aracord Surv|va| 8race|et

Instruct|ons
1hese are Lhe lnsLrucLlons Lo make your own paracord survlval braceleL. ?ou can wear Lhe braceleL Lo
camps - lL holds 2m of spare cord whlch you can unLle and use for odd [obs around your slLe and re-Lle
agaln when you're flnlshed. Pandy ln an emergency.
?ou can make a braceleL from a slngle 2m lengLh of cord, or you can have a 2-colour one as shown here.
1he 2 colour verslon ls made by melLlng Lhe ends of 2 x 1m lengLhs of cord LogeLher. 1hls glves a preLLy
sLrong [oln for normal wear, buL don'L expecL lL Lo hold sLrong as a slngle 2m plece of consLrucLlon rope
- you'll need Lo use as 2 separaLe ropes.
1he cord here ls 330 aracord". We are uslng a 13mm curved plasLlc buckle. We'll use Lhe 'Cobra
Weave' sLyle knoL.
Step 1
SLarL wlLh your 2m lengLh of rope. Above shows Lhe plnk and black 1m lengLhs afLer Lhe ends have been
melLed LogeLher.
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aracord Surv|va| 8race|et
Instruct|ons
1hese are Lhe lnsLrucLlons Lo make your own paracord survlval braceleL. ?ou can wear Lhe braceleL Lo
camps - lL holds 2m of spare cord whlch you can unLle and use for odd [obs around your slLe and re-Lle
agaln when you're flnlshed. Pandy ln an emergency.
?ou can make a braceleL from a slngle 2m lengLh of cord, or you can have a 2-colour one as shown here.
1he 2 colour verslon ls made by melLlng Lhe ends of 2 x 1m lengLhs of cord LogeLher. 1hls glves a preLLy
sLrong [oln for normal wear, buL don'L expecL lL Lo hold sLrong as a slngle 2m plece of consLrucLlon rope
- you'll need Lo use as 2 separaLe ropes.
1he cord here ls 330 aracord". We are uslng a 13mm curved plasLlc buckle. We'll use Lhe 'Cobra
Weave' sLyle knoL.
Step 1
SLarL wlLh your 2m lengLh of rope. Above shows Lhe plnk and black 1m lengLhs afLer Lhe ends have been
melLed LogeLher.
www.lnverklpscouLs.org.uk
www.wemyssbayscouLs.org.uk
aracord Surv|va| 8race|et
Instruct|ons
1hese are Lhe lnsLrucLlons Lo make your own paracord survlval braceleL. ?ou can wear Lhe braceleL Lo
camps - lL holds 2m of spare cord whlch you can unLle and use for odd [obs around your slLe and re-Lle
agaln when you're flnlshed. Pandy ln an emergency.
?ou can make a braceleL from a slngle 2m lengLh of cord, or you can have a 2-colour one as shown here.
1he 2 colour verslon ls made by melLlng Lhe ends of 2 x 1m lengLhs of cord LogeLher. 1hls glves a preLLy
sLrong [oln for normal wear, buL don'L expecL lL Lo hold sLrong as a slngle 2m plece of consLrucLlon rope
- you'll need Lo use as 2 separaLe ropes.
1he cord here ls 330 aracord". We are uslng a 13mm curved plasLlc buckle. We'll use Lhe 'Cobra
Weave' sLyle knoL.
Step 1
SLarL wlLh your 2m lengLh of rope. Above shows Lhe plnk and black 1m lengLhs afLer Lhe ends have been
melLed LogeLher.
www.lnverklpscouLs.org.uk
www.wemyssbayscouLs.org.uk
Step 2
1le Lhe cord onLo one end of Lhe buckle uslng a 'larks head' knoL. 1o do LhaL you fold Lhe mlddle of Lhe
cord where Lhe 2 colours [oln lnLo a loop and pass lL Lhrough Lhe buckle as shown above. ?ou Lhen
Lhread Lhe 2 loose ends Lhrough Lhe loop and pull lL all LlghL agalnsL Lhe buckle as below. noLe LhaL Lhe
curve ln Lhe buckle ls bendlng away from Lhe camera ln Lhese plcLures. 1haL wlll ensure LhaL Lhe [oln ln
Lhe ropes ls hldden behlnd Lhe knoL ln Lhe flnlshed braceleL.
