THE NECESSARY MATERIALS
To complete this tutorial, you will need:
- 4 natural leather bracelets (vegetable tanning) to personalize - 20 x 1.5 cm
- Gum tragacanth for edge finishing
- 4 T3 screw collar buttons - Aged brass
- Standard Number and Letter Set - 0.64 cm
- 1 sponge
- 1 typing stand
- 1 mallet
- 1 screwdriver
- 1 cloth
1. MOISTEN THE LEATHER
Soak a sponge with water and moisten the vegetable tanned leather strap (grain side): this will make personalized marking easier.
Be careful to moisten the leather evenly to avoid leaving any marks.
WHAT IS VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER?
2. MARK THE LEATHER
Using the stamp handle and a mallet, strike the letters onto the vegetable-tanned leather. Check the direction of the letter before striking.
You can use a stamp guide to help you strike straight. 
3. APPLY A FINISHING ERASER
After lightly sanding the slices with sandpaper, apply a finishing gum (tragacanth, arabic or tokonole).
Apply a thin layer of the product to the edge. Wait a few moments for the gum to absorb, then rub the edge briskly with a cloth or smoothing pad. The tragacanth dries and warms up depending on the friction caused; the edge will darken and shine. 
4. ATTACH THE COLLAR BUTTON
Insert the collar button into the first hole of the bracelet and then screw it on. 
YOUR NAPKIN RING (OR PERSONALIZED BRACELET) IS COMPLETE!
The little extra, dye the napkin ring with leather dye. 
