HAIR ACCESSORIES:

HAIR WRAP floss

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Ages 6 and up
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Hair wrapping is a fun way to weave colorful threads right on your hair! Tie a few strands of various colored floss onto a lock of your hair. Separate one strand of the floss and begin to wrap the single strand around the other strands and your hair. At any time you can switch the floss you are using to wrap with. Lift up a new color of floss and place the old strand with the others underneath. Continue wrapping with the new color. If you want to add beads to the wrap, slide a bead over the wrapping strand, then continue to wrap as before. At the end of the hair wrap, tie all the strands of floss together.

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To decorate the headband, try wrapping different colors of floss around the entire surface of the headband. Start at one tip of the headband, place the end of the floss on the back and begin to circle inside of inside of the floss, covering the loose end. Continue to wrap the floss over headband headband inside of the headband, tightly and evenly, all the way around. If you want to headband side of change colors, tie a new color of floss onto the old color (so that the adband knot connecting the 2 colors falls on the underside of the headband), then continue to wrap with the new color. Once the headwrapfloss floss wrap over loose end band is wrapped, add other decorations on top of the wrapped floss. over loose end wrap floss Tie new pieces of floss onto the wrapped strands, weaving a braid over loose end wrap floss or adding beads. Be creative! Note: Clear tape (not included) can over loose end be used to secure the ends of the floss to the headband. The barrette can be decorated the same way as the headband. First, open the clasp of the barrette and remove the plastic spring, noticing how the spring was attached so that you can reconnect it remove remove again after decorating. Wrap floss around the top of the barrette, add beads or weave a braid along spring spring remove the top. Be careful that the decorations do not interfere with the hinge or clasp of the barrette. spring remove Note: Clear tape (not included) can be used to secure the ends of the floss to the barrette. spring

HEADBAND AND BARRETTES

Friendship Bracelets
Name of item Model number Date of Purchase Place of Purchase

Create colorful hair accessories and friendship bracelets. They're fun to design and even more fun to wear!

No. 3255
8 9

3"

Dear Customer, We hope you enjoy our Friendship Bracelets. If you find that we have made an error or if something is missing or damaged, let us know so that we can correct the problem for you. Please include the following: Purchase Price (please include sales slip) Brief description of the problem

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4"

BOBBY PINS

Bobby pins can be decorated in many different ways. Tie floss on the rounded end and weave a braid directly onto the straight end of the bobby pin. Finish off the braid with strings of beads or tie a decorative bow. 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 braid of desired length. This way, anytime you want to add a colorful braid to your hair, you can simply pin it on!

Do not return the kit to the store where you purchased it, they will not have the replacement parts! Send all correspondence to: NSI International, Inc. 105 Price Parkway Farmingdale, NY 11735-1318 Attn: Quality Control Department

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REFILL PARTS FOR ITEM NO. 3255 FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS Embroidery thread (10 colors, 9 yards each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00 Bag of assorted colored beads (approx. 500 beads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 Bag of heart and star beads (8 beads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ .30 1 Headband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .25 2 Barrettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ .50

Amount of sets $ $ $ $ $

Total price

YOUR SET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

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2 Barrettes

Embroidery Floss (10 assorted colors)

20 21 22 8"

Allow two extra weeks for check processing

NSI International, Inc. 105 Price Parkway Farmingdale, NY 11735-1318

Shipping Cost Order Total $ $ 10.00 $ 5.00 $ 10.01 $ 15.00 $ 8.00 $ 15.01 $ 25.00 $ 11.00 $ 25.01 $ 35.00 $ 13.00 $ 35.01 $ 40.00 $ 16.00 $ 40.01 $ 50.00 $ 19.00 $ 50.01 $ 60.00 $ 23.00 (Over $60.00 please call)

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Headband

Assorted large seed beads

Heart and star shaped beads

Bobby pins

23 9" 24

Zip

MM NSI INTERNATIONAL, INC., FARMINGDALE, NY 11735-1318

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STARTING A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET

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.

FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS:

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 strands in half. See fig. A.
3/8"

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1 2

3. Make an overhand knot at the folded end of the strands, as shown

in fig. B. Tighten the knot, leaving a 3/8 loop before the knot. See fig C.

