Thank you for looking at this one of a kind handmade cuff . I repurposed this silver plate from antique turn of century silver. This is an original design similar to spoon jewelry, but it is not a spoon. This is a beautiful piece of repousse The width is 1 inch x 2.0 Tying the cord is easy - you can use a combination of a slipknot and a normal knot or just tuck it below the other cords as pictured : imperfectly perfect Vegan cord