Jubilee

Project and Sample by Drea Carbone

Let's party! These fun bangles are a great addition to your wrist's stack...wear one, wear two, wear all five...mix and match colors, throw on a laddered wrap, add on some more memory wire...it's a party for your wrist and everyone's invited!

Use two single loops of Memory Wire side by side and glue a GemDuo in place at one end. Once cured, I found it easiest to secure the bangles to the outer edge of my project tray using clampers. With 2mm leather I simply wound in and out, in and out, back and forth, adding a GemDuo every five turns. Using 1mm Leather I did half hitch macramé knots. A single 11/0 in between knots helps hide spaces where you'd otherwise see bare memory wire. Finally, with the 0.5mm leather I did classic Herringbone stitch.

Tips and tricks:
-Glue a GemDuo at the end of your memory wire...it's a lot easier than making loops (as you can see here, my loops are messy! See the blue Gala samples above, the glue make a much neater ending!)
-Use fresh glue...mine was pretty old and I think that's one reason why it dried white in some places.
-Hide your glue better than I did! I wanted to secure some of the leather as I went, but I overdid it! Glue from the back for better results.
-Be careful not to open the Memory Wire apart from each other too far--your GemDuos can snap! Especially on the macramé one...ask me how I know!
-As always, ONLY use Memory Wire Cutters on the Memory Wire! The Flush Cutters are for your leather only.

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