Studded Leather Cuff

Step 1

Lay your pieces down on the leather cuff where you intend to rivet them, alternating between small and large heishi/rondelles. Using a pencil, make a dot in the middle of the holes. This way you can easily punch holes in your leather cuff. Now its time to punch holes in your leather. Take your rotary hole punch and match up the female end of the rivet being used to the punches. Make sure that the rivet doesn't just line up with the punch, but sort of tucks in it snuggly. Once the appropriate size punch is selected, line up your punch with the marks on the leather and punch

Step 2

Now it's time for the fun stuff! Grab your hammer, anvil, rivet setter and rivets. Start at one end and work your way down. Take the male-end of your rivet that resembles and eyelet and pop it through the back and lay on the anvil. Place your bead cap over the hole, setting the female-end rivet on top (looks like a nail), through the hole. Press together with your fingers to make sure that the the 2 ends of the rivet are fitting with each other. Take the domed side the rivet setter and place over the top of the rivet. Holding your hammer firmly strike the rivet setter a couple times. Check your riveting to see if you need to strike another time, it shouldn't be loose.
Repeat for all remaining pieces.

See Tip: Setting Rivets with Anvil & Setter Tools