THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT
To complete this tutorial, you will need:
- A twisted metal hanger
- Leather scraps, here we used lots of scraps of straps.
You need approximately 1 kg of scrap strips to make a crown, i.e. 4 batches of 250g of leather straps. Another option: take whole leather strips (length up to 160 cm) and cut them into pieces.
- A brass bell Ø 34 mm
And the following equipment:
- A cutter or shears
- A 3 mm round cookie cutter
- Black tear-proof adhesive tape
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1. Form the hanger
Keep the metal hanger closed and shape it into a circle. Use flat pliers to form it more easily and have a nice rounded shape.
2. Cut pieces of strips
Cut pieces of strips between 12 and 18 cm in length. Use varied widths and lengths to make the crown more aesthetically pleasing.
You need to cut around 1 kg of strips, or around 200 - 250 pieces (length between 12 and 18 cm) .
3. Pierce the scraps of strips
Fold the strip pieces in half and make a 3mm hole in the center. Use a round cookie cutter, cookie cutter pliers or a press to make the holes.
4. Thread the pieces of leather into the hanger
Open the hanger at the hook and twisted wire.
Then, pass the pieces of strips folded in half through the hanger. Alternate the different colors.
Once the hanger is full, close the twisted wire and wrap tear-resistant tape over the hanger hook. Here, we used black tear-resistant tape for aesthetic reasons and to securely close the hanger.
5. Option: tie a knot
Make a leather bow or other decoration to complete the Christmas wreath. Here we decided to tie a knot with a black leather strap lined with gold leather. We added a brass bell in the center of this knot.
Start by laminating two leathers together. Here we bonded a firm black leather with a soft gold leather. It requires a length of approximately 70 cm.
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Cut a strip 70 cm long by 4 cm wide from the laminated leather. 
Form the knot with the lined leather strap and sew the brass bell in the center of the knot.
Make a 3mm hole just below the stitching point of the bell. Then, place a rivet in the 3mm hole to secure the knot.
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The bell hides the rivet. Next, work the ends of the knot into a triangle.
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To finish, attach the bow to the hanger with a stitch. 
You have finished !
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