Ultimate
Wrap Bracelets
Make 12 Easy, Stylish Bracelets Step-By-Step
Patrizia Valsecchi
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
This booklet contains all the directions you’ll need to make 12 different wrap bracelet designs, from the most classic, made of leather cord and beads, to the most fancy, made colorful ribbons and lace. All you have to do is get to work and unleash your creative impulse.
Bead quantities and cord lengths prescribed in this manual are based on a 6 3/8 in (16cm) wrist circumference.
NOTE: the accompanying video for each wrap bracelet design presents required materials and shows the first steps for making the given design. For successive and finishing steps, please refer to the photographic tutorial on pages 10-21.
Contents
Tutorial 1 Your First Double Wrap Bracelet
Tutorial 2 How to Make the Flat Knot
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Introduction
Wearing a bracelet as an adornment has been common to all civilizations throughout history. From the “slave bracelet” worn by Roman women during the Roman Empire and the richly-colored glass bangles of Hindu tradition, to today’s “must-have” versions, wrap bracelets have always been a favorite. A versatile accessory, they go with any type of outfit, from the most elegant to the most casual. They’re made of leather cord (or other types of cord) with glass and metallic beads, semi-precious stones, buttons and jingling charms sewn on in all sorts of colorful and textural combinations designed to fit the personality of the wearer.
Materials and Accessories
This kit contains the components you’ll need to make three double wrap bracelets: beads and cords in three colors, charms, closures and a useful “cord board” to keep the process easy. The pages that follow contain basic instructions for making the wrap. You’ll also need a few basic tools:
1 adhesive tape
2 thimble
3 clear nail polish
4 metal binder clips
5 work surface
6 tailor’s tape measure
7 beading needle
8 scissors
9 wire cutters
10 round-nose pliers
11 board
You’ll use the nail polish to seal knots, the tape measure to measure wrist circumference, the scissors and wire cutters to cut threads and cords, the pliers to fasten the charms and, lastly, the thimble for protection while you’re sewing beads onto the bracelets.
Before you begin work on a bracelet, consider different combinations of materials and then figure out what you’ll need. Use this basic formula to figure out how long the cord should be:
C x t x 2+ 5+ 20 (Formula to use with metric system units)
C x t x 2+ 2 +8 (Formula to use with US Customary System units)
First measure your wrist circumference (C), and multiply it by the number of times (t) you’ll want to wrap it around your wrist; then add another 2 in (5cm) so the bracelet isn’t too tight; finally, double the resulting length and add 8 in (20cm) (for the two loop closures). To calculate how many beads you’ll
