How to Sew Leather Bracelets

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Leather Bracelets

Create a fashionable leather bracelet to add to your accessory collection.

Leather Bracelet Tutorial Materials

Materials to Sew a Leather Bracelet

SELECT DECORATIVE STITCH

Stitch Selection

  • Select decorative stitches that stitch back over the stitch a couple of times to make the stitching more prominent.
  • It is best not to select stitches that stitch close to each other or it may pierce the leather too many times.

Stitch Selection on BERNINA 570 QE

  • Stitch pattern 303 on the BERNINA 570 QE was used in this project.

Decorative Stitch Selection

  • Other stitch pattern suggestions are 301, 305, 308, 702, 709, 711

ATTACH #52C FOOT

Attach Foot #52C

  • The BERNINA Zigzag foot with non-stick sole #52C is one of several non-stick feet available. They are designed for stitching on “difficult or sticky” materials such as microfiber fabrics, plastic, vinyl and leather.

THIS FOOT REALLY GLIDES

BERNINA Zigzag foot with non-stick sole #52C

  • The special coating helps the feet slide over “sticky” materials, letting them move freely under the needle.
  • The Non-Stick Foot #52C is also perfect for stitching 9mm wide stitches on the leather straps for the bracelets.

BERNINA Foot #52

  • Stitch slowly to ensure that when the machine stitches back over a previous part of the stitch it will stitch into the same needle hole.
  • The B 570 DC motor gives great penetration power and has the ability to sew through the thickest of leathers.

GET HOOKED UP

Attach the Clasp

  • Select the clasp and slip it over the end of the leather strap.

Leather Bracelets-Stitch Selection

  • If the leather strap is too wide for the clasp use the buttonhole cutter with wooden block to cut the end of the leather the appropriate size.
  • Depending on the type of clasp used, a drop of leather glue may be needed to secure the clasp to the leather

Finished Leather Bracelet

SEW COOL!

 

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