In Guatemala, the concept was adapted for travelers. People make friendship bracelets and tie it to the friend they made during the trip. Nowadays, they are wore all over the world as a fashion trend.
Traditional Method
Ancient peoples used to make woven bracelets without incorporating additional jewelry. They used materials such as natural fibers like hemp, linen, and silk. In order to make them more ornate they used colorful fibers and different patterns.
The basic pattern for a woven bracelet is called "Candy Stripe". There are also a lot of complex patterns such as "Double Chevron", "Diamond","The Egyptian", etc.
The bracelet is meant to reflect your friend's personality as well. Color is the best way to put character into the bracelet as each color has its own meaning. Pink is for a kind person, orange for an energetic one, green is for responsible friends, black represents a strong person, and red represents honesty.
Trendy Woven Bracelets
Woven bracelets can be worn in any season and occasion as it is a fun item to wear. However, it is often considered a summer fashion item since you can wear woven bracelets to the beach and even when you swim due to the durability of the material.
Modern woven bracelets can be seen braided with stone and jewelry. The design doesn't depend on the pattern alone anymore as they combine other decorative material to the bracelet.