I wrapped up simple rope I borrowed from work with embroidery thread using your standard friendship bracelet technique.
1
Knot your choice of embroidery threads around a rope.
Pick your starting color, keeping the other threads alongside the rope.
3
Pull the thread to the right, then bring it across the rope, making the number 4.
4
Wrap the thread behind the rope, bring though the four, and pull tight.
5
Repeat, repeat, repeat
6
Once you section of the first color is long enough, put it back with the other threads and pull out another color and keep wrapping/knotting away.
7
Tie all the threads around the rope and double knot when done.
Once I had enough wrapped rope, I tied it into a chain sinnet , glued the open ends together, and wrapped it up with more thread. Take that anthropologie!
PS: For the hot pink one, I hot-glued on bead caps to the end of the rope and attached to a chain.