craftgrrl | Embroidery Floss friendship bracelet question (Reply)

I've recently decided to make use of the multiple skeins of embroidery floss I've acquired and I'm returning to my childhood and making friendship bracelets.

See, the thing is... I was about 8 when this fad hit and I never learned how to make all the really awesome designs. Just the basic spiral and diagonal line.

I briefly searched the memories, but really... I never expected there to be anything. The popularity of these totally rad items has, sadly, faded out.

So I was just wondering... how do I make the wicked designs I found today?

Also, I did make one that was 3 colors/six strands and it ended up twisting and going all crazy on me. I don't really have any idea how to make them wide and thick like they look in the image without them winding up on themselves. *I did google this and it says to iron it, but I just want it to NOT do that. I pinned it down in different areas in the process of making the bracelet and it still didn't help.

Any children of the 80's out there? (and by that, I don't mean BORN in the 80's, I mean REMEMBER LIFE in the 80's. no offense.)
Can you help me?

this WikiHow helped, but not enough.

I'll be avidly studying info from girl scouts also... but again... your info, please?

Thanks ahead of time.