Arte di mano’ means ‘Art of Hand’ in Italian, but these beautiful straps are handmade by Sejun Kim in Seoul, South Korea. Sejun makes a very unusual, waxed cotton wrist strap using the very best material such as Italian leather, Spanish waxed cotton and waxed linen thread made in Germany. The company also makes custom made wrist straps in a dizzying variety of rare leathers. This is a premium product with absolutely top-quality workmanship, which is evidenced by the fact that Arte di Mano has collaborated with Leica, BMW, Samsung and a host of other high-end companies. – SHOP I think a camera harness is one of the safest ways to keep your camera close to you and safe. Buying a camera harness from a store might be overly expensive, however, this tutorial would teach you how to make one for yourself using certain materials. The making process takes some time to complete. 14. How To Make A Leather Camera Wrist Strap

And that’s that. I admit, writing 5,000 words on camera wrist straps may be overkill, but if you’re in the market for a quality strap, I hope this article has helped. Leather Bumpers: You should always use a leather bumper as they help protect the strap from wearing on your camera. Most of the straps I have selected here come with them, but genuine leather bumpers are readily available online. Disclaimer : Of course, I didn’t buy 21 wrist straps to compile this review, and I have gone off each manufacturer’s descriptions and pricing to compile this list. As I said, a big part of including a strap in this list was if they were handmade or produced by small companies. All prices are in United States Dollars, and do not include the postage prices. I found this camera strap to be pretty amazing, feel free to use any fabric of your choice. If you would want to make this DIY camera strap, you need to have a sewing machine, an inkjet printer, iron, and a bunch of other supplies. This DIY camera strap is ideal for women who are looking for a classy camera strap that will catch the attention of people. 2. How To Make A Camera Strap There is a dizzying array of choices when it comes to wrist straps. Personally, I abhor the fact that we have become a throwaway society and the whole concept of designed obsolescence makes my blood boil. Far too often our purchasing decisions are based purely upon what product is the cheapest, rather than its quality, craftsmanship, history and provenance. The beautiful video above by Trillo & Sons in Fort Worth, Texas in the United States of America shows the craftmanship which goes into the products I’ve selected.

I hadn’t seen this strap prior to my research but included it here because the design is very classy, and it is made of ultra-soft lambskin leather, which is one of the most beautiful leathers to wear against your skin. Lambskin is a very fine-grained leather with a smooth buttery texture, and has been used in high-end leather goods such as handbags made by French fashion houses like Hermes, Dior and Chanel. Viv Vante is the brainchild of Scott Morvay, a Leicaphile and photographer who saw a segment in the market for the very finest quality camera bags and straps. About the Bengal Unleashed strap he writes… “A lot of research and development went into the design. The Strap not only looks unique but can safely support the weight of the camera entirely. Our braid is also the most stylish on the market and it looks like a bracelet when wearing.” – SHOP Brian, the owner of Cordweaver, handmakes his classic “Cordy” camera wrist straps from genuine US manufactured Type III 550lb Paracord with seven internal strands rated to 249.4kg (550lb). Using a single length of Paracord, he creates a small eyelet at the beginning of the strap and then uses a cobra weave pattern to make each (approximately) 20 cm (8 inch) wristband. The remaining cord threads through the eyelet to form the wrist loop. Because of its high strength Paracord construction, the Cordy is extremely strong and safe to use for even the heaviest cameras. SHOP

Paracord was made possible by the invention of nylon by Wallace Hume Carothers for DuPont in 1935. During WWII it was used to create chute lines for US Paratroops, thus Para-Cord. Even after it fell out of use for parachute suspension lines it became a standard military supply item for troops due to its strength and versatility, and I remember using it in the Australian Army for just about everything. You can read more about the history and uses of Paracord here. The camera strap is started by taking our 4 pieces of paracord. We line them up with the two shorter, 6.5 foot long strands in the middle and the two longer, 11 foot strands on the outside, one on each side. Stroppa’s wrist straps are available in three versions Active, Duo, or Flex, and they come in twelve different rope colors, and twenty-five different stitching colors. Similar straps which are mass produced are much more expensive. In the next few months they will also be producing a solid Shell Cordovan leather strap as well. – SHOP I doubt there’s ever been an article as exhaustively obsessed with talking about wrist straps as this one. Here we go.Stroppa produce rope and leather camera straps which may superficially resemble the cheap copies you see online, but in fact each one is hand produced by Mateusz with pride, from only the very best materials. The polypropylene silk cord is sourced from top quality producers in Poland and the United States. The ends are hand stitched using traditional Italian veg-tanned leather and Italian waxed thread. Even the stainless-steel split rings are handmade by a machinist friend of Mateusz. The biggest problem with mounting a strap on the lug mounts is that the split rings are difficult to take off and aren’t easy to switch between cameras. That is why I prefer a tripod mounted strap, I can just take one strap in my bag and swap between cameras that I may be carrying in my bag as I use them, it takes literally three seconds to unscrew. Macrame has also been one of my favorite things to DIY, in this DIY guide, the creator will show you how to make a beautiful macrame camera strap. If this is your first time trying out macrame knots, feel free to pause the tutorial and replay if you are having a hard time following up. 22. Making A Leather Camera Strap The oldest and most environmentally-safe leather production method is vegetable tanning. I love how raw vegetable tanned leather darkens with age and develops a beautiful patina, but beware that colored vegetable tanned leather is prone to color-transference. I know that some people have ethical objections to leather, so I even found one strap made from rhubarb leather; who knew there was such a thing?

key rings for attaching your strap to the camera. Naturally, other attachment options are available. Snap hooks, carabiners and many more. Once both sides are complete, cut and melt the ends as close to the knots as possible. Finally attach the two key rings. Now we continue by braiding the 4 stranded round braid on each side. We braid about 10 inches (25 cm) on each side.The earliest wrist straps appeared in the 1930s, and probably the most beautiful was released with the Voigtländer Virtus and Prominent, 6×9 folding cameras produced between 1933 and 1935, and seen just below this paragraph. These cameras came with a heavy-duty plaited leather strap which connected to the lug mount. Most of you won’t believe that this is a no-sew sequin camera strap till you get to see the full DIY guide. The creator was able to attach the sequin using glue. The process is pretty straightforward and can be done by anyone. 10. DIY Paracord Camera Strap