- strip of satin cord, suede or leather of your choice (this is going to be the base of the bracelet so get TWICE the length of the wrist plus 3 inches)
- ruler
- wire cutter
- scissors
- needle (eye must be big enough for embroidery floss to go through)
- chain of rhinestones - do not cut until the end of your project (can be purchased by the foot at Country Beads or from eBay)
ALTERNATIVE OPTION: instead of using rhinestones you can opt for ball chain
Step One: Starting up!
Cut the embroidery thread to 3 times the length of the silk cord. Fold both pieces of string in half. Using the halfway point of the embroidery thread tie two knots on the silk cord like below. This will be one end of the 'clasp' for the bracelet, so make the hole big enough for the knotted end to fit in. But not too big that the knot will fall out.
Step Two: Wrapping Time!
Hold the two ends of the silk cord together and wrap the chain of rhinestones on top with the embroidery thread. I wrapped the embroidery thread twice around each gap of the rhinestone chain. Keep on wrapping until your desired length.
Step Three: Finishing off
For the last gap of the rhinestones tie 2 knots around it instead of wrapping. Its time for the big needle! Using the 2 ends of the embroidery thread, thread it through a few loops on the underside of the bracelet then cut to ensure no lose ends.
Step Four:
Tie a knot at the end and cut the remainder off.
Viola! Done like dinner!!!
Optional: nail polish! if the rhinestones are too BLING for you, paint them over with nail polish!
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