 Step 1: Begin by cutting a piece of string about 10" long. Use this string to measure the distance around the largest portion of your hand. Obviously, the leash has to have an opening that is large enough that you can slip your hand into the opening to wear the leash. Use a ruler to measure the length of the string that represents the largest distance around your hand. Add one inch to that measurement to provide room to easily get your hand into the leash. Step 2: Add two inches to the total from step one. This is the extra length between the loop in the leash and your sell phone. For the leash at right, the circumference of my hand was 9". Adding one inch gave me 10". Adding 2" for the connector to the cell phone gave me 12" for the total length of the leash. For most women, the circumference of their hand would probably be 8" and for smaller women, might be even less than this. Step 3: At this point we know the total length of the beaded chain that we need to make. We begin making this chain with the lobster claw clasp. Make a wrapped loop as described here and before your wrap the loop closed, connect it to the lobster claw clasp, then wrap the loop closed. Use a segment of 22 gauge wire at least 3 inches long to make this first wrapped loop. 1/2 hard wire is easier to use than soft wire, but soft wire can be used. (The leash shown here was made with 22 gauge Natural Silver Artistic Wire which has a hardness of soft.) Any size wire from 21 gauge to 24 gauge could be used. Step 4: When you have completed this first wrapped loop, you are
ready to add your beads. In the leash shown here, we used a 6mm
White Cat's Eye Bead centered
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between
two black size 6 seed beads. Add your beads and slide them down on
the wire until they are adjacent to the lobster clasp. Holding the
wire vertical so that the beads remain adjacent to the clasp, grasp the
wire immediately above your beads with your bent chain nose pliers and
using your thumb on your dominant hand push the wire over to an angle of
90 degrees.