Edgy Elegance Leather Wrap Bracelet Tutorial

Cut & loop the leather: Cut leather about double your wrist length, then fold so you have two parallel strands. Form an overhand loop sized so the washer will slip through but not look oversized; tighten the knot and adjust the loop size. Prepare thread & tie on: Cut a wingspan length of Dragon Thread, melt/flatten the end, thread a size-10 needle. Tie the thread firmly around the leather just below the loop (wrap twice through the loop area and knot), then burn off the tiny tail. Anchor the first spacer bead: Separate the two leather cords, drop one 11/0 seed bead into the gap, wrap the thread once around the leather and pass up through the 11/0 again so it sits centered between the cords—pull snug. Build the interior width (bead groups): Add spacer beads to reach the target width for your 6mm focal beads: e.g., 2 × 11/0 (or 3 × 11/0) then switch to 8/0s if needed. Push the group into the leather gap, wrap the thread around the leather, come up through the beads and pull tight so beads sit flush between cords. Add a pearl (or corrugated round): After spacing beads, thread your 6 mm pearl(s) across the gap (you may use 1 pearl or a small cluster depending on desired width). Pass the needle back through the pearl and the spacer beads as you wrap around the leather to lock everything in place. Repeat the pattern down the length: Continue: spacer group → wrap under leather → pearl/focal bead → wrap → next spacer group. Keep tension even so the leather doesn’t pull to one side. Periodically check fit on a mandrel or your wrist (the beadwork can slightly curve the piece). Finish the interior & secure leather to clasp: When you reach the end, tie an overhand knot in the leather, thread the two leather tails through the washer/button, separate the strands and tie an additional secure knot. Add a drop of E6000 inside the knot if you want extra security; trim excess leather. Start brick-stitch edging (new thread): Attach a fresh wingspan of thread near the clasp knot. Tuck your needle under the leather and start brick stitch along the outer edge: start with two beads, bring bead #2 up so its hole faces up, then add the next bead, tucking under leather and coming back up through the bead. Continue evenly along the edge. Brick stitch the opposite side: When one side is done, flip and repeat on the other edge so the bead frame evens out and the bracelet flattens. The brick stitch will help the wrap sit straight. Tie off & finish: At the end of the brick stitch, weave your thread back into the beadwork, make a small sewer’s knot (loop through once or twice), then burn/trim tails flat against the project. Final tidy & check: Massage the piece so beads sit evenly, try on (or measure on a mandrel), add any extra reinforcing passes if any area feels loose, and allow glue to cure if used Brick stitch – A bead weaving technique where beads stack like bricks to form neat edging.