Studs may have been done to death, but still like when they are done in a subtle way. I guess studs have to be delicate and not-in-your-face now to still work. For this DIY, or similar ones where you might stud a shirt cuff etc, I would use spikes like the ones here. These have a screw at the back which is soooo much easier than the ones where you need to fold the steel over at the back - blood covered fingers are bad! Also the spikes are so much more precise in terms of locating them in a line.
Image: Rag Pony / The Glamourai DIY / Le Flasssh