simple leather necklace

I have been on a leather kick lately, starting when I messed around with leather for the cuff bracelet in the book. It's a project a lot of people seemed taken with – I think because people realized that they didn’t need big leatherworking studios to make simple accessories.

I’m lucky that I live in a city with an incredibly well-stocked leather warehouse, where they are happy to sell me “necks” off the hides. This year, I bought a couple metallic leathers and made this very simple necklace for my sisters and mom. Look for leather suppliers in the upholstery section of your Yellow Pages (yep, I still use those) and in big, higher-end fabric stores. Using a pair of fabric shears keeps a clean edge.

I cut two circles – one smaller, one larger – and then cut across one edge to remove the curve. Then I stacked the smaller circle on top, made a guide hole with a needle through both layers, pushed a jump ring through, and added some chain and a clasp. This is one of those projects that is dead simple and luxe at the same time – a combination of qualities that I am particularly fond of!

Comments

[Online Printing Services]

I doesn't look like leather to me. The final necklace looks like a very expensive accessory. Great work!

- James