The Boston Globe, May 26th, 1988
Those colorful pieces of string wound around your children's wrists or ankles are bracelets that have different meanings to different people. And though they've surfaced in a big way only during the past three or four years, their history is ancient and their symbolism is constantly changing. Depending on the wearer's age or political persuasion, the bracelets can represent friendship, folk art or social statement. For Jennifer Burke, 13, an eighth grade student in Medford, these colorful adornments are macrame "friendship bracelets" that she learned to make in a summer recreation program in ...
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