Easy Boot Straps

Make your own easy braided boot straps

Posted by Serum vital

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Pimp your boots with easy to make and removable straps!

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • Chain
  • Leather or fabric
  • Scissors
  • Metal Ring s
  • Glue

Steps (15 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Gather your materials:

    - Some leatherrests or fabric you want
    - some metal rings
    - scissors
    - glue
    - chain
    (- eyelets)

  2. 2

    Cut the straps...

  3. 3

    The length should be around 25 cm of each strap.
    Then I cut one with a width of 2 cm and the other of 4 cm.

  4. 4

    Cut the wider strap in three strangs to braid it.

  5. 5

    Braid it...

  6. 6

    (Hot) glue the ends to fix it.

  7. 7

    Glue the end to the ring

  8. 8

    Do the same with the other strap.

  9. 9

    Fit it on your boot and glue the ends together

  10. 10

    Fix a ring on the chain...

  11. 11

    ...and put the two rings togehter

  12. 12

    Then make a hole in the other side or use eyelets.

  13. 13

    Here you can fix the other end of the chain.

  14. 14

    To get a little Western touch cut the excess fabric in small stripes.

  15. 15

    FINISHED!