Free Pattern on Making a Beaded Suede Cord Bracelet by Using Square Knot Technique

If you are on a budget to buy a new accessory this winter, you can try making this bracelet with suede cord, as long as you know how to tie a square knot!

Supplies needed for making the beaded suede cord bracelet:

4mm Suede Cord
Handmade Lampwork Bead
Scissors

How to start the beaded suede cord bracelet by tying square knots?

Step 1: Prepare two lengths of suede cord, about 25cm and 80cm long. Cross them on a flat with the longer one lying under.

Step 2: Firstly, fasten the starting 5~6cm part on short suede cord with tape. Next, pull the longer suede cord to make two ends be equal. Tie 6~7 square knots.

Step 3: String one blue heart lampwork bead, pull upwards to the square knots. Then, secure it with 2 square knots.

Step 4: String another two blue heart lampwork beads and fix in same way.

Step 5: Tie another 6~7 square knots as did in step 1.

Step 6: On the back side of bracelet, fasten the two working ends by tying square knot or a surgeon knot. Trim off the excess cord. Seal the cut with glue if necessary.

Step 7: Overlap the two ends of short suede cord, take another piece of short suede cord and make several square knots for a closure.


Tie an overhand at each end of cord.

Done!

Making this suede cord bracelet is actually easy and money-saving. However, depending on what types of knot you’ve mastered you can create a large range of complicated bracelet patterns.