Guest Post by Anette of Lebenslustiger
I wanted to come up with a new leather wrap tutorial for a while now and I am really happy to pronounce I finally did. If you like to see my other bracelet tutorials please click here. It took me a while to wrap my mind around the "how to" because I wanted to create a braided full leather version as an alternative to the tedious and time consuming version of weaving beads in and out with bead cord between and around two leather strings. Once you get the hang of the braiding rhythm you will see how quickly these bracelets are done and how beautifully they will turn out!
For one bracelet you will need:
– about 2 meter leather cord size 2mm depending on how many times you want to wrap the bracelet around your wrist (2meter length will wrap around 4x - you could do a shorter or longer version by taking less or more length)
– 1.5 meter leather cord size 1mm
– 6 meter leather cord size 1mm
– about 140 little beads with a large enough hole to thread onto your shorter 1mm leather cord piece.
– optional a little jewelry button or something similar from the bead shop
Of course you are free to choose different sizes of leather cord than I did but make sure there is a thinner and a thicker cord and you are able to thread your beads onto the thinner one.
O.K. - here we go! The right one is the version with no button. This bracelet will just close with a loop on one end and a knot on the other end. Take your 2 meter long piece and fold it into half. Take your 1.5 meter long piece and knot it around your loop as shown in picture 1.
Now fold the short end towards the middle and wrap your long end tight around all leather pieces to create a nice beginning. ALWAYS pull gently! 1 mm leather cord is delicate and you do not want to tear it. Please try on an extra piece how much you can pull before it breaks so you get a feeling on how much strength you can use while pulling. By the way - once these leather bracelets are done there is no danger of tearing anymore. The more you wear them the prettier and softer they will become. Place a knot as shown in picture 2. Thread all beads onto your thin cord and secure with a knot at the end to make sure they don't slip off while you are working.
CONTINUE READING...I wanted to come up with a new leather wrap tutorial for a while now and I am really happy to pronounce I finally did. If you like to see my other bracelet tutorials please click here. It took me a while to wrap my mind around the "how to" because I wanted to create a braided full leather version as an alternative to the tedious and time consuming version of weaving beads in and out with bead cord between and around two leather strings. Once you get the hang of the braiding rhythm you will see how quickly these bracelets are done and how beautifully they will turn out!
For one bracelet you will need:
– about 2 meter leather cord size 2mm depending on how many times you want to wrap the bracelet around your wrist (2meter length will wrap around 4x - you could do a shorter or longer version by taking less or more length)
– 1.5 meter leather cord size 1mm
– 6 meter leather cord size 1mm
– about 140 little beads with a large enough hole to thread onto your shorter 1mm leather cord piece.
– optional a little jewelry button or something similar from the bead shop
Of course you are free to choose different sizes of leather cord than I did but make sure there is a thinner and a thicker cord and you are able to thread your beads onto the thinner one.
O.K. - here we go! The right one is the version with no button. This bracelet will just close with a loop on one end and a knot on the other end. Take your 2 meter long piece and fold it into half. Take your 1.5 meter long piece and knot it around your loop as shown in picture 1.
Now fold the short end towards the middle and wrap your long end tight around all leather pieces to create a nice beginning. ALWAYS pull gently! 1 mm leather cord is delicate and you do not want to tear it. Please try on an extra piece how much you can pull before it breaks so you get a feeling on how much strength you can use while pulling. By the way - once these leather bracelets are done there is no danger of tearing anymore. The more you wear them the prettier and softer they will become. Place a knot as shown in picture 2. Thread all beads onto your thin cord and secure with a knot at the end to make sure they don't slip off while you are working.
