It’s extra special when you use your favorite fabric.
Lanyards are so handy. Use them to keep essential items like keys and ID cards close at hand. Why wear a standard issue or store-bought lanyard when it’s so easy to make your own? This is a great beginning sewing project that you can accomplish is less than 30 minutes. Just grab some of your favorite fabric, a Dritz® swivel hook, and some basic sewing supplies.
Here are the sewing supplies you’ll need to make this lanyard:
- 2-1/2″ x 35″ piece of fabric
- Dritz® swivel hook
- Straight pins
- Dritz® Stitch Witchery®
- Omnigrid® ruler, rotary cutter and mat
- Sewing machine
- Iron
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1) Cut your fabric to size using your ruler, rotary cutter and mat. Fold the two short edges of your fabric in 1/4″ and use Stitch Witchery® to create a no-sew hem following the instructions on the Stitch Witchery® packaging. |
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2) Press the fabric in half lengthwise to create a center fold as a guide. Unfold the fabric, and press the two long edges into the center fold. 3) Fold edges in to center fold; press and pin. Your final width should be approximately 5/8″ wide. |
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4) Topstitch all four sides with a 1/8″ seam. |
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5) Slide the fabric strip through the swivel hook about 1/2″ to 1″. Overlap the opposite end and stitch all the layers together to secure the swivel hook and complete your lanyard. |
Now wasn’t that easy? So much so, that you might want to make a few of these. They make great gifts, too!
