Katie's Beading Lesson
Knotted Leather Necklace by Katie Hacker
Materials & Tools:
Real suede braid & clasp from Leather Cord USA
WildFire® beading thread from Beadalon
Beading needle
Metal spacer disks & seed beads
Industrial-strength glue
Scissors
Instructions for the blue bracelet:
- Measure the braid and clasp to determine the desired bracelet length.
- Cut the braid and glue each end inside the clasp.
- Cut about 2 yards of beading thread and thread your needle.
- Pass through the braid at one end from the back, stitching through the front of the braid and back to tie the thread in a knot.
- Pass through a disk, then through a seed bead and back through the disk.
- Follow the pattern of the braid to determine the spacing of your beading pattern and continue to stitch beads onto the surface of the braid.
- To finish, stitch through the braid and tie in a knot on the back of the bracelet.
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