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2 knot

4. It is a good idea to secure the loop to a table top with a small piece
of tape (not included). See fig D. Now you are ready to braid!
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5. Once again, fold strand 1 in front of the center strands. Bring strand 2 over strand 1.
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FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS: knot

6. Bring the end of strand 2 behind the center strands and return to the front through the loop formed by strand 1. Pull the ends to complete the stitch. Continue to weave the outside strands around the center strands until you have a braid of desired length.
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7. If you want to add a bead, bring the center 2 strands through the opening of the bead. Slide the bead up to the last stitch, then continue weaving the outside strands as before. Hint: When you want to fit 2 strands of floss through a bead, press each end of the floss 1 1 1 through a 1 paper towel to bring it to a 1 wet point. Bring one strand through the bead at a 2 2 2 time.
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TRADITIONAL BRAID
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 A B C D this 2 loop. There will be 6 strands below the knot to weave into the braid. Note: To make 1 braid thicker, always increase the 2 3 number of strands cut by 3.
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1 2 STRIPED BRAID

2 3 1 3 1 2 measure 3 4 5 6 1 2 4 5 2 3 2 2 2 For this2bracelet, 36 41 5 2 6and cut three pieces of2floss, each 6 yards1long. Fold the2strands in half and tie a knot at the folded 2 3 1 end, creating a loop. There will be 6 strands below the knot to weave into the braid.

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1. Separate the strands below the knot into three sections. Number the groups of strands as shown.

2. Bring group 1 over group 2.

3. Bring 3 over 1. Continue to braid this way, alternating the left and right strands over the center strands. Create a 1 braid of desired length.

4. If you want to add a bead, slide the bead over one strand of the braid, then continue braiding as 2 before.
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1. Separate all the strands by 2. Bring strand 1 around 1 color. 2 3the example 52 63 4 5 strand 2 and through the 2 6 1 In 3 1 25 36 41 4 5 6 1 4 loop formed by strand 1. shown above, 1 and 2 are Holding strand 2 taut, one color, 3 and 4 are the pull2strand 1 to tighten second color and65 and 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 2 are the third color. 2the knot. 1

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To end a friendship bracelet: After you have made a braid that fits around your wrist, tie all the strands together to end the braid. After the knot, separate the loose 2 1 3 2 3 1 strands into 2 groups. Braid each group as shown. If desired, you can add beads 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 beginning.
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2 3. Repeat step 2, using 4. Pull strand 2 out of the way. 1 1 1 strand11 2 3 1 2 a 6 41 5 2 63 4 Using strand1124 3 1 5 42 3 5 4 5 16 2 3 2 to create 3 second 3again, make 1 4 5 knot on strand 2. 2 knots on strand 3. Continue 2 this way across the row, always2using strand 1 to 2 3 2 make two knots on each strand. 6 6

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2 For this bracelet, measure and cut one strand, 3 yards 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.

5. After completing the first row, the strand used to 1 2 3 4 5 6 make the knots across the row now becomes the last strand on the right. Re-number the strands as shown.
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6. Continue to weave the 7. To create a V pattern, 8. Begin as shown in steps 2 separate the strands after bracelet, always using the and 3, using strand 1 to 1 2 3 4 5 1 first strand 6 the left to 2 3 4 5 on 1 22 3 1 4 6 5 4 5 the loop as shown6above. make two3knots on strand 2 Strands 1 and 6 are one make the knots across the and strand 3. Let strand 1 color, 2 and 5 are another row. Notice how the color fall to the right of strand 3. color and 3 and 4 are the of the knots creates the Now use strand 6 and make third color. striped pattern of the 2 knots on strand 5 and on bracelet. strand 4. 10. Continue to weave each row this way, using strand 1 to create knots halfway across the row, then using strand 6 to finish each row.

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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.

2. Fold strand 1 in front of the center strands. Bring strand 2 in front of strand 1.

3. Bring the end of strand 2 behind the center strands and return to the front through the loop formed by strand 1.

4. Pull the ends of the strands to complete your first stitch. Notice the numbering of the strands. Strand 1 is now on the right.

9. To complete the V, continue with strand 6 and make two knots on strand 1.
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