Making Liberty bracelets

Liberty bias is 10 mm wide, folded 4 times on itself (so it's actually 4 cm wide). You can sew it lengthwise to prevent it from opening, or leave it as is, as in the bracelet models below. You'll need flat-nose pliers and round-nose pliers.

Materials required :
- about 20 cm of Tana Lawn quality Liberty bias 100%cotton, print reference: Poppy and Daisy rose
- 2 Laiton Vieilli 10 mm ribbon ties
- An Antique Brass lobster clasp
- 7 rings, 4mm diameter, in Antique Brass
- 3 nails in Aged Brass
- an aged brass charm
- a 5mm spinning top, a 6mm spinning top and a 6mm cube in Swarovski crystal in colors matching the ribbon

First, cut the bias to the desired length + approx. 15 mm (for ends folded over and caught in the fasteners).
Be careful to take into account the length taken up by the clasp and its fastener when calculating the final size of the bracelet.
Fold one end twice on itself for 3-4mm and press it into a ribbon fastener (edges must be hidden by the fastener): tighten with flat-nose pliers.

To make a charm from a pearl: thread the pearl onto the nail shank, bend the shank flush with the pearl at right-angles and cut about 8mm from the pearl. Using round-tipped pliers, bend the stem protruding from the pearl towards you to form a nice, even, closed ring. To place the charm in a ring, always open the ring from the side using flat-nose pliers.
The 3 Swarovski pearls are thus placed on the first ring after the one passed through the clasp. Then other rings are added to make a chain. A larger double ring is made from a piece of cut stem, by winding it tightly around the round-ended pliers.
A superb charm is suspended by a ring which is itself placed on the clasp ring.

For this silver-finished bracelet model, you'll need: - about 20 cm of Liberty bias tape, reference Eloïse Prune - 2 silver-finished 10 mm ribbon fasteners - a lobster clasp - about ten 5 mm diameter rings - 4 silver-finished studs - an antique silver charm.

The design is more or less the same as for the first bracelet, but this one has the particularity of being tightened across its width by 3 rings placed evenly along the length of the bracelet. Beads can be added to each of these rings in the manner of silver bracelets with charms. For this bracelet, Olivine magic pearls and Amethyst cat's-eye pearls have been chosen. Another cat's-eye pearl is attached to the ring chain. A charm (here a key) is added to the clasp.