Q&A for How to Tie Friendship Bracelets

You tie it as a loop. You would tie a normal knot and leave the end inside the knot.

Yes, square knots will do the job. First, tie a knot the way you would, then the another one but pass it through the other side.

If you make a mistake, a needle can be used to untie knots. Tying looser knots can help, but your bracelet won't look as neat.

There are many articles about making rubber band bracelets not only on this site but on many others.

The origins of the friendship bracelet are said to lie with the indigenous peoples of Central and South America. According to tradition, one places a bracelet onto the wrist of someone as a symbol of friendship and perhaps as a sign of wishing for something at that moment.

Burn the ends of the thread to keep them from fraying. You can also glue them, but burning is better.