We have a cute DIY for you today and it involves one of our favorite products, leather cord! We’re making an easy DIY leather bracelet with 2mm and 1mm leather cord to braid and make a criss cross design with flat ring links.
Here is what you’ll need:
- 2mm Round Leather Cord – (Item used in sample A022079/Z018651)
- 1mm Round Leather Cord – (Item used in sample A022061)
- 14mm Brushed Silver Ring Link – Y018889
- Your choice of button – (Item used in sample TC01245)
Directions:
- Slide button onto the middle of a 30 Inch piece of 2mm leather and tie an overhand knot about ¾ of an inch from the button.
- Do 7 macramé square knots starting right up against the overhand knot with 50 inches of 1mm leather cord.
- Slide on a ring. In front of the ring cross the left piece of the 1mm over the 2 strands of 2mm cord and then cross the right piece over the left piece.
- Take the ends of your 2 cords of 2mm leather and bend them back over the crisscrossed strands and go back thru the ring. Tighten, adjust and straighten your strands.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4, 8 more times. Adjust number of rings to make bracelet larger or smaller.
- After last ring do 7 macramé square knots.
- With all 4 pieces of cord make an overhand knot where the macramé ends. Trim ends of the 1mm cord
- Place another overhand knot using just the 2mm cords about one inch from first to create your button hole clasp.
Video Tutorial
You can view a similar version of this bracelet on our previous Facebook LIVE video HERE.
Would you be willing to do a video of the cross cords over the ring? I can’t get it to come out right. After the cords are crossed I’m coming back over the ring and through the front. Is that right?
Hello Jan. Yes, we plan to have a video to help with this tutorial. We will link video once available.
Yes, you are coming back over the ring. The 2mm leather cords should sit on top of the rings.
Such a pretty bracelet! But I, too, would like to see a video tutorial and based on that, will decide whether I think I can make it or not.
You can view a similar version of this bracelet on our previous Facebook LIVE video HERE.
I am in LOVE with this bracelet it’s so easy to make and after watching the Facebook Live video I was able to see what I was doing wrong. I have made several and have even added a bead to the ends after the final knot for the button. They are a fun bracelet to make and take very little time.
Aren’t they fun? We’re glad you were able to make them! If you post them on social media, we would LOVE to see them. Tag us at @GoodyBeads
Darling bracelet, can’t wait to make it.