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Leather Studded Cuff From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-306

Michelle Luna's tough cuff.

Materials:

Rawhide leather or leather scraps long enough to encircle your wrist
Leather sheen and leather dye (if necessary)
Leather embossing tools
Eyelet kit
Piece of decorative ribbon sized to go through the grommets
Metal studs or spikes
Craft knife
Hammer or mallet
Metal edged ruler
Paint brushes and sponges
Leather hole punch

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1. With craft knife, cut leather to length needed to encircle wrist. Use hole punch to punch holes just inside the four corners of the cuff.

2. Add grommets by placing the base side of the grommet on the tool, and poke through one of the corner holes. Position matching grommet piece over the first piece and use a mallet or hammer to join the two pieces (figure A). Repeat on the other three holes.

3. To add the studs, use and awl to poke small indentations through the leather where you want the stud. Push the sharp points of the stud through the small holes. With needle-nose pliers, bend over the points to secure.

4. Add the spike to the center of the cuff by using hole punch tool (figure B) to poke a hole the size of the stud in the center of the cuff. (The stud comes in two pieces.) Align the backing of the spike over the hole, and poke the top of the spike through to meet the bottom. Screw the two parts together. Then lace a cord through the grommets to complete the design.