How to Make a 3D Kandi Cuff

In this tutorial I will be showing you how to make a 3d beaded kandi cuff!!

The materials you will need are:

-Elastic string

- Scissors

- The pony beads of your choice

You want to start your bracelet with a single, take string that is about the size of your forearm or longer (keep in mind that you might need to add more string on in the process because this project does take a lot of string.) Onces you have your string, you string on two beads of one color then one bead of a different color in my case I chose white for my two beads and alternated between pink and green for my connector beads.

Once your base bracelet is done you want to secure it with a knot and only cut the short end of the string, because you will need the longer side to actually start the cuff, then you thread your string through the nearest connector bead(green) and add one white, a black, and another white.(use the pictures as a reference) continue this all the way around the bracelet.

Once you finished adding your beads tie it off thread and thread your string all the way up to the nearest black bead and add one white, one bead the same color as your connector bead, and again white one. Skip two beads and thread the string through the nearest black bead. Repeat that process all throughout the bracelet, you will soon start to see the X's forming.

Once you finished with the last steps, tread your string through your nearest connector bead and add two white to mirror the base part of your cuff, once you have done that tie and secure your bracelet. Just like we did the first time around only cut the shorter end of your string and keep one longer because you will need it to actually do the 3D part. If you want you can just leave it here but I am teaching you how to make a 3D cuff so we have to keep going (at this time i suggest to add more string because you might need it)

Now to make the 3d part gets a bit confusing but all you have to do is tie off your bracelet thread your string through your nearest connector bead (aka the pink bead.) and add two beads the same color as the connecter a clear bead (or any fun colored bead of your choice) and repeat with two plain beads, in total there should be 5 beads on your string, you take said string and skip two beads and on the third one(green) you put the string through, it should make a point. Repeat this process all along the top part.

Once you have finished making the points, from the last bead you left on thread your string all the way down to the middle clear one and from there add two pink beads and go diagonally to the bottom row of your bracelet, continue this in a zig-zag pattern all while adding two beads of the corresponding peak. (this is sort of what you want to be doing(/\/\/\)

Yayyy! Now you finished!! tie off your bracelet and call it a day!! good job!