It is surprising how we put stretch bracelets on...I was doing it all wrong until I was informed how to do it! Here goes, whatever you do, don’t pull on one end of the bracelet to stretch it over your hand. It stresses the elastic, stretches it out and eventually, even though I use E6000 to glue my knot with this continue the use of this procedure the elastic will snap so to keep your bracelet in a "good as new" shape, roll the beads over your wrist, stretching the elastic as little as possible. You will be expanding the life of your purchase by learning the correct way to place it on your wrist or to wear it as an anklet.