How to Sew Leather Bracelets
Buh-Bye Boring Leather!
Create a fashionable leather bracelet to add to your accessory collection.
Materials to Sew a Leather Bracelet
- BERNINA Topstitch or Cordonnet Needles
- Heavy weight thread of choice
- 12 wt thread used in this project
- BERNINA Zigzag foot with non-stick sole #52C
- Clasp
- Leather straps
- Your sewing machine, we sew on a BERNINA 570 QE
- Leather glue
- Buttonhole cutter and block (optional)
SELECT DECORATIVE STITCH
- 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 pattern 303 on the BERNINA 570 QE was used in this project.
- Other stitch pattern suggestions are 301, 305, 308, 702, 709, 711
ATTACH #52C FOOT
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Select the clasp and slip it over the end of the leather strap.
- 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
SEW COOL!
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10 comments on “How to Sew Leather Bracelets”
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Cute project, but would you not want to use a leather needle? Also what ounce leather are you using?
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Depending on the type of decorative stitch you choose a leather needle would work. I found that if I used a leather needle and choose a stitch that would stitch back into the same needle hole several times the needle hole got larger than I wanted. I had no problems with the Cordonnet or Topstitch needle piercing the leather and it gave a good result. When looking for leather straps the ounce of the leather was not available, the strap was purchased according to the width. I found a 10mm wide or wider leather strap worked the best.
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Your project is great. I took kraft tex and made a bracelet with an embroidery design from my 880, please try it, it works so great and then used a slash for the end to lace through, so easy and nice. Joann
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Could you share a source for the clasp you used? The only one I found at my go-to marketplace Amazon had terrible reviews. Would love to try this, but want to be pleased with the results.
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Try http://www.ezelfindings.com. They carry really pretty magnetic clasps perfect for the bracelets.
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I would like to make some of these for nieces. What width is the leather strap?
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I used a variety of widths of leather strap. The width I found worked the best was 10mm and wider.
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It would be extremely helpful to post sources for things such as clasps. Also details like strap width.
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It would also be great if these were posted as a pdf that could be saved to our pattern and idea files.
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