https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/beaded-bracelet-5 • Posted by KimPossible
I got the resources from ebay for about £5, and it didn't take that long to make.
I got the resources from ebay for about £5, and it didn't take that long to make.
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.
Measure the string. I used dark brown hemp. This needs to be twice the length of the leather, with a bit extra.
Fold the leather in half, and clamp it to a piece of cardboard or thick magazine using a bulldog clip or something similar
Fold the string in half. knot this onto the leather, about half and inch down the leather.
With the hem sting, make alternating figure 8. Do about 4 or 5.
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.
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.
After about 16 beads, repeat making the figure 8s with the string.
Double knot the string onto the leather
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.