How To Make A Leather Necklace

Easy to make leather fringe necklace

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Materials

1 piece leather approximately 18” x 3”

1- 16.5” Flat silver chain

2- Silver cone shaped cap ends- approximately ½” opening

2- 4" pieces silver wire

Tools

Ruler

Box cutter

Pliers

Carpenter’s glue

Instructions

1 Brush back of the leather to clean off excess - Cut 9 strips of leather ¼” wide x 18” long

2 Trim one end at a 45 degree angle (this makes the inside strips shorter than outside ones so the necklace hangs better)

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3 Punch holes both ends of leather strips (if you don’t have a punch cut small slits)
4 Run wire through the holes

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5 Twist one end of wire to hold leather strips tightly together

6 Fold long end down and make a loop (loop should be ¼” to ½” longer than the cap end)

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7 Twist into place

8 Apply carpenter’s glue on end of leather

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9 Put silver cap end over end of leather- let dry 25 minutes

10 Once dry- open link on chain end and join to the wire loop

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Repeat on other end 

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