Birds of a Feather Bracelet

by Ali on 04/28/16

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Project details:

How great are these bird buttons! I was sitting in the photo room talking with Andrea, trying to come up with a plan for the Czech daggers. Suddenly I said "oooh ... I could put the daggers with these Biwas and use the parrot button for a clasp! We can call it Birds of a Feather!!!" We of course laughed, but then ended up calling it that :)

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Project supplies:

The products used in this project are listed below.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Step 1

Cut 2 20” lengths of 4-ply Irish waxed linen. String the Biwa pearls onto one strand and the Czech glass daggers onto the other strand.

Step 2

Once all beads are strung, take both strings and tie together 4 from the ends.

Step 3

Evenly group a few daggers and Biwas together along the length of the strands, knotting each group in place.

Step 4

Punch 2 holes at the end of the leather strap for attaching the button using a rotary punch.

Step 5

String a 7-ply 8” length of waxed linen through the button shank, then through the holes, wrapping up & through the holes a couple times.

Step 6

Measure the length of bracelet and cut away the excess leather strand. Then cut in a button hole. Make sure to check that your button will fit through the hole cut. Bind each side of the button hole with the same 7-ply waxed linen used to attach the button.