The History of Friendship Bracelets

One of our most popular pieces of jewellery is our delicately made friendship bracelets. They are the perfect gift to show someone how much you treasure their friendship. Although friendship bracelets are a huge current trend, they have a long history that we wanted to share with you.

The History of Friendship Bracelets

Friendship bracelets are handmade bracelets given as a gift to a special friend. Typically they are made from several strands of embroidery thread that have been entwined to make an intricate pattern. The knotting is a form of macramé; this uses knotting instead of weaving or knitting.

The making of friendship bracelets originates from Central America and was first seen in the USA in early 1970’s. It is tradition is to wear the bracelet until the threads wear down and fall off naturally to honour the hard work that was put into making it.

The friendship bracelet fashion has evolved and is now associated with not only the original woven threads from the USA; but incorporates European and far eastern threading techniques.  Patterns for more complex friendship bracelets are made from various different materials and many other contemporary styles introduce charms, symbols and mixed uses of crystals, gold, silver and precious stones to make a bracelet that is more out of the ordinary.

Orli Friendship bracelets 

Not only are friendship bracelets stunning and interesting, they also carry a sentimental value for the person who is giving the gift and the friend who wears it. Similarly, every piece of jewellery made at Orli is handmade and hand packaged with care and love; this is reflected in our trademark symbol- the love heart. Making our friendship bracelets the perfect gift for the most special people.  

View our collection of friendship bracelets here.

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