Friendship necklaces

Supplies needed:
3 yards of rope, silk trim, ribbon, etc for each of the following colors:
(note: I seem to remember cutting a good amount of ribbon
off- you might be able to easily get away with 2 1/2 yards for adults,
 perhaps only 2 yards for kids)

red = World of Well Being
blue = World of People
yellow = World of the Out of Doors
orange = World of Today and Tomorrow
purple = World of the Arts

1 large to medium wooden bead
3 medium to small wooden beads
1 medium to large bell

Overview:
The necklace consists of 5 knots on each side of the neck, with one
knot at the end pulling the necklace together with one bead, then
splitting the ropes and placing 3 more beads and knots with one final
longer rope, knotted with a bell at the end.

The 5 colors of ribbon represent the five Worlds of Interest.  The 10
knots represent the ten parts of the Girl Scout Law.  the large bead
pulling it all together represents the World of Girl Scouting, we are
one community.  The three beads represent the three parts of the Girl
Scout Promise.  The bell is used for gathering/calling together.

Step by Step instructions:
1. Take all five colors of ribbon and make them even at one end.

2. Place them around your neck and center them.

3. Mark the spot for your first knot with your finger approximately
at your collar bone.  Tie your first overhand knot.

4. Putting the ribbons back around your neck, center the knot you
just made over your collar bone and measure the next knot on the
other side over your collar bone.  Tie your second overhand knot.

5. Once you have your first two knots you can put the necklace on a
flat surface for the rest of the knot tying.

6. Using your three middle fingers, measure a span (3 fingers wide)
from your first knot.  Tie an overhand knot.  Continue measuring 3
finger width spans until you have 5 knots on one side.  Then do the
same on the other side, trying to keep the knots evenly spaced like
the side just completed, until you have 5 knots on each side (a total
of 10).

7. Once you have all 10 knots completed, gather all the ropes
together and slip on the large wooden bead and make a knot to hold it
in place.

8. You now have 10 strands of rope through 1 bead.  Split the strands
into 3 groups - 3 on one side, 3 on the other side and 4 in the
middle.  Attach a small bead to each grouping of strands, leave at
least 1 1/2 to 2 inches of ribbon hanging down.  Tie a knot to hold
the bead in place.

9. On the middle group of strands (4 ribbons together), attach the
bell to the end of the ribbons with another knot.  Trim all excess
ribbon (but not too close to the knot; otherwise it will untie).

10 Your necklace is complete!  Congratulations.

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