paracord 'survival' bracelets

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WoodsmanJim

Forager
Oct 27, 2013
205
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Wirral
So I'm continuing my year of "always-wanted-to-try-that" with these. Nothing too special I know, but just another of those things I fancied having a go at. It being a ubiquitous item of questionable real-world usefulness aside, they're quite simple to make and give a great effort to satisfaction ratio!

Following advice in another thread on here I ordered some 550 cord from Wild Elk, great value and good quality. I followed an 'instuctable' for a weave called blaze which took a few attempts to get going correctly but once you get it it's easy. I made the 'desert camo' one first which was a little long once complete, but only just, it's still wearable. I then remembered I had some cheapo leather braid which is pretty much the same diameter as paracord so I thought I'd try it with that. I was quite pleased with it! Probably the only useful thing I can do with this braid, it's not much cop for anything else!

I bashed out the blue fleck one today just for fun. Now I can do it I can't help myself! :) haha!

There are other patterns and styles I'd like to try too, but for now here are my efforts:

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There about 12' of cord in each one.

Jim
 

WoodsmanJim

Forager
Oct 27, 2013
205
7
Wirral
Thanks folks.
For fasteners I just used black 25mm pinch buckles, they look a bit incongruous on the leather one, but on the paracord they look fine.

Jim
 

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Tenderfoot
Nov 27, 2005
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NE UK
ooh, man knitting, huge thread over on BB about this, made a few bracelets, key fobs etc mainly cobra or king cobra weave, even made a desert camo collar for me jack russel, and now I,m gunna have make him a lead, thanks to this thread:cool:
atb,
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