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Here is the man-version made with fabric (do you think he will like it? would your man use one?): Now the annoying part: Trying not to break your fingernail while slipping the key rings on the fobs. Use your pliers to mash the clamp together, starting with a big squeeze in the middle: So insert the ends of your cotton webbing into the clamp. I wrapped them in duct tape (dearest duct tape, is there anything you cannot do?): These left scuff marks on my fob hardware, so…

So fold your piece of webbing in half with the ribbon on the outside: It has two little pokey things that will grab your webbing. There is a clamp piece that looks like this: Trim the edges so they are nice and even: So there you have your ribbons all sewn to your webbing: I decided to use some fabric and ironed it into single fold bias tape, then attached as per above. I wanted to make one for Carleton Curtis but I did not have any ribbon I felt was sufficiently manly enough. Most of my ribbons had white edging, so i used white in my spool, then switched out my bobbin for thread that matched the cotton webbing (or as close to a match as I had in my stash) so you can’t see the stitching from the other side: So then sew one side of the ribbon down, then the other:Ĭonsider your thread color choices. You’ll also want to use a heavy duty needle (actually your regular needle will work fine, but it will become dull from sewing through the thick cotton webbing so you’ll want to change it after): You can use an edging foot if you have it, but I just used my regular foot and went slowly so I didn’t mess up. So there you have your ribbons all fused to your webbing: So iron the ribbon to the cotton webbing with the fusible tape in the middle: You can skip this step, but it does make it a lot easier to sew the ribbon on if you do this first, especially with fancy embroidered ribbons. Now cut lengths of fusible tape (I used stitch witchery ). About 10 inches is a good length for a wristlet, but I did some longer and some shorter and they’re all just fine: Now cut your cotton webbing and your ribbon into sections. Ribbon ranges in price but let’s say it was super fancy ribbon at $2 a yard, so that’s an additional 50 cents per keychain. Make sure it is thinner than your cotton webbing, so 3/4″ or less for me. So that’s an additional 10 cents per key fob. You can get 3 or 4 out of a yard, and a yard was 40 cents. Since I bought 1″ key fob hardware, I picked up a few yards of 1″ cotton webbing at my local fabric store in a bunch of sweet colors. I picked mine up at Amazon – 50 sets for $19 – so that’s 38 cents each.

BEST WRIST KEY HOLDER HOW TO

Learn How to Make A Key Fob Wristlet after the jump… It’s so nice to get to use ’em and share ’em. And also, totally an appropriate handmade man-gift if you choose the right styles for you homemade key fob. You just need a few supplies and a few minutes and you’ll have little custom homemade gifts for all your favorite ladies. These little key fobs are such a fun way to use bits of pretty trim to make easy and VERY inexpensive stocking stuffers! Let’s learn how to make a key fob – it’s so easy and fun.

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