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Katie’s Beading Lesson – Learn  how to stitch beads onto braided leather.

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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:

  1. Measure the braid and clasp to determine the desired bracelet length.
  2. Cut the braid and glue each end inside the clasp.
  3. Cut about 2 yards of beading thread and thread your needle.
  4. 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.
  5. Pass through a disk, then through a seed bead and back through the disk.
  6. 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.
  7. To finish, stitch through the braid and tie in a knot on the back of the bracelet.

For more information visit www.katiehacker.com

Katie Hacker

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