Sew together thin strips of fabric to roughly these dimensions.
You can make your piece longer if you want to make lots of bracelets, this size will make four.The width is about right to fit most wrists.
Cut a piece of stiff backing fabric to the same size, and then pin, wrong sides together.
Cut a 6" x 0.5" (15 x 1cm) inch strip of card, pin to your fabric, and then stitch around it.
Alternatively, if you don't want to bother with a template, just mark out your lines with a ruler and a 'vanishing ink' pen, see below.
Use whatever stitch takes your fancy.
Next, cut close to your stitching line, and then gently fray the edges.
Gather together your bits and bobs, and let your creativity run wild and free.
Sew a button (without a shank, so it sits tight to the fabric) at one end, and a length of braid at the other. To fasten, just wind the braid around the button, firmly, several times.
Dah dah !
Now I have to go shopping for my little girl's birthday tomorrow. What could possible be nicer than shopping for little girls ?
Pink and sparkly - here I come.
tnx !
Posted by: lisa | March 15, 2006 at 09:37 AM
I can't wait to try these. Thank you for posting the how to! Oh, and I can't imagine how much fun it must be to shop for a little girl - pink and sparkly - my favorites!
Posted by: debbie | March 15, 2006 at 10:41 AM
Cool! Thank you very much for the tutorial! This will be a great way to use sonme of those oddbal buttons I have that I just love so much! By the way, I'm in love with your leafy vine stitch!
Posted by: scribblesnbits | March 15, 2006 at 01:22 PM
This looks like fun! I can't wait to try it this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Bessilu | March 15, 2006 at 01:58 PM
That would make a cute little girls hair peice too.
Posted by: Gina L | March 15, 2006 at 02:27 PM
This is such a great bracelet, the possibilities are endless really. Thanks for a great tutorial Lyn, I know a little 7 year old girl in my house who may be interested in helping me make one of these over the weekend.
Posted by: Blair | March 15, 2006 at 03:05 PM
I love it! Are these party favors for that little one's special day?
Posted by: kelli | March 15, 2006 at 03:37 PM
Beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: Adriana | March 15, 2006 at 03:50 PM
I think you are an artist. Congratulations for your new bracelet.
Posted by: laura | March 15, 2006 at 04:10 PM
Happy Birthday to the little one!
xxoo
Posted by: Anna H. | March 15, 2006 at 04:18 PM
Very pretty, what a great way to use up little bits and ends!
Happy birthday to little Molly!
Posted by: janel | March 15, 2006 at 04:26 PM
oh, that does sound like fun--can I tag along?
:-0
Oh, I forgot you guys live a million miles away....
Molly's Birthday?!!!
Nobody told me--gotta get busy then!
Posted by: Snowbear | March 15, 2006 at 05:19 PM
Great tut! I can't wait to try it out! Thanks so much!
Posted by: amanda | March 15, 2006 at 05:39 PM
What lovely photos. You do such a splendid job with your tutorials. Thanks and keep them coming!
Posted by: Dacia | March 15, 2006 at 06:12 PM
Yay! Will try it v. soon.
By the way, did you see you were blogged on Cute Overload?
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/03/rule_16_keep_yo.html
(It's a nice site although I'm still bitter that they're using one of Ning's little apps, which I think they found "inspiration" for, from my husband's site, kittenwar.com. Such is life.)
Posted by: Kitty Jimjams | March 15, 2006 at 06:54 PM
loverly! great little party gift, eh?!
Posted by: jennifer | March 15, 2006 at 07:34 PM
Thank you, Lyn, for another wonderful tutorial. I now know what I’ll be working on this weekend! Happy birthday to the little chicken!!!
Posted by: Erika | March 15, 2006 at 07:41 PM
Such a cute bracelet, thx for the tutorial! By the way, I hope you don't mind that I tagged you ...
Posted by: hjortron | March 15, 2006 at 08:30 PM
I just love your site, I check it every day! This is the perfect little project to use up little special pieces you've been saving... I wonder if I could make this tonight or maybe the weekend... Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted by: emily | March 16, 2006 at 12:28 AM
Brilliant... I will definatly have to try this one.
Oh and happy birthday to your little princess.
Posted by: Clair | March 16, 2006 at 12:32 AM
Thanks, Lyn, for the how-to - you are so creative!
Happy Birthday to your Princess Molly - may her birthday be sparkly and pretty in pink :>)
xox
Posted by: Tinker | March 16, 2006 at 03:47 AM
Lovely! Thanks for the tutorial.
Posted by: K. Anne | March 16, 2006 at 04:04 AM
Thanks for showing us how! I know an Arizona girlie who'll be begging to work on one this weekend.
Happy Birthday Molly!
Posted by: kt | March 16, 2006 at 04:25 AM
How pretty. You have a wonderful eye for these sweet things. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Rosa | March 16, 2006 at 06:01 AM
I need to make this! OH and thanks so much for doing centimeters aswell. You can't imagine how much of a help that is for a European girl!
Posted by: mijk | March 16, 2006 at 08:45 AM