How to Make a Lanyard Using a Thread Spool

Use a lanyard to carry around your identification or nametag.

A lanyard can be very handy for holding yours keys, identification card, bus pass and any other small items that you otherwise frequently have to dig through your bag or purse for. Lanyards can be made in different styles, depending on your personal taste. Plastic thread, sometimes called gimp string, is commonly used for making box stitch lanyards. Your lanyard can be made long enough to wear around your neck like a necklace, or short enough to slip around your wrist like a bracelet.

Things You'll Need

• 2 Spools, ultra suede thread, in two different colors
• Key ring
• Tape measure
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Cut 1 1/2 yards of each color of ultra suede thread. Fold each strand of thread in half so that on one end you have a loop and the other end, two loose strands.

2. Hold both strands by their loop ends. This is also the center of each strand. Form a "t" shape with the two strands by overlapping them at their centers. The vertical strand should be underneath the horizontal strand.

3. Loop the bottom section of the vertical strand up and over the horizontal strand. Loop what was previously the top section of the "t" down over the horizontal strand.

4. Loop the left hand strand over the first loop and insert it under the second loop. Loop the right hand strand over the first loop and under the second loop. Pull all four strands into a snug knot.

5. Repeat Step 4 until your lanyard is of the desired length. Tie the two ends of your lanyard together in a knot.

6. Slip a key ring onto one of the ultra suede loops at the starting point of your lanyard.

References

• Kaboose: Diamond Braid Lanyard