Add African Culture to Your Wrists | DIY African Fabric-Wrapped Bangles
Add
African culture to your wrists and up your bracelet game with a few easy steps.
Create beautiful DIY fabric-wrapped bangles while adding African culture to your
accessory wardrobe. You
can make African wrapped bangles for pennies, garage sales, are a great place to find
bangles.
DIY African Fabric-Wrapped Bangles
Supplies
·
Simple bangle bracelets
·
A variety of African prints
·
Fabric scissors
·
Fabric glue
·
An iron and ironing board
Directions
Cut
a long strip of fabric that measures double the width of your bangle.
Lay
the fabric down on the ironing board, fold the edges in toward the center, and
iron flat. Your strip should now have a front side that is clean and a back
side with an ironed seam.
Place
the end of the strip inside the bangle, with the front side facing out, apply a
drop of glue and tightly wrap the strip around the bangle, fully covering the
glued end to keep the strip in place.
Continue
tightly wrapping the fabric strip around the bangle until
you cover the entire bracelet. Apply a bit of glue inside the bangle under the
final wrap. Cut the strip just after the glued section, and hold it in place
until the glue dries.
Now
show off your beautiful DIY African fabric-wrapped bangles to the world!
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Place
the end of the strip inside the bangle, with the front side facing out, apply a
drop of glue and tightly wrap the strip around the bangle, fully covering the
glued end to keep the strip in place.
