Chan Luu inspired bracelet tutorial
July 1, 2011 8:53 am
I went to borrow some jewelry from my mom’s extensive jewelry collection and found these gorgeous bracelets by Chan Luu. She has a bunch of different versions but I love these single bands.
So I did a little research and found some great video tutoirlas on how to make them. Rather then doing my own I”ll just share a few links with you that I gathered info from to make my own.
I wanted to make one that was a little organic looking. I took this necklace that I had with some kind of stones and took it apart. I used the existing closures, the plastic jewelry rope it was on and added the leather. That way I didn’t need a big knot at the end.
After that I did the instructions that they said and added by toggle at the end.
1. My stones were very irregularly shaped. So it made it more challenging.
2. I ran out of my jewelry thread halfway so I needed to add more of a different one so the thread changed colors halfway through.
But I still love the way it came out. I just love the way the irregular stones look and I can’t wait to layer it with lots of other bracelets.
I’m totally hooked on making these and I can’t wait to try some more out!
Oh! And THANK YOU for all the closet ideas! They were perfect and I have tons of new ideas now. Also, the black maxi dress is done, I’m just working on editing all the pictures. Coming next week!
Tags: bracelet, Chan Luu, DIY, jewelry, tutorial
Posted in jewelry, other, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
By mongs on Jul 1, 2011 | Reply
wow I love the bracelet, it looks like delicate work but the end product is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing, I have some similar beads, will try this out!
love~mongs
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By Hannah on Jul 3, 2011 | Reply
Ooooo i really like these!!! I’m gonna have to try to make one
By karla on Jan 30, 2012 | Reply
I have been making alot of these bracelets, they initially turn out perfect, and after 1 day become twisted and the beads shift so the bracelet does not lay flat on your wrist, any ideas as to what is wrong.?
By Autumn on Mar 8, 2012 | Reply
One fix for the instability of this bracelet: do 1 1/2 loops through each bead. Run the thread through the bead over the leather. Then run the thread through the bead -under- the leather. Finally run it back through the bead over the leather again, and n move on to the next bead.
This will keep the beads in place and provide a more sturdy bracelet.
<3,
Autumn
By james on Mar 14, 2012 | Reply
we found it costing long long time to fit up a chan luu style bracelet, really headache.
Our site have some more wrap braclets, you can take a look, maybe get some idea. http://www.7thjewelry.com