Gok Wan's Rope Belt

Turn a piece of old rope in to a glam belt, with a little help from Gok Wan, as seen in Gok's Clothes RoadShow.

Follow these simple instructions to make a trouser, waist or hip belt.

Step 1

Use a friend or a mannequin to measure the amount of rope you will need - if you're making the belt for yourself, measure the rope around your own body.

Step 2

Once you've measured how much you'll need, decide how thick you want the belt to be - four lengths of rope will create a chunky waist belt. You will need a further six or seven inches to create a knot in the centre of the belt.

Step 3

Feed the rope through the eyes of the two keyrings, and hold one keyring at either end of the lengths of rope.

Step 4

Once you've fed four lengths of rope through the keyrings, leave a small amount of rope loose. Use this to secure the rope to the keyring. Wrap it around the ends, as close to the keyring as possible.