Beaded Bracelet

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You Will Need (4 things)

Steps (10 steps, 40 minutes)

1. 1

   Measure the leather- this should be twice around your wrist and enough extra on both sides for a fastening. My wrists are quite small, so I used about 14 inches.

2. 2

   Measure the string. I used dark brown hemp. This needs to be twice the length of the leather, with a bit extra.

3. 3

   Fold the leather in half, and clamp it to a piece of cardboard or thick magazine using a bulldog clip or something similar

4. 4

   Fold the string in half. knot this onto the leather, about half and inch down the leather.

5. 5

   With the hem sting, make alternating figure 8. Do about 4 or 5.

6. 6

   Now bring the string on one side underneath the leather and thread it onto a bead. Do the same with the string on the other side. So that the bead is on both pieces of sting.

7. 7

   Bring the string over the top of the leather and back down underneath the side, and repeat threading beads. I alternated brown and orange 8mm crackle glass beads.

8. 8

   After about 16 beads, repeat making the figure 8s with the string.

9. 9

   Double knot the string onto the leather

10. 10

    Thread a button onto the end of the leather. When you remove the bracelet from the board, the top should be a hole that the button can fit through.