It's time to make all the studded leather accessories for the two Celtic Maidens: a wide belt, wrist-guards, and fancy leather bag. I like the studs to be set-off by a separate colour of leather, and have discovered, through trial and error, that it works best to insert the studs through scrap leather first, and then cut it out around the studs leaving a small leather 'frame', then insert the 'framed' stud into the main leather item. Years ago I actually pre-cut the small leather pieces first and tried to insert the studs into them - which proved almost impossible.
For simulated the tiny studs on my original belt and wrist-guards I used gold seed beads, but find they are not round enough, and look 'messy', so now all simulated stud-work is done with perfectly round gold or silver metal beads - which looks a lot nicer.
For simulated the tiny studs on my original belt and wrist-guards I used gold seed beads, but find they are not round enough, and look 'messy', so now all simulated stud-work is done with perfectly round gold or silver metal beads - which looks a lot nicer.
It's still early and my fingers are already sore from the studs, and the most difficult part of the job is still ahead. Fortunately I found 'glover's needles' to sew the beads onto the leather, and they work so much better than regular needles.
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