Beaded Cuff
SUPPLIES
- Back Ribbon, add 1 and 1/4 inches to your wrist circumference.
- Top Lace, length of wrist circumference
- Needle and thread
- Cord elastic
- 1 shank button (no holes in top, but a hole in a post beneath the button).
- Beads
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pick out your materials.
- Tack the lace on top of the ribbon.
- Fold the edge of the ribbon over approximately 1/8″ so that the raw edge is visible on the top. Fold the ribbon over again forming a 1/2″ hem, concealing the edge of the lace. Tack the edge down, leaving the sides open. Pass a length of elastic cord through the open sides and tie off into an almost snug loop. Trim the excess elastic and rotate the loop so that the knot is hidden in the hem. This elastic loop is one side of the clasp.
- Repeat the hem on the other end of cuff, only this time without the elastic. Sew the button to the edge of the ribbon. When the elastic loop on the opposite end is slipped over the button, the shank of the button should “float” in between the edges of the cuff.
- Stitch beads on to the cuff. Your bead work can be as simple as an accent bead here and there, or as detailed as you have the patience for.
This was one of those projects I just kind of made up as I went. However, I liked it so much, that I am excited to repeat the cuff design with different colors, beads, and tidier (more patient) stitches. This project can be repeated in countless variations. Below are some of the ribbons and embellishments I have collected for future cuffs.
