Q&A for How to Make a Shamballa Bracelet

The size of the bead doesn't really matter as long as the beads aren't too small. Use medium or large beads for best results.

Approximately 4 meters (13.1 ft) of wax-coated nylon cord (1mm); colour of your choice -- see the Things You'll Need below.

I suppose so. But that would be pretty hard to string buttons through, as buttons have more holes than beads.

Yes. The hole size of the bead does not matter. If you leave a space around the bead when tying the knots, the bead can move around when you are wearing the bracelet.

You can use a safety pin to hold the bracelet to your jeans or tape it securely to a table.

It depends on how you want to make the shamballa, but it would look neater if you tie the two ends together.

No, it's not necessary to tape the cords.

Do it the same as with beads, just keep knotting the cords till it's the length you want.

You can use nylon, silk, leather, hemp and many other cords. Size depends on the beads and the final thickness you want for your bracelet. I use 1.2 mm Chinese knotting cord for most projects, as it fits most beads and is soft to wear.

Elastic cord does not work well. You can use hemp, nylon, silk and leather for Shamballa and other knotted jewelry.

You could use that size, but it might be tricky to get the cord through as it is quite thick.

Yes, but you may want to use a few strands for each string for this bracelet, to ensure it is substantial enough.

You can also use hemp, silk, leather and many other types of string. I personally like using silk because it feels comfortable on my wrist.

The person in the video used wax-coated nylon cord.