DIY Suede Bracelet

Suede string can be found at craft stores.

Suede is a type of leather with a napped surface. This is a popular material for clothes and accessories, especially bracelets. A suede bracelet can be made to go with a casual outfit, or for a formal dress or suit. Men and women wear suede bracelets, along with people of all ages. The material will last a long time and is very durable. For this four string suede bracelet, you can mix and match the colors to get the perfect bracelet that you want.

Things You'll Need

• Suede string
• Pliers
• Scissors
• Tape
• Jump rings
• Spring ring clasps

Instructions

1. Measure out a yard for each piece of suede string. You will need four pieces total. If you want to double the thickness of the bracelet, use eight pieces of string. Take an end and make a slipknot with a small loop. The knot must be tight enough that it won't come loose. Cut any additional suede string left outside the knot.

2. Tape the knot down on a hard surface to prevent it from moving while you're working. Your strings are now lined up as string 1, 2, 3, and 4. If you need help keeping track of them at first, put a piece of tape on the ends and label them with a marker or write a map to tell you which color is what number if there's a variety of colors.

3. Grab piece 1 and put it over top of piece 2. Grab piece 4 and put it over piece 3. Grab piece 4 and put it over piece 1. Start the pattern over again. Continue this until you get far enough that the bracelet goes all around your wrist and is comfortable. When its long enough make another loop like the slipknot in step one.

4. Open a jump ring with your pliers, put the spring ring clasp through it, then put the jump ring through one of the end loops on the bracelet. Close the jump ring with the pliers so that the spring ring can't fall off and so that the loop can come off the jump ring. Repeat this with the other looped end.