the right of strand 3.
Re-number the strands as of the knots creates the color and 3 and 4 are the Now use strand 6 and make
shown. striped pattern of the third color. 2 knots on strand 5 and on
bracelet. strand 4.
1 1
2 2 3 6 14 5
2 1
2
9. To complete the “V”, continue 10. Continue to weave each row this
2. Fold strand 1 in front of 3. Bring the end of strand 2 4. Pull the ends of the strands 2 3 6 14 5 with strand 6 and make two way, using strand 1 to create knots
the center strands. Bring behind the center strands to complete your first knots on strand 1. halfway across the row, then using
strand 2 in front of and return to the front stitch. Notice the strand 6 to finish each row.
strand 1. through the loop formed numbering of the strands. 2 3 6 14 5
by strand 1. Strand 1 is now on the 2 3 6 14 5
2 right. 3