MATERIALS REQUIRED
To complete this tutorial, you will need:
- 1 piece of vegetable tanned leather neck - Thickness 1.4 to 1.6 mm - 15 x 20 cm
- 1 card of 8m MeiSi super fine M40 waxed linen thread
- 1 collar button T3 with 3 x 5 mm screw
- or 1 snap fastener Ø10.5 mm
- 1 round carabiner - Aged brass - Ø16.5 mm
- 2 saddler's needles - Round tip - John James - Size 002
- 1 finishing gum for edge work
And the following equipment:
- 2 punch tools - Ø 1.5 and 3 mm
- 1 mallet
- 1 cutter
- 1 block of beeswax
- Olive oil
1. DYE THE LEATHER WITH OLIVE OIL
Using a wide brush, dye the natural vegetable-tanned leather with olive oil. Apply at least 2 coats to the grain side of the leather, trying to apply the same amount of oil everywhere and always in the same direction.
Let the oil soak into the leather for at least one day, and if possible, near a window.
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2. CUT THE LEATHER
Download the pattern and print it in actual size.
Cut out the paper pattern, leaving about 1 cm margin around the pieces. Then tape the pattern to the leather piece using masking tape (to avoid damaging the leather).
Punch the stitching holes indicated on the pattern using a 1.5 mm diameter round punch.
Punch the collar button holes using a 3 mm diameter round punch. Remember to make a 3 mm incision at the head of the collar button.
If you have a punch of approximately 10 mm, punch the charging port, otherwise cut a rectangle with a cutter.
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Cut out the different pieces with a cutter, following the lines.
3. WORK THE EDGES
Work the edges with tragacanth gum or tokonole. Apply the product and let it penetrate the edge, then rub vigorously with a cloth or a slicker. The edge will darken and shine.
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4. NOURISH THE LEATHER
Apply a thin, even layer of grease or oil with a cloth (here, Trimadel's light Panda Grease).
SEE SECTION >
5. ATTACH THE COLLAR BUTTON
Screw the collar button into the 3 mm hole.
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6. SEW THE AIRPODS CASE
There are 5 seams: the tab and the 4 corners. So cut 5 threads, 5 times longer than the length to be sewn. Then, wax the linen threads with beeswax. Thread a needle at each end of the threads.
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Glue the two ends of the tab together then sew piece No. 2 (the tab) onto piece No. 1. To start stitching: pass the thread through the first hole and even out the threads. Sew by passing each needle one by one through each hole. Finish the seam with 3 double stitches (backstitches) and cut the threads flush.
To learn more about "simplified" leather stitching, consult our guide:
SEE THE GUIDE TO SIMPLIFIED STITCHING >
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Glue the ends of pieces No. 3 and No. 4 edge to edge onto piece No. 1, then sew the sides.
ADD THE ROUND CARABINER TO THE TAB.
YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR AIRPODS CASE!
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