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Katie’s Beading Lesson - Learn to make a leather wrap bracelet.


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www.beadalon.com


www.LeatherCordUSA.com


www.dreamtimecreations.com

 


Materials
5mm deertan Leather Cord USA lace
5 BeCharmed Swarovski Elements Beads of choice
Two AB Swarovski Elements #5000 rounds of choice
8” length of 20-gauge twisted non-tarnish silver Artistic Wire #AWD-20T-S10-03YD
2 silver head pins
Tools: chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers and wire nippers
Find all of the products used in this bracelet at www.DreamtimeCreations.com.

Instructions

  1. Cut a 1-yard length of deertan leather lace.
  2. Fold one end of the lace in half and string BeCharmed Swarovski Elements beads onto the center of the deertan leather lace.
  3. String a Swarovski Elements bead of choice onto a head pin and use round-nose pliers to make a large wrapped loop. Repeat for a matching dangle.
  4. Pass one end of the deertan leather lace through the loop on the dangle, fold it back by about 1/2” and coil the wire tightly around the fold. Tuck the wire ends in-between the layers of the leather. Repeat for the other end of the bracelet.

Swarovski Birthstone Colors:
January: Garnet
February: Amethyst
March: Aquamarine
April: Crystal AB
May: Emerald
June: Pearl
July: Ruby
August: Peridot
September: Sapphire
October: White Opal
November: Topaz
December: Turquoise

Katie Hacker

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