How to Make a Knotted-Leather Bracelet
When making a leather bracelet, the softness of the leather is crucial, as is the width. Most leather is 9 to 11 inches in length. The completed leather bracelet will end up 7½ to 9 inches long. It is important to measure the wrist of the person who will wear the knotted bracelet. Read on to learn how to make a knotted-leather bracelet.
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Instructions
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Engage in the art of braiding. Take the left strip of leather and place it over the middle strip.
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Take the right strip of leather and place it over the left leather strip. The left strip is the original strip of leather.
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Grab the new left strip--the original middle strip--and place it over the new middle strip, which was the original right strip of leather.
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Poke the leather strip on top through the right hole. The bracelet will look like something has gone wrong--it hasn't.
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Split the leather straps, take the right strip, and put it over the middle strip.
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Select the left strip and place over the middle strip. There is only one more crisscross.
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Rub the leather bracelet so the leather lies flat and the space between the knots are even.
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Tips & Warnings
If you have more leather after completing the braiding, you can continue if you have enough to do Steps 1 and 2 together.
The shorter the strip length, the less braiding will be possible.
