Saturday, April 30, 2011

Leather Bow Tie Cuff

I recently made a bow tie cuff out of leather and seriously can not stop wearing it. 

What you'll need:
10" X 4" piece of leather
One button
Hot glue gun
Needle and thread

So first off with your strip of leather (you can buy perfect size strips of leather at your local craft store as I bought mine from Michaels Crafts) cut off a straight 1/2" piece that will soon be the center tie of the bow. 

With the remaining leather, cut one elongated oval like shape.

Next, pinch together the center:
 Take your needle and tread (thread color doesn't matter since it wont be visible) and sew your pinched section together. 

Then take your 1/2" strip that you previously cut and wrap it around the center pinched section that you just sewn together. Fasten the strip around with dabs of hot glue. You may need to trim the 1/2" strip shorter.
Finally, at one end sew a small button on, and at the opposite end cut a slit about 1/2" long. The button and slit will be what holds the cuff together when wearing it. 



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