A skilled craftswoman will always find use in old things. You must admit that many have dusty leather coats or jackets gathering dust in the far corner of the wardrobe, right? Is it realistic to realize interesting ideas using these things from a completely still solid material? Consider what you can do with your own leather crafts. Let's analyze the manufacturing process of a small but stylish little thing - necklaces made of butterflies.
What can be made of leather crafts?
First of all, these, of course, are all kinds of wardrobe items and accessories: belts, ties, bags. But, unfortunately, not all craftswomen have special tools at hand for processing layers of coarse canvas. Moreover, it is rather dangerous and risky, for example, to sew a bag from very rough leather on an ordinary typewriter . Let's try to make something simple and affordable. As a decoration, small leather crafts are very popular now. The master class presented in this article will help to make a simple, but at the same time stylish and original accessory - a necklace of butterflies. The manual is given as a step-by-step instruction with comments.
Stage One: DIY Template
The necklace shown in the photo in combination with a dress with a similar motif looks very stylish. In order not to be mistaken in the proportions and sizes, take a sample from the fabric to make the template .
- Cut a butterfly out of a piece of material.
- Attach the fabric to the paper and circle with a pencil. Cut along the contour.
- Check the symmetry - fold the template in half along the midline of the butterfly. Remove the mismatching tabs with scissors.
- If desired, you can craft several blanks of different sizes. To do this, scale the template to the size you need.
Stage Two: Making Butterfly Necklace
Having finished the pattern, proceed to transfer the template to the skin.
- Choose high-quality sections of material for the manufacture of crafts - smooth, one color, without scuffs and other damage. Cut the worn leather items into parts along the seams with a sharp clerical knife, and then gently pat them through a dry cloth from the back.
- Turn the material prepared for work upside down.
- Spread the blanks on pieces of leather and circle the template along the edge with a pen. Seam allowances are not necessary.
- When cutting workpieces from leather, crafts can be difficult to make even and neat. Use scissors for thin material, and for rough material use a sharp knife with a sharpened tip and a wooden table stand.
- Cover the butterflies with colored nail polish.
- Glue the blanks on the tape of the required length. Mask the ends of the tape. You can use a stapler or special fasteners that are in hardware stores to secure.
An unusually original interpretation of the necklace will be the option of alternately combining small and large butterflies. Crafts can be decorated with beads, beads, macrame style wickers, embroidery, knitted elements, etc.
Several options for making an accessory
The original butterfly made of leather can be used not only as an element of a long necklace on the neck. Use just a few parts glued to the tape and you will get a bezel on your head or a bracelet on your hand. Similarly, you can build an exclusive hair clip or brooch. Just make the template slightly larger and double layer (for density). Attach your favorite clasp to it.
So, leather crafts can be very diverse. What will be yours - depends on the imagination and skill of the needlewoman. Create, surprise others with new ideas!