I'm happy to bring you a tutorial on how to make the "Chan Luu" bracelets with the girl who taught me, Emily!
Step 1: Thread your needle and your first bead on to the jewelry thread, sliding it all the way to the opposite end of the thread - leaving yourself a 6" tail. Place the bead and thread OVER the leather cord with the tail of your thread coming from the bottom of the bracelet and working thread on top.
Step 2: Bring your needle behind the bottom cord, through the bead and out under the bottom cord.
Pull Thread through.
Step 3: Bring needle from the bottom over the leather cord through the bead and under the top cord and pull tightly.
Repeat by bring the needle over the top of the leather cord through the bead and under the bottom cord.
Bring needle up through the bead one more time ending with the thread coming out from behind the top leather cord. Pull tightly.
Step 4: Thread another bead and bring it down to the leather cord.
Step 5: Bring needle over the the top cord and under the bottom cord holding bead in place with your fingers.
Step 6: Bring needle over the cord, through the bead and under the top cord. Pull thread through.
Thread another bead on the cord and conintue adding beads as in Step 5 and 6 until desired bracelet length.
Secure your last bead as directed as first by pulling thread through at least 3x. Tie a knot with the cord and thread at edge of bead. Cut thread. Tie 2nd knot allowing a space large enough to fit your button through.
Make a full arm's worth and be the envy of your friends.


























ooooh very cool!
thanks for sharing.
Posted by: melissa | January 19, 2012 at 09:04 PM
Thank you so much for sharing this! I've been lusting after these bracelets for so long, but could never afford the "real" thing. But, my bead stash is huge, (almost as big as my yarn stash) and I'm thrilled to try to make my own!
Posted by: Kathy | January 19, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Love these bracelets! Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted by: Tayler | January 19, 2012 at 10:55 PM
I can't tell you how thrilled I am to see this!
I have a bracelet I bought last year that's made in this same style, which has a lot of sentimental value to me. After several months of wear, the cord starting fraying -- so I still have the thing, it's just been unwearable for fear that it would break and spill beads everywhere, and possibly lose part of it!
I'm so happy to have a fix for it now! Thanks for posting.
Posted by: 15 | January 20, 2012 at 12:41 AM
I was really hoping you'd post a tutorial as I loved your post about the wonderful bracelet you made. Thanks!
Posted by: Evelyn | January 20, 2012 at 08:12 AM
Those are SO much fun. And so addicting. My friend taught me how to make them (she uses a slightly different method...two needles! AH!) and I went kind of crazy. I always have a hard time finishing though :(
Posted by: Yarn Coma | January 20, 2012 at 11:59 AM
Any word on the grey cable sock pattern??
Posted by: Cathy S | January 22, 2012 at 11:08 AM
what a clever tutorial!! those bracelets are so pretty.
Posted by: Julie | January 25, 2012 at 08:35 PM
Its a cool pattern.And your tutorial is very clear to understand.Thanks for sharing...
Posted by: Friendship Bracelets | January 27, 2012 at 09:26 AM
Great tutorial! I'm just a little confused on step 2, where you say: "Bring your needle behind the BOTTOM cord, through the bead and out under the bottom cord." Do you mean to say "bring your needle behind the TOP cord, through the bead and out under the bottom cord?" I'm a novice beader, so there's a very good chance I'm wrong, but I just had to check! Thanks. ^_^
Posted by: Erica | February 19, 2012 at 03:36 AM
Can't wait to do these!!!! I used to make jewelry and stopped for awhile. I am defenitley going back to it! Thanks for this site!!!!
Posted by: Chris Belote | April 23, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Thank you for sharing this tutorial for a beautiful wrap bracelet. I have plans of changing the beads on this bracelet after doing your own version.
Posted by: buying gold uk | May 16, 2012 at 01:13 PM
I love the bracelets, and the tutorial. I'm with Erica above though, with confusion on step 2 where it says bottom cord twice. Can you please, oh, please clarify? Oh, and as I am also a novice, what is the difference between beading thread and sewing thread? Do you think a craft store salesperson would be able to help me and find where beading thread is located compared to regular thread? Thanks!
Posted by: Kate | May 28, 2012 at 09:06 AM