Paracord Survival BraceletParacord Bracelet Instructions How to Make 2 color Survival Bracelets Each bracelet is in effect a miniature survival kit, holding 10 feet of 550 paracord. Use it to construct an emergency shelter, or repair your rucksack with the yarns in the central core. Paracord is strong stuff. It was used in the suspension lines of US parachutes in WWII. The "550 cord" typically used in paracord bracelets has a minimum breaking strength of 550Ib (250kg).Paracord Bracelet Materials 5 feet (1.5m) of paracord in one color 5 feet (1.5m) of paracord in another color* 2 1/2 feet (75cm) of paracord in whatever color Scissors Lighter Optional: needle and thread *[f you just want a single-color paracord bracelet, then you just need 10 feet of paracord in one color instead of two 5-foot lengths. The most popular cord for paracord bracelets is called It's about 1/5" (Smm) in diameter. The Red Cord in the Bracelet is a 5mm Climbing Rope. rated to 1000 Ib - almost twice as strong as 550 Paracord.Paracord Bracelet Instructions Step 1 - Set Bracelet Size Double over the 2 1/2 foot length of paracord, and tie a simple overhand knot 1 inch or 2 from the loose ends. Check the size of the bracelet by putting the loop over the knot, like below This will be the size of the bracelet: ——____» It's best to make the bracelet slightly loose. The band will become fatter and fit more tightly once it's finished. Don't worry too much about getting the size exactly right at this stage, because you'll have a chance to fine-tune it later. Optional: For a sharper look and more secure closure, use a Lanyard Knot instead of a simple overhand knot.Step 2 - Join Long Pieces Together ‘e: Skip this step if you're making a single-color paracord bracelet. Join together the 2 longer pieces of paracord. Put one cord into the other and burn it to join them. Don't worry if your join isn't the neatest, because it will be hidden on the inside of the bracelet. Just make sure that you melt down any scratchy edges, because the join will lie directly against your wrist. Reinforce the join with a few stitches through it with needle and thread. Here's a join that I made: opmStep 3 - Cobra Stitch Arrange the paracord pieces ina"T", with the long, joined piece behind the short piece. The join in the long piece should sit directly beneath the short piece.Now comes a Knot called Cobra Stitch, or Solomon Bar or Portuguese Sinnet. 1st you take the right arm of the "T" and throw it over to the left - in my case, that's the red strand. 2nd feed the left (black) strand through the loop made on the right, as the green arrow shows here: Here's a series of photos to make it clearer. When you tighten the knot, leave about 1" (2.5cm) of loop a the top. Make your knots firm, but not too tight. (Too tight and the bracelet will be stiff and inflexible.) => Ab-- +Then make another Cobra Stitch that's a mirror image of the 1st one. That means folding the Red strand from left to right, then feeding the right (Black) strand behind and through the loop, as shown by the green arrow here. It's exactly what you did for the 1st Cobra Stitch, but with left and right reversed. Continue adding more and more Cobra Stitches, alternating sides. It will always be one color that you fold over the top, and the other color that you tuck behind and through the loop. It's always the Red strand that goes over the top, and the Black strand that gets tucked behind and goes through the loop.You can bunch the stitches closer together by holding onto the overhand knot at the bottom of the bracelet, and pushing the cobra stitches up toward the loop at the top. Put something through the loop Ist (e.g. a ruler), to stop the stitches sliding right off the top. Keep adding Cobra Stitches until you get to within about 1/2" (1em) of the granny knot at the bottom.Optional: Use needle and thread to fasten the end-most cobra-stitch (Red) to the central core of paracord (Black), at the position of the green arrow. This stops the cobra-stitches from sliding along the central core, and makes sure that the 1" loop at the end stays the correct size. Put the bracelet around your wrist and check the fit. Adjust the position of the overhand knot to make the bracelet tighter or looser.Step 4- Tidy Up Loose Ends After checking that your bracelet is the right size, it's time to snip off all the loose ends. You'll have 2 loose ends from the overhand knot, and 2 loose ends from the Cobra Stich. Pick 1 loose end to start with. Cut it short, to leave about 1/4" (5 mm) poking out of the bracelet. Melt this end with a lighter, and press on the molten end with a wet finger. This stops it fraying. By pressing on the end, you squash it into a sort of mushroom shape, which stops it working loose. Repeat for the other loose ends.