How Do You Make Barbed Wire Bracelets?
Barbed wire bracelets are a popular accessory for some young people. These stylish bracelets add a bit of goth style at the wrist. They look like barbed wire, but these bracelets are often made out of black leather cording. The same technique used to make a barbed wire bracelet can be expanded for a necklace or even a belt for an overall interesting fashion statement. Cut a black leather lacing two feet long. Soak the lacing in water for two minutes. Fold the lacing in half and use a bulldog clamp to clamp the loop end at one end of a paint stirring stick. Twist the leather lacing twenty times and stretch the lacing along a stick. Clamp the loose ends to the stick with the second bulldog clamp. Allow the leather to dry completely. This should help the leather hold the twist. Remove the lacing from the clamps, keeping the twist. Measure one inch from the looped end. Measure eight inches and bring that spot to match up with the one inch mark. Clamp the twisted lacing together at that mar
