THIS PPT IS MADE BY TWO STUDENTS OF QUEEN'S VALLEY SCHOOL. PPT TELLS US THE STEPS TO MAKE LOVE BANDS AND RAKHI(A WAY OF EXPRESSING LOVE)

1. A WAY OF
EXPRESSING
LOVE

2. HAPPY RAKSHA BANDHAN AND FRIENDSHIP DAY

3.  Rakhi is the physical symbol of the emotions involved with
the festival. The emotions of love, affection and care. It is
the sentiments that matter on this day and what can be a
better expression of the sisterly love than a self made
rakhi.
1. Rakhi is generally a decorated silk thread. It may be a
simple thread or it may be decorated with beads or
designer motifs, religious symbols or even studded with
jewels. Here are a few tips on how you can create your
own rakhi.
Material required
1. Silk threads-multi-colored
2. Cotton thread
3. Beads, sequins
4. Scissors
5. Glue
Take a bunch of silk threads, multicolored if you want a
colorful rakhi. Red and yellow are considered auspicious
colors. You can also use a strand or two of golden thread.
The threads should be around 30" long. Fold the length of
the thread bunch to half. Tie a tight knot at one fourth of
the length using the cotton thread. Cut the loops of the
folded thread and fluff the open ends with a hard brush.
Divide the longer part of the thread into two halves and
plat them in desired way. Tie the ends with the cotton
thread and fluff the open ends. These two strands will be
used for the tying.
Decorate the upper part with sequins, beads or religious
motifs. If you are using multicolored threads arranged in
some specific way, cut them short to a suitable length not
more than ½".
 Your Rakhi is ready!

4.  Buy some embroidery floss. Embroidery floss comes in a variety of
colors and is usually 8.7 meters long. You can choose as many
colors as you would like, but know that the more you use, the
wider the bracelet will be.
 Cut your embroidery floss to the appropriate length. One way to
measure how much you will need for a bracelet is to drag a piece
of floss from the tip of your fingers to the top of your shoulder,
and then double this amount. Do this for each string that you will
include in your friendship bracelet.

 Hold all of your pieces of floss together at one end, so that they
are evenly lined up. Then fold this in half so that when you pinch
the middle, you have two of each color hanging down. Create a
knot where you are pinching the middle.
 Push the safety pin through the knot you have created and pin it
to either a pillow or the leg of your pants.
 Make your first knot. The typical knot for friendship bracelets and
hair wraps is a forward knot. Spread out all of your threads in a
fan-like manner. Start with the first two threads on the left. Take
the left-most thread and make a "4" shape over the next thread in,
so that it is crossed over the second thread. Loop the outermost
thread under and around the second thread, pulling it through the
hole of the "4." When you pull it up, it will tighten into a knot.
Repeat this on the same thread. Then, move on to the next
thread, still using the outermost thread to create the first row.
For each thread "in line", do two forward knots before moving on
to the next thread. This will create a row. Start your second row
by, again, choosing the outermost thread, and starting the
forward knot on the second thread. Continue this until you have
reached the desired length.
 When you are finished, create a knot at the end to hold all of the
strings in place. Use the remaining strings to tie the bracelet onto
your wrist. Create a tight knot, so that it won't come off. Then use
scissors to snip any extra threads hanging off of the knot.

9. SEJAL AND PAAWANI