how to make a waist chain using leather and chain details

This is a really cool design! It combines delicate chains and leather to create a cool and edgy twist on the waist chain trend. This piece is pretty easy to put together and makes for a really cute look! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.

You’ll need these tools and materials to make your chain and leather body chain:

1: A piece of leather. Mine was about 54.5cm long.

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2: Two pieces of chain. These should add up with the length of the leather up to make the whole thing around your waist. My chains were approximately 20cm each.

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3: Four jump rings.

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4: A lobster clasp.

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5: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers.

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6: Two leather crimp ends.

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Follow these steps to make your leather and chain waist chain:

1: Add a crimp end to one of the ends of the leather cord. Do this by placing it around the leather and squashing one side down using the flat nose pliers.

2: Squash the other side of the crimp using the flat nose pliers to secure the crimp in place.

3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other side of the piece of leather, attaching the other crimp.

4: Add a jump ring to one end of the piece of leather cord.

5: Slide on one of the pieces of chain to the open jump ring.

6: Close the jump ring to secure the chain to the leather.

7: Repeat steps 4 to 6 to attach the second piece of chain to the other end of the leather.

8: Add a jump ring to one end of the chains you just attached. Slide on the lobster clasp and close the ring to secure it in place. (Sorry about the blurry pic!)