Nautical Rope Bracelet
A quick tutorial to add to your arm candy this ss12!
Posted by Operation Overhaul
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You Will Need (6 things)
- Thread
- 2 Snap Buttons
- 3 ½ cm Leather Trim
- 30 cm 4 each Rope
- Needle
- Scissors
Steps (17 steps, 30 minutes)
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Materials needed:
Rope – 4 strands, 30cm each (I got mine from Daiso!)
2 Leather Strips – Cut to 3.5cm each
Snap buttons
Thread
Needle
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1. Make a loop by bringing one end of the rope across the other.
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2. With the above image as a guide, thread your second strand through as above.
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3. Bring the bottom right end under, over and under. It sounds complicated but following the pictures closely should leave you with right knot! :>
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4. You should have this by now. If not, don’t fret! Just go through the steps again to make sure your rope was looped through correctly.
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5. Get another strand of rope and follow the first strand through the loop.
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6. Do the same with your last strand of rope. Follow your second strand through the loop.
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7. Now you have your knot!
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8. Pull your knot taut.
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9. Snip your ends even for both sides.
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10. Fold your leather strips in half to gauge if it holds your ends nicely.
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11. Sew on your snap buttons.
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12. One side done! Sew on the other side of the snap buttons to another piece of leather strip.
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13. Tuck your rope ends into the fold of your leather strip and start sewing around the open edges to secure it.
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14. This is how it should look when you’re done sewing.
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15. Repeat for the other end of your bracelet, but do note that your snap buttons should be facing opposite directions, or you won’t be able to snap your bracelet on!
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16. You’re done! Your snap closure should look like this if you’ve done it right. :)