Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Beaded Leather Kumihimo Bracelet with Sliding Knot

If you've mastered the basic 8-strand Kumihimo braid but would love to take it to the next level, then this project will be right up your alley. Without learning anything new, you can make a simple braid look very classy just by working with a different stringing material and adding beads. In this project, you'll learn how to make a Kumihimo braid with leather cord, how to add beads and then how to make your bracelet adjustable by tying a sliding knot - no clasp required.  Here's what you'll need: 1mm ReaLeather Cord : Gold, Silver and Black (look for it at Michaels under the Bead Landing label) Seed beads with 1mm or larger hole : approximately 24 each of transparent gold and pearl white Cousin Trinkettes large hole bead 2 x 23mm gold filigree bead cones G-S Hypo Cement ReaLeather Kumihimo disk scissors How to Create the Kumihimo Braid Cut three 1m (39") lengths each of gold and silver cord and two 1m (39") lengths of black cord, Ali...