Leather & Stone Feather Necklace
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The classic look of suede leather mixed with stones and
feathers makes for a gorgeous bohemian necklace, just in time for the upcoming
festival season! If you’re looking for a beautiful, unique accessory to wear
this year look no further than this tutorial. With just a few supplies you can
create your own customized necklace that you can guarantee no one else will
have! Pick out your own colors of suede, feathers, and stones and craft one, or
you can follow the color scheme that we have designed here.
Supplies you’ll need:
-1 yard of medium brown suede chord
-Gold jewelry wire (thin or medium gauge)
-Two or three small stones, crystals, or rocks (either pre-wrapped with wire or just by themselves)
-Wire cutters
-Needle nose pliers
-Scissors
-One iridescent blue mallard wing feather
Step 1:
Measure out the length of suede chord that you want. Decide how low you want the feathers and the stones to hang and add half an inch on top of that length. Cut accordingly.
Step 2:
If your stones are not already pre-wrapped with wire, you can wrap them yourself. It might take a bit of trial and error, but overall it’s not too complicated to do. Begin by taking about 12-15” of wire, leaving one inch hanging off the top. Start twisting and wrapping the wire around the stone in various directions; you only need to do this a few times. Wrap it tight enough so that it sits nicely on the stone but not so tight that it is scraping against it. Wrap the top of the stone a few times around and then form a loop. Twist the ends together to secure them and trim any excess wire off.
Step 3:
Take your feather and trim off the very end of the quill tip, leaving about 1/4 “ of it left before the feather hair starts. Hold the suede chord ends with the back of the quill tip end of the feather and begin tightly wrapping wire around both of them until it is nicely covered. Leave the rest of the wire attached to use to wrap later.
Step 4:
Using the wire hanging off, attach the stones to the sides of the feathers by stringing the wire through the loops and wrapping it around the suede a few times. Twist the end to secure and trim the excess. You are done!
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