Long Necklace with Leather Lace and Wooden Beads
One of my life’s hacks is making my own African jewelry when I can. I keep learning and tweaking to my style and what I have handy.
Today I will share with you how to make your own long necklace with
leather lace and wooden beads. It has a bohemian or gypsy look. It’s cheap, quick and easy. You can follow along in the video.
Our cord is the leather lace, but you can use anything; ribbon, knitting wool, fishing line. I am using a wooden charm, my son made during his DT class, Design an日本藤素
d Technology. My beads for looping, edges and stabilising are all wooden, as that is the look I needed today. You can use alternative bead type and colour. Just make sure to check that the beads work for the lace width.
PRODUCTS USE
- Wooden Charm
- 1 small wooden bead
- 2 wooden beads for edges
- 1 wooden loop big bead
- 41/2m leather lace
- Pair of scissors
METHOD
- Fold lace into two and then into two again
- Hold or mark middle point
- Hold one double edge and put it through the charm spaces so that the midpoint is on the charm
- Make a loop with one figure, pulling it out Using 2 fingers, pull all the 4 cord through the loop and tighten to neaten
- Pull all 4 cords into the bead and make a knot
- Pull all 4 cords into the big one we’re using as a hoop
- Straighten the lace, 20 centimeters from the first knot, make a know so that the big bead doesn’t come out
- Hold all the 4 lace edges once again and take them back through the big bead. pull until they are equal. hold two edges put our bead, the end
- Hold a pair of the lace edges and put through wooden bead. Make sure they are straight. Make a knot at the end and snip off rough part. Then make another knot on the other side to hold the bead in place
- Do the same to the other side pair
