Meet "The Archer," Round Leather Braid Bracelet... perfect for the guys!

Here you go! Check out the ingredients list for the round leather braid bracelet, called The Archer.

Kate is demonstrating the technique on Free Tip Friday on 12/14, and after the broadcast the video will be linked on this page.

What you'll need:

1 yard, 3mm Grey Deerskin leather

1 yard, 3mm Black Deerskin leather

1 spool, .5mm black Indian leather

1 Crossed Arrows button Antique Silver

1 spool Smokey Gray Surfer Cord 1.5mm

Black Regular C-Lon

6mm Jump Rings Antique Silver

Zap Glue

Old School Thread Clippers

Clampers

Deep Dish Design Tray or

Mini Macramé Board

Free Tip Friday: Learning the Wall Knot with Leather Cord

Thanks so much for joining me today for this fun and fast project! Decorative knots are so stunning in wrap bracelets and this one looks great AND is easy to learn... a WIN all around.

I used 1.5mm Sable Leather Cord, Lt. Turquoise Picasso Roller beads and the Flower of Life Button in Antique Gold.

Download the handout with the written steps here. Enjoy!

Free Tip Friday: Braided and Knotted Bracelets with Leather Cord

Hey Gang! Thanks so much for joining me on Free Tip Friday. Weren't the leather bracelets a fun project?

You can use any diameter leather, 1mm, 1.5mm and 2mm. Just tailor the leather to the scale of the bracelet you prefer.

You can silk wrap the ends closed or use crimps like our Transitions. Follow the directions in the video to make a Button Knot Closure, or add a button on the end to close.

I also used Zap Glue and our glue on clasps like Cool Luke or Tall and Handsome.

Check out the video below for all the details on how to create your own leather bracelets. Enjoy and let me know what you make!

Wrap It Up with New Wrap Bracelets

Load up the stitches and create two new bracelets designs recently published at beadshop! 

Purple lovers, hello! Brittany Ketcham honors the talented Nicole Anderson with a new sample project for My Stitches in Time. This includes a free seven-page downloadable project handout with detailed instructions and color photographs of many of the weaving steps required. For additional assistance, there is also a video demonstrating the five stitches used to construct this wrap bracelet. The project page for this new sample also provides a complete list of ingredients and shop links so that you can order exactly what you need. 

Stitched in Time: Project by Nicole Anderson ~ Sample by Brittany Ketcham 

Another new project addition is Marilyn. The project page for this wrap bracelet also has a full list of ingredients, and in addition to that, step by step written instructions and color photographs that show details of each of the woven sections of the bracelet. To see a view of the finished bracelet stretched out from one end to the other, a photograph map is also provided on the project page. This way, you can find everything you need in one spot. Marilyn is made up of lots of neutral shades, copper, pearl, beige, and opal for example, so it is a piece that can be worn with just about any item in your closet.  

Marilyn: Project by Nicole Anderson ~ Sample by Beckie Ten Eyck 

DIY Prairie Leather Wrap

Wraps are so wearable and easy to make. They have become the go-to accessory for both women and men. With our new project, Prairie Leather Wrap, we just took it up a few notches...maybe that's an understatement? Before we knew it, we were going crazy with embellishment...from macramé with seed beads to sliders of all kinds. It really became a team obsession. Start with a few key ingredients and some studio tools and away you go! But, don't say we didn't warn you!

So much of Prairie Leather Wrap is about designing in real time. Build it as you go rather than trying to pre-plan. It's during the process of trying it on, working on it, trying it on again and seeing where the pattern falls around your wrist that the magic happens. Ideally, you want to create interest from all sides and this method of stringing, wrapping and stringing again will guide you in what to do next.

You will be working with the back side of the leather facing up. This insures you don't damage your leather with glue or tape. Follow the steps in our free handout, which includes how to macramé, adding new C-Lon colors seamlessly, tips on gluing and design. It's 15 pages!

From very simple to wild and crazy, we hope there's a Prairie Leather Wrap in your future!

Trail Ride by Janice Parsons

Annie Oakley by Cara Scopazzi

Country by Janice Parsons

Black Heart by Karen Marshall