How to Make Leather Crafts

You can produce popular and trendy leather accessories, and they are easy to make! If you are interested in making genuine leather bracelets and necklaces here is how...

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• genuine suede lace or leather cord
• jump ring
• charm
• Jewelry pliers

1. Cut the desired length of suede lace approximately 22" for a multi-strap bracelet OR
   approximately 26" of leather cord if you are making a single strap necklace.

2. When making a bracelet, take the suede lace and wrap it around twice in the form of a circle, 8" of the lace will rest on top of another 8" with a 6" overlap. Holding the circle you have formed with your suede lace, tie one of the loose ends of the lace around the doubled lace to form a knot. This will securely hold the two straps together.

3. Now, take the other end, slip a jump ring over the open ended strap and tie a knot, just like the first one, on the other side of the newly formed bracelet. The knots should be 3" apart.

4. 
   Leather Cord Necklace

   Finally, using jewelry pliers, open the jump ring, insert a charm on the ring and close the jump ring so that it is now holding your charm. The charm should be placed in the middle of bracelet, in between the two knots.

5. To make a leather cord necklace you will follow the same directions, except that only a single cord will be tied with two knots, one at each end. You will cut 26" of genuine leather cord, tie a knot around a piece of the same cord, then after slipping a jump ring over the cord, tie a second knot on the other side of the cord, securing it. The knots should be tied 9" apart. Add a charm to the jump ring with jewelry pliers and let it rest at the base of the leather cord.

Tips & Warnings

• To adjust the size of your jewelry, while holding the knot, slide the leather strap and gently pull the strap away from the knot. Then readjust the other knotted side to either lengthen or shorten the width and resize.