Paperclip Buckle Belt

This is a super easy belt to make that does not require buckles from craft stores or old belts. I wanted to restrict my materials to whatever I could find at Walmart. The paperclips did a surprisingly good job of keeping the belt tight around my waist.

Materials:

2 large paperclips

old t-shirt

pliers

Time: 2 hr

Straighten out the two paperclips, then use the pliers to shape them into the shape of a D. Make sure to wrap intertwine the paperclip ends on the flat side of the D ring.

Cut the t-shirt from top to bottom. Make the strips even in length and fairly wide because they will be thinned out later afterwards.

Stretch and curl 5 t-shirt strips. If the strips cannot be wrapped around your waist at least 6 inch left over, tie the strand with another strand.

Cut off any excess.

Start by taking the last left strand and pull it over and under the neighboring 2 strands. Repeat with the last right strand. Repeat this with the last left strand then last right strand until the belt is complete.

Cut off the fabric ends afterwards.

Pull the belt end through two D rings, then pull it over only one of the rings.