Belts-belts today at the peak of popularity. In the master class, we will talk about how to make this stylish leather accessory with your own hands, and also discuss how and what to wear with it.
A few years ago, a female harness could only be found in adult stores. Today it is a very fashionable and sexy accessory that goes well with things of a daily wardrobe of various styles - from elegant to sporty.
To create a memorable elegant, bold, but at the same time restrained and not provocative image, consider a few simple rules:
- the belts are perfect for plain plain dresses, blouses and other laconic things without a rich decor in the form of rhinestones, sequins, too active prints;
- choose things of strict cut: in combination with a deep neckline and length, a mini harness can look vulgar;
- you should not combine a sword belt with other accessories, since this accessory in itself is already a pretty self-sufficient decoration.
We complemented this stylish accessory with a narrow-cut dress No. 118, tailored to the pattern from Burda 7/2019.
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You will need:
- leather or leatherette approx. 1 mm
- 2 metal buckles 2 cm wide
- 9 metal rings with a diameter of 2 cm
- 2 metal carbines
- holnitene
- universal glue (or “Moment” glue)
- hole punch
- tools for installing holnitenov (within this MK for this were
- used: hammer, multifunctional universal punch-tongs, a special metal bit with a platform)
If you don’t have ready-made lumpy leather, you can use unnecessary leather shoes (shin boots are suitable for this) or a bag, cutting them into separate parts. For example, the skin that you saw in the previous photo was originally just such a bag:
In MK, for clarity, the sizes of the constituent elements of the belt are given, corresponding to a waist circumference of 67 cm and a hip circumference of 92 cm. However, these dimensions can be easily changed if necessary by increasing or decreasing the length of the corresponding leather bands.
The photo above shows the general scheme of the belt.
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Step 1. Prepare leather bands
Cut leather stripes:
- 2 cm wide and 23 cm long - 2 pcs (item 1)
- 2 cm wide and 31 cm long - 2 pcs. (detail 2)
- 2 cm wide and 37 cm long - 1 pc (detail 3)
- 2 cm wide and 18.5 cm long - 2 pcs. (detail 4)
- 2 cm wide and 10.5 cm long - 1 pc (detail 5)
- 1.5 cm wide and 18 cm long - 1 pc (part 6)
- 1.5 cm wide and 33.5 cm long - 2 pcs. (detail 7)
- 1.5 cm wide and 26 cm long - 2 pcs. (detail 8)
To fix the fittings, the edge of the strips is bent by 2 cm (dimensions are given without allowances for bending).
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Step 2. Install the buckles
Punch holes on the parts (1) at a distance of 2 cm from the edge and insert the buckles.
Unscrew the end of the strip on the wrong side and glue it with glue. For fixing it is convenient to use invisibility for hair.
Step 3. Install the connecting rings on the belt
On the other hand of the parts (1), install metal rings in the same way using glue.
Step 4. Install belt loops on the belt
For loops, cut two strips 7 mm wide and 7 cm long.
Fold the loops around the part (1) so that the connection of the ends of the loops is on the wrong side of the part (1). Glue the ends of the loops.
Please note that the loops should not fit too tightly on part (1). It is necessary to leave a margin so that in the future it is possible to refuel the opposite part of the belt for loops. Therefore, to determine the necessary density of the loops it is convenient to go around the part (1), folded in half.
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Step 5. Connect the parts of the upper and lower zones
Using metal rings, connect the parts of the upper and lower chords (see step 3) in the following sequence:
- upper belt: detail (1) - detail (3) - detail (2)
- lower belt: detail (1) - detail (4) - detail (5) - detail (4) - detail (2)
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Step 6. Connect the upper and lower belts
Using the part (6), connect the upper and lower belt, rounding the part (6) around the parts (3) and (5) in the center. Glue the ends of the part (6) from the wrong side. Install a metal ring on the free end of part (6).
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Step 7. Install the diagonal side straps
Attach the parts (7) to the ring mounted on the part (6). At the free ends of the parts (7), install metal rings.
Step 8. Install Vertical Front Belts
Install parts (8) by rounding them around parts (1) of the upper and lower chords on one side and parts (2) on the other.
Step 9. Connect the side and front belts.
Connect the free ends of the parts (8) with the ring mounted on the corresponding parts (7).
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Step 10. Install the holnitens
All glued knots of the belt must be secured with holnitene.
Using a ballpoint pen on all nodes, mark the location of the holniten installation at a distance of 1 cm from the bend of the part.
Make holes in the designated places with a punch. For places where the skin is thicker (places of folds), it is convenient to punch holes with a hammer and a special metal punch. The holes are more accurate.
Install holnitens in the holes. Also, the holnitene can optionally be installed on any other sections of the product for additional decor.
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Step 11. Making leather brushes
For decorative brushes, cut 4 strips of leather 1.5 cm wide and 17 cm long.
Cut each strip into thin strips approx. 2 mm, not reaching 1 cm to the edge of the strip. Glue strips of uncut parts in 2 pieces. Wrong side to Wrong side.
To attach the brushes to the carabiners, cut 2 strips 1.5 cm wide and 4 cm long. Pass the strips through the carabiner, insert the brushes between them and glue them.
At the parts bonding places, install the holnet. Fasten carbines with brushes to the rings mounted on the parts (7) and (8).
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About the author
Programmer by education, Julia became interested in sewing more than 9 years ago. Starting to sew simple models on Burda magazines, she gradually gained quite a lot of experience in this direction. Studying numerous materials on the Internet and specialized literature on sewing, she independently mastered the technology of processing various materials and sewing various types of clothes.
Julia’s works can be viewed on her Instagram page.
