Step 1: Measure your wrist and multiply that amount by 4. Cut the leather cord to that amount.
Step 2: Slide on button hole and make one end shorter. This short end will be the length of your wrist size + 5 inches.
Step 2: Make an overhand knot with the leather cords next to the button.
Step 4: Slide on a gemstone bead. Take the long leather piece and make an overhand knot around the shorter cord.
Step 5: Gently tighten the knot, while sliding it close to the gemstone.
Step 6: Repeat until you’ve reached your wrist length.
Step 7: Make an over hand knot with both leather cords to the diameter of your button. Cut off excess cord.
Step 8: Your bracelet is complete.
Make this easy leather knotted bracelet with large hole gemstones from Dakota Stones.
Happy Friday. We’re having a fun time today since we’re all looking forward to the weekend. Why not try your hand at this easy leather bracelet tutorial with 1mm leather cord from LeatherCordUSA, large-hole gemstones from DakotaStones and a TierraCast button. You’ll make a simple overhand knot in between each large-hole gemstones. Don’t worry, you got it!
Either I’m crazy, can’t read, or can’t do math…but if my wrist is 6.5 and I multiply that by 2.5 I get 16.25. There’s no way you can create a “short end” that is the length of your wrist + 5 inches (step 2) and have that be the short end. That only leaves a little less than 5″ as your “long end.” I’m thinking the amount you’re to multiply by in step 1 isn’t 2.5…please advise.
Hello Carrie. Oh yes, you’re right. I must’ve calculated it wrongly. I updated the instructions to multiply your wrist length by 4, for safe measures. Thank you for your attention to detail. – So Vang
Update to original comment: After making my own bracelet using the directions above, I found that you actually need to cut your leather cord equal to the length of your wrist multiplied by 3.8. So basically, to be safe, use the following measurements in step 1:
6.5″ wrist – cut to 25′
7″ wrist – cut to 26.5″
7.5″ wrist – cut to 28.5″
8″ wrist – cut to 30.5″
Hope this is helpful to others 🙂
Sorry about that Carrie. Hopefully you can find an awesome DIY you can make with your shorter pieces. Use them with Matubo beads like in our recent post.
Thanks for sharing this info. I tried making this bracelet awhile back and the instructions did not work. I’m glad I came back to this blog post and took the time to read the comments! I’ll try again with your recommendations.
Either I’m crazy, can’t read, or can’t do math…but if my wrist is 6.5 and I multiply that by 2.5 I get 16.25. There’s no way you can create a “short end” that is the length of your wrist + 5 inches (step 2) and have that be the short end. That only leaves a little less than 5″ as your “long end.” I’m thinking the amount you’re to multiply by in step 1 isn’t 2.5…please advise.
Hello Carrie. Oh yes, you’re right. I must’ve calculated it wrongly. I updated the instructions to multiply your wrist length by 4, for safe measures. Thank you for your attention to detail. – So Vang
Update to original comment: After making my own bracelet using the directions above, I found that you actually need to cut your leather cord equal to the length of your wrist multiplied by 3.8. So basically, to be safe, use the following measurements in step 1:
6.5″ wrist – cut to 25′
7″ wrist – cut to 26.5″
7.5″ wrist – cut to 28.5″
8″ wrist – cut to 30.5″
Hope this is helpful to others 🙂
Thank you for your calculations. – So Vang
Thank you So Vang. Of course, I had screen printed the instructions before the change was made so my first cut is way too short. 🙁
Sorry about that Carrie. Hopefully you can find an awesome DIY you can make with your shorter pieces. Use them with Matubo beads like in our recent post.
Thanks for sharing this info. I tried making this bracelet awhile back and the instructions did not work. I’m glad I came back to this blog post and took the time to read the comments! I’ll try again with your recommendations.
So pretty!! Is there a pdf version of this?
We’ve created a pdf for this tutorial HERE.