Step 3
lug Lhe oLher plece of Lhe buckle lnLo Lhe flrsL and pass Lhe loose ends of cord Lhrough lL as shows. uL
lL on your wrlsL Lo flnd Lhe lengLh of cord you wlll need as shown below.
WlLh Lhe cord wrapped comforLably buL flrmly around your wrlsL, plnch Lhe Lralllng cords abouL 4cm
away from Lhe buckle. Sllde Lhe buckle ouL Lo your flngers. 1hls ls Lhe lengLh your braceleL should be
when you sLarL Lylng lL. ?ou need Lhls exLra lengLh Lo allow for Lhe slze of Lhe weave as well as a llLLle
slack around your wrlsL. ?ou'll probably noL be happy wlLh Lhe lengLh on your flrsL aLLempL, buL afLer
you've done lL once, you'll flnd lL qulck and easy Lo unLle and re-Lle Lhe braceleL aL a beLLer lengLh.
Step 4
WlLh Lhe second buckle aL Lhe rlghL dlsLance from Lhe flrsL, and Lhe curve of Lhe buckles bendlng face
down, form one of Lhe worklng ends lnLo an 'S' shape across Lhe 2 cords whlch wlll form Lhe core of Lhe
braceleL. now Lhread Lhe oLher cord down Lhrough Lhe lower loop, and up Lhrough Lhe hlgher loop as
below.
lL's worLh menLlonlng now LhaL you wlll repeaL Lhls many Llmes. ?ou wlll always use Lhe same colour
cord Lo form Lhe S, and Lhe oLher cord Lo Lhread Lhrough lL. Whlchever cord you choose Lo make Lhe S
wlLh wlll be Lhe one LhaL glves Lhe colour down Lhe mlddle of Lhe braceleL. 1he oLher cord wlll be Lhe
edglng colour. lf you are only uslng a slngle colour lengLh of cord, [usL keep swapplng sldes as you work.
Step S
ull Lhe cords LlghL around Lhe core cords and push Lhe knoL up agalnsL Lhe buckle as below. Make sure
Lhe core cords beLween Lhe 2 buckles are sLlll Lhe same lengLh. 1ldy Lhem up lf noL.
Step 6
8epeaL Lhe above by formlng Lhe black rope lnLo an 'S' agaln. 1hls Llme lL sLarLs from Lhe oLher slde, so
everyLhlng ls Lhe reverse of Lhe flrsL Llme. 8emember Lo pull Lhe knoL nlce and LlghL.
Step 7
8epeaL Lhls same LlghL weave unLll you reach Lhe oLher end buckle or you run ouL of cord.
Step 8
lf you ran ouL of cord before reachlng Lhe end buckle, spread ouL Lhe weavlng you've made by pushlng lL
Lowards Lhe end buckle Lo flll ln Lhe remalnlng gap. lf lnsLead you have reached Lhe end buckle and you
have loLs of cord lefL, Lhen you may have Lhe lengLh of Lhe braceleL Loo shorL and lL won'L go around
your wrlsL (you need Lo undo lL and sLarL agaln). lf lL does flL comforLably Lhen you may need Lo push
your knoLs LlghLer LogeLher - remember you wanL Lo geL as much cord lnLo Lhls braceleL as you can, so
pushlng Lhe knoLs LlghLer LogeLher away from Lhe end buckle should glve you more space Lo add more
knoLs.
If you run out of cord, push the knots towards the end buck|e
Step 9
1rlm off Lhe excess cord close Lo Lhe braceleL and llghLly melL lL onLo Lhe lasL knoL uslng a llghLer (noL
shown here). 1hls seals Lhe freshly cuL end of Lhe cord and wlll prevenL lL from unLylng accldenLally.