Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to the UK and Europe this year. We can't wait! Whether you’re watching on Disney+ or lucky enough to have tickets to one of her shows you may have noticed that Taylor Swift bracelets have become a huge trend with fans.
At her shows, fans will swap friendship bracelets. It’s become a huge community, and you can see lots of creations on TikTok under #erastourbracelets.
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"No one told me exchanging friendship bracelets will feel so magical."
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There’s so many styles you can choose from when making your bracelets, and it’s so exciting to see what other fans have made.
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When is Taylor Swift's Europe tour 2024?
Taylor Swift's tour kicks off in Paris, France on May 9th 2024. You can see the full tour guide on her website.
What are friendship bracelets?
If you’re a Millennial or a Gen Z then you’ll probably have spent hours as a child making friendship bracelets. They can be made with beads, by weaving or even with loom bands!
What type of friendship bracelets do Swifties make?
Primarily beaded friendship bracelets, with letters or numbers which spell out song names, lyrics, tour dates or any other memorable words.
When did the friendship bracelet trend begin?
It’s thought that the friendship trend originally came about from Taylor’s song You’re on Your Own, Kid from the album Midnights. There’s a lyric in the song which mentions friendship bracelets. This song was released in 2022, and shortly after the friendship bracelet trend began at her concerts.
"So, make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it. You've got no reason to be afraid"
You’re on Your Own, Kid from the album Midnights.
Has the trend caught on with other performers?
Yes! We’ve seen former One Directioners Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson collecting friendship bracelets at their concerts (thank you Tiktok)! You can also see Chris Martin from Coldplay sporting a whole host of bracelets.
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How to make a Taylor Swift bracelet
You can make your own, or buy pre-made! It’s a lot of fun making your own, so we’d recommend these kits to get you started.
1. Make your own Taylor Swift bracelets
This lovely Taylor Swift bracelet kit is perfect for beginners! It contains everything you need to create bespoke friendship bracelets. It’s got a variety of colourful seed beads plus letter and symbol beads to use for song names or lyrics.
The kit also includes stretchy elastic string, which is perfect for easily taking bracelets on and off, if you are going to swap them with another Swiftie.
2. Taylor Swift Eras Tour bracelet kit
How amazing is this kit? It contains beads to represent each one of Taylor’s sets in the Eras Tour. This means you can make themed bracelets for your favourite albums.
You’ll receive 15g of each bead in your kit, so plenty to make lots of bracelets!
3. Large friendship bracelet making kit
Go big with this amazing bracelet kit which contains 24 colours of clay beads, metal charms, letters, smiley faces and much more! You’ll be able to create truly unique bracelets that are sure to impress your fellow swifties.
4. Seed bead friendship bracelet kit
This is a wonderful kit if you want to focus mostly on the letters on your bracelet. There’s thousands of letter beads included in this kit so you’d be able to make all of your favourite song names and lyrics.
The kit itself contains over 5000 pcs, beads, string and even a pair of scissors!
5. 1989 blue Eras friendship bracelets set
If you’ve browsed on Etsy you’ll know there’s lots of pre-made friendship bracelets you can buy too. We especially love this set of blue 1989 bracelets. There’s five in the set, ready to wear and trade.
Taylor Swift friendship bracelet ideas
You’ve got your kit but you’re wondering what kind of friendship bracelet shall I make?
Here’s a few exciting ideas for your Taylor Swift bracelets.
- Song lyrics - choose your favourite song and take a few words from it (or as much as you can fit on your bracelet).
- Era’s Tour dates - which date are you attending, add to this your bracelet.
- Album name - your favourite album name, you could match the beads to the colour theme from the album of your choice.
- Song name - add your favourite song name to your bracelet.
- Your favourite Taylor Swift quote - do you have a favourite quote from Taylor Swift?
Join the Taylor Swift bracelets trend!
Whether you’ve managed to bag tickets to one of Taylor’s shows on her UK and Europe tours, or you’ll be watching at home with your friends make sure you’ve got your friendship bracelets at the ready.
Crochet your own friendship bracelets
If you’re feeling extra craft you could try making these crochet friendship bracelets. Create them in the Eras Tour colours, or incorporate letter beads to make them Taylor Swift-approved!
