Starting a Bracelet in the CENTER?! 6-Color Figure 8 Design

What happens if you don’t start your friendship bracelet at the top? 🤔

In this tutorial, I take a design we’ve already explored—and completely flip the process. Instead of beginning with a teardrop loop, we start right in the middle and build outward using 6 colors to create a bold figure-eight centerpiece with balanced hot and cold tones.

This approach creates a completely different look from the original version—even though it’s based on the same core idea. That’s the magic of bracelet design: small changes = BIG results.

💡 In this video, you’ll learn:

• How to design from the center outward
• How to map and “trust the process” with underlying strings
• How color placement affects symmetry and flow
• How to transform an existing pattern into something brand new

This is a great step if you’re ready to move beyond just following patterns and start designing your own bracelets.

👉 Check out the previous version of this bracelet for comparison!
👉 Share your versions in the comments or on Discord—I’d love to see what you come up with.

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Can the same bracelet pattern look completely different? 🤔
Absolutely—and this is proof.

Today we’re revisiting Pattern 1888 from friendship-bracelets.net, but instead of starting at the top like before, we flip everything and begin from the center outward with a diamond start.

The result?
A bracelet that barely even looks like the same design.

💡 In this video, you’ll discover:

• How starting point changes EVERYTHING in a bracelet
• How to use templates to reimagine existing patterns
• A simple segment knotting strategy to speed up your workflow
• Why color experimentation can completely transform your results

⏱️ This 12-string bracelet took just over an hour—right around average—but the efficiency tricks here can help you stay organized and make smoother progress.

🎨 We also explore a softer, toned-down rainbow palette (instead of bold colors), giving the bracelet a kind of sun-faded vibe that hits totally different.

And yes… there’s a figure 8 in the center of pattern 1888 👀
Coincidence? Or the luckiest bracelet ever? 🍀

👉 Want more variations of the SAME pattern?
Let me know in the comments—this could turn into a whole series.

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💬 And as always… don’t get your strings in a bunch 😉