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Raksha Bandhan - Making rakhis

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I have always looked forward to Raksha Bandhan, every single year.  Maybe because the gifts are attractive. Every year, we have been making simple rakhis, in huge amount, to be distributed out to the collective.  This year, I learned to make rakhi the Indian way.  It's really simple to do but takes more time than the simple string that we have been making year after year. I used DMC embroidery threads that is from my abandoned cross stitch project.  Sorry, but I don't have the step-by-step method in pictures. Materials: Embroidery thread - normal colour Embroidery thread - silver or gold Fork Glue gun Beads / little flowers for decoration A partner to help you (optional but better) Method: 1. To make the centerpiece, first, take out 1 gold or silver embroidery thread and separate it from the main bundle.  The whole bundle consist of 6 threads.  Just take 1 out or the 6. 2. Take a fork and wrap the coloured embroidery thread (the full bundl