In this tutorial, I’m walking you through how to make a classic beaded bracelet using 1mm elastic cord and 10mm glass beads. You’ll use 15 – 17 beads per bracelet.

You can buy elastic jewelry cord ($16, originally $20) separately if you already have beads. You can also buy a full friendship-bracelet-making kit ($10) with different beads and jewelry cord colors.

A variety of String Ting phone straps. Rachel Steed-Middleton started making the Tings in the early months of the pandemic, and now uses Swarovski crystals and Miyuki beads in the straps.