Bracelet (In-the-Hoop)

Add a bit of glamour to your wardrobe with in-the-hoop cuffs and jewelry. We'll walk you through the process, step-by-step!

Supplies & Materials:

Supplies

To create this unique embroidery style, you'll need:

In-the-Hoop Leather Bracelet embroidery design
Printed dieline
3" x 9" thin leather piece
Tear-away stabilizer
Temporary spray adhesive

1/4" - 1/2" snaps
Snap setting tools
Mallet
Craft knife
Cutting mat
Scissors

The design featured in this tutorial is:

Autumn Glamour Cuff (In-the-Hoop)

Gather Materials:

First, print the dieline file that comes with your design. This file will always have DL in the name. (Click here for instructions on how to print or stitch dieline templates.)

Cut out the printed dieline and lightly spray the back of the dieline with temporary spray adhesive. Lay it over the front of the leather piece and smooth it out, being careful to remove any air bubbles.

Note: For this project we are using a standard lightweight leather. Leathers such as suede, deerskin and other soft leathers may be damaged by the adhesive. It is best to test a small piece of your chosen material before starting. Once you have tested your material, cut out the dieline shape from the leather fabric.

Paper template of a feather shape placed on brown material with large scissors partially cutting around it on a wooden surface.

Start Embroidering:

Load the main embroidery design onto the machine and hoop tear-away stabilizer in your embroidery hoop until it is taut. Secure the hoop onto your embroidery machine.

Embroidery hoop with white fabric hooped, placed on a wooden surface, showing the inner frame secured in an oval shape.

Begin to sew. The first thing to stitch will be the dieline (outline) for placement of the leather piece.

Close-up of fabric in embroidery hoop with a stitched outline of a feather shape in copper-colored thread on light stabilizer material.

Once your dieline has finished stitching, remove the hoop from the machine but do not unhoop your stabilizer. Lightly spray the back of the leather piece and place it smoothly within the sewn outline of the design. Next, remove the paper dieline from the front of the leather piece.

Note: When sewing light weight leather, a standard needle should work fine. However, it may be best to use a more durable needle if you are using a medium weight or sturdy leather.

Hand lifting white paper backing from a scalloped dark brown leather piece with stitched edges on a white hoop embroidery stabilizer.

Place the hoop back onto the machine. The first stitch will be a tackdown to prevent the leather from shifting. Continue sewing the design.

Close-up of a sewing machine embroidery foot stitching a brown leaf-shaped fabric piece on white stabilizer inside an embroidery hoop.

Once the design has finished sewing, gently remove the design from the tear-away stabilizer and from the hoop.

Hand holding an embroidered leaf-patterned fabric piece with brown and teal thread outlining and filling leaf shapes on a white surface.

Add a snap fastener to complete this stylish bracelet. Simply follow the directions listed on the back of your snap fastener packaging, placing the socket on the stem of the design.

Copper-colored embroidered leaf-shaped bracelet with openwork design lies on a green cutting mat. Nearby are a hammer, two eyelets, and a white instruction sheet.

Position the stud on the other side of the leaf, according to the size of the wrist wearing the bracelet.

Embroidered bracelet with overlapping leaf design in brown and black thread, featuring a metal snap button closure, displayed on a green cutting mat.

Get Inspired:

These bracelets are so easy to create – you could make multiple versions to match any outfit!

Embroidered bracelet with gold and blue leaf patterns on a snap closure base, displayed on a wooden surface with a dark brown blurred background.