Hold The Bead In Place With Your Thumb And Pull The Thread Through, Making Sure It Pulls Under The Leather.
Wrap the thread back over the leather, through your bead, and under the leather. Pass the needle beneath both strands of leather cord, and use your finger to push the bead up between them. Run a safety pin through the knot and attach it to a pillow or another working surface.
You Will Put Your Bead In The Middle Of The Two Cords And Bring Your Needle On Top Of The Bottom Cord Through The Bead And Needle Over The Top Cord.
Keep a finger at the base of the braid, holding the beads in their place and keeping the braid tight. You need a lot of cord because it runs along each side of the beads. Finish the bracelet with another inch of braided cord, measuring it against the wrist.
(The Pattern Is Up To You, But This Is How I Made Mine.) Repeat This Process Until You’ve Reached The End.
The trio of seed beads, crystal rondelles and japanese teardrops is a beautiful combination and an easy one to translate into your favorite colors. Place the ball chain along the leather cording with the end of the chain meeting the end of the wrap. No worries about the beads slipping off.
Whether You Choose To Make A Similarly Navaho Style Pattern As This Tutorial From Pumps & Iron, Or Simply To Alternate Beaded Colours So The Bracelet Appears To Have Stripes, This Project Is A Total Blast To Make.
Continue wrapping while checking it for fit around the wrist. Make sure it is large enough for your button to fit through. Create a figure 8 around the two sides of cord and bead as shown.
Push It To The Base Of The Braid And Crossover.
Wrap the wire over the top of the right string and bring around back and up between the two strings. If she needs more cord, she just has to slide the beads back and pull on the cord. So if you want the cord to wrap around your arm once, cut 18 inches (46 cm) of cord.
