Make simple leather bracelets

• Knit single-strap baby booties: free knitting pattern
• Crochet a braided necklace: free crochet pattern
• Knit a love-heart bag: free pattern
• Knit a cable hat: free pattern
• Knit a cable wrap jacket: free knitting pattern
• Knit a collared sweater: free knitting pattern
• How to sew a jersey snood
• Sew a faux fur stole
• Knit a moss-stitch bag: free pattern
• Five-minute fashion DIY: scarf to snood
• Make it in moss stitch...
• Make a woolly hat from an old sweater
• Knit a cabled plait and bobble sweater: free pattern
• Knit a lacy cropped tie-front cardigan: free knitting pattern
• Create it with cross-stitch
• Knit a striped cardigan: free pattern
• Knit a lacy wrap: free pattern
• Knitting patterns for plus-sizes
• Take an old tea-towel...
• Make a velvet evening purse
• Make your own jewellery
• Make it for a fête
• Sew a stylish sarong
• Make a ruched hair bandeau
• Make a long beaded necklace
• Knit a classic cable sweater: free knitting pattern
• Take an old jumper...
• Knit a diamond-patterned bag: free pattern
• Sew a pretty sleep mask
• Knit a pretty lacy cardigan: free pattern
• Get customising: make a beaded camisole
• Knit a spotty cardigan: free pattern
• Transform girl's jeans into a skirt
• Get customising: make a sequined T-shirt
• Knit a one-button cropped cardi: free pattern
• Knit a tweedy jacket: free knitting pattern
• Sew a cute glasses case
• Knit a man's crew-neck jumper: free knitting pattern
• Knit a chunky shrug: free pattern
• Knit a cosy wrap: free pattern
• Knit a multi-stripe sweater: free pattern
• Sew a patchwork scarf
• Sew a fabric watch-strap
• Sew a child’s apron
• Make a simple bracelet
• Knit Sasha Kagan's intarsia flower socks: free pattern
• Knit diamond-panel socks with lacy cuffs: free pattern
• Crochet a lacy-edged cardigan: free pattern
• Make it from a kit: jewellery
• Make pretty friendship bracelets
• Knit Erika Knight mittens: free pattern
• Make a fascinator
• Knit a textured cardigan: free pattern
• Make a pretty Japanese paper bangle
• Make velvet bow hair clips
• Knit and felt a jazzy bag: free pattern
• Knit and felt a little saddle bag: free pattern
• Sew an apron
• Get customising: make a jewel-encrusted cardi
• Make a studded top
• Knit a chunky scarf: free pattern
• Patterns from the past: vintage knits we wouldn't wear!
• Make a pretty pearl and crystal necklace
• Knit a Fair Isle beret: free pattern
• How to make a pompom
• Knit a round-necked, ruffle-edged moss-stitch cardigan: free pattern
• Customise a denim jacket - no sewing needed
• Knit a frilled bag: free pattern
• Reader's craft idea: button bracelets
• Knit a long-sleeved shrug: free pattern
• Make a bluebird brooch
• Make simple leather bracelets
• Try a fresh-flower necklace
• Knit a two-tone sweater: free knitting pattern
• Knit a ribbed sweater: free knitting pattern
• Make a Cath Kidston strawberry apron
• Use your creative skills - and save money
• Knit a chevron-patterned cardigan: free pattern
• Knit a plus-size twisted-rib cardigan: free pattern
• Knit a plus-size waistcoat: free pattern
• Sew a simple backpack
• Getting started with jewellery making
• Knit a plus-size jacket: free pattern
• Knit a beach bag: free pattern
• Make a cute corsage
• Knit a lacy cropped cardigan: free knitting pattern
• Easy jewellery to make
• Knit a peplum jacket: free knitting pattern
• How to make a colourful felted scarf
• Knit a lacy wrap: free pattern
• Knit a drawstring-pocket jacket: free pattern
• How to make a simple gym bag

These stylish bracelets are easy to make using leather thonging and just one or two beads or charms. Cut a 90cm length of thonging.

Fold it in half and make a loop at the fold by tying a knot about 1.5cm from the fold. Tie a second knot about 8cm away. Thread one piece of thronging through a bead then tie another knot.

About 8cm away, tie four knots on top of one another to make a ball. Try on in case you want to adjust the size or position of knots. Apply transparent glue to ball to keep it in shape and trim ends of thonging. Adjust size of loop, if necessary, to fasten ball end.