Lanyard can be described as a rope or a cord that is used for securing small portable items. For instance, you can easily secure your keys, cell phone, badge, or whistle with the help of a lanyard. The best part about lanyards is that they can be made at home, easily and quickly, without putting in too much effort or materials. The only thing that you need to keep in mind is that the material used for it should be the thin, elastic, and flexible plastic lace, known as craft lace, lanyard, gimp, or boondoggle. You can either use the homemade lanyards yourself or give them as gifts to your friends and family members. In the following lines, we will explain the instructions for making a simple and basic lanyard.
How to Make a Lanyard
Items Needed
- Craft Lace
Instructions
- Take two strands of craft lace, fold them together into half. Make sure the lace is of considerable length.
- Tie a knot towards the top of the craft lace, so as to hold the strands securely together.
- With the previous step, you will have four strands, secured at the top. Spread all the strings apart, in such a way that each of them points towards a different cardinal direction.
- Hold the ‘west’ string of the lace, close to the knot, and pull it over the ‘north’ string.
- Now, cross the ‘north’ string over the ‘east’ string. With this, the ‘north’ string will be covering both the ‘west’ string and the ‘east’ string.
- Next, cross the ‘east’ string over the ‘south’ string.
- Thereafter, cross the ‘south’ string over the ‘west’ string.
- Pull each end of the four strings extremely tight, in order to make the first knot.
- Continue doing the procedure, starting with the crossing over of the ‘west’ string and ending with the crossing lover of the ‘south’ string, till the desired length of the lanyard is achieved.
