Sewing Soutache ''Honey'' Bracelet on Braided Strap

Mango Mojito color is named one of the main summer colors in 2019. What will summer wardrobe do without a bright playful bracelet?!

Therefore, in this tutorial I propose to make such a bracelet — sunny, summer. Honey!

For work, you will need:

- 4 colors of soutache;
- faceted Rondeli beads of 2, 4 and 6 mm;
- Toho beads 11/0 and 15/0;
- small piece of genuine leather;
- needles for beads (several, just in case);
- monofilament 0.13 and 0.15;
- thin-nose pliers, round-nose pliers;
- side cutters;
- super glue.

1. Glue a ceramic cabochon of 13x18 mm on the base (leather, felt, or any other dense fabric). Use cyanoacrylate glue. Firstly, be sure to degrease the back surface, then carefully apply a thin layer of glue with a toothpick and strongly press the cabochon to the base. Cut with an indentation of 3-4 mm.

We will sew soutache with monofilament 0.13. Take a piece of convenient length, insert into the needle. With a lighter on the end of the thread make a small ball to secure the yarn in the fabric. Remove the needle from the round side of the cabochon, slightly shifted from the center.

Take a piece of light beige soutache of 9-10 cm long and "embrace" cabochon, combining the edge of the cabochon and "groove" in the soutache. Slightly tighten the ends of the soutache with a few stitches. Sew the soutache to the base in a circle, bringing the needle through the middle of the soutache outside at an angle. Between the stitches, make an indentation of 3-4 mm.

Cut the blank along the edge of the soutache. Be sure not to damage the seam, which you have just made. Remove the needle, as shown in the photo below. Take another 2 segments of the soutache (beige and mustard) of the same length, sew in a circle to the first layer. At the corner of the cabochon pass a needle through the soutache as shown in the photo — form a slightly pointed corner. When you reach the end, tightly tighten the ends of the soutache.

2. Take 3 soutache pieces of 8-9 cm long, then sew the bead around as shown in the photo. Please note that you should pass through the bead 2 times, clipping soutache on each side.

Go around the circle, fastening the layers of the soutache. Sharpen the corner.

3. Take 3 pieces of the soutache (beige and 2 light beige), and sew the bead Rondel 6 mm. Be SURE to sew it around. On the front side sew light golden beads №11. Form a curl with a few stitches.

Fix the ends on the inside, passing the needle exactly between the layers of the soutache. Cut, melt.

On the other part, also sew a golden bead of 4 mm.

Bring the needle to the center, take 3 cuts of soutache of 11 cm long and start to sew the row of beads. Try to sew evenly. Don't push! If there is a gap, it is better to move the previous one with the next bead than to sew to close to each other.

When you reach the end, bring the needle inside out. Align the row of beads. To do this, take the closest stitches to the layers of soutache in front of each bead and lightly tighten.

Form the free ends of the soutache in the curls. Every curl is fastened with a few stitches. That is important! It takes much time, but gives immediately +10 to neatness of work, and we will be sure that the soutache won`t unwind.

Cut the ends on the inside, melt, slightly press.

4. Again, take 3 pieces of 8 cm long and sew the bead of 6 mm as in the photo. Fasten all the layers in a circle, at the same stage in the corner sew beads №15.

5. Take 3 pieces of the soutache (almost the last time :)), fold in half and from the middle sew golden brown beads. Bend a little.

6. Now begins the most interesting part of work — how to assemble. Apply the elements, try on, place. Fasten one by one with a few stitches. If it is difficult to immediately understand how it is best to arrange the elements, you can first pin them.

Do not cut out the edges completely, but in such a way as to fill the voids and gaps.

The final result is already visible, there is very little left!

7. The bracelet will be fastened with a bead as a button. At this stage, make a loop. To do this, take 3 pieces of the soutache (yes, again, but almost the last time) of 7 cm long. Form a ring, periodically trying it on the bead.

Add another curl (know, yeah, cut soutache 3 to 7 cm) and sew a loop.

8. Put the part aside and move to the strap. On the Internet you can find this strap as the bracelet of 2 ribbons. Therefore, I will not dwell on it in detail. In order not to miss, I take the 2 ends of soutache from the skein and whip, without cutting, to the desired length of the strap.

9. Now let's make the button itself and connect it with the strap and the central element.

Sew bead where there is not enough, add pendants.

Process the back side in any convenient way.

That is all! The juicy summer bracelet is ready! Admire, try on, take pictures.

Thank you all for your attention! I hope this tutorial was useful for you, and I will be grateful for your feedback. If you have any questions in the course of work, I will be happy to answer them in the comments!