THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT
To complete this tutorial, you will need:
- 1 piece of leather 20 x 30 cm - Thickness 1.2 mm
- 1 press studs - diameter 12 mm
- 1 strip of Meisi M60 thread - 0.65 mm
- 1 edge finish
- 1 beeswax bar
And the following material:
- 1 cutter / brass sheath
- 1 pliers awl
- 1 straight edge protector - size 1
- 1 wooden smoother
- 1 installation set for press stud - 12 mm and the installation kit
1. DOWNLOAD THE WALLET PATTERN
Download and print the pattern.
Flat and simple design model (2 pieces), the pattern is designed for 1.2 mm leathers. If the leather is thicker or thinner, the pattern will need to be revised slightly to take the thickness into account.
For this pattern, the leather chosen is 1.2 mm smooth caramel-coloured collar. The sewing thread is black waxed cotton. The seam spacing is 5mm. The slices are smoothed with beeswax and a burnisher (general purpose smoother). Finally, the closing system is via a 12 mm ball snap button.
2. CUT YOUR LEATHER ACCORDING TO THE TEMPLATE
Cut your piece of leather, with a knife or cutter, methodically following the pattern.
3. GLUE THE EDGES AND SEW
- Glue the 2 pieces of leather on the edges that will be sewn
- Trace the seam line using a former
- Mark the stitches
- Make a saddle stitch seam
4. WORK THE SLICES OF LEATHER
- Abat-carrer then sand the edges
- Place tragacanth gum or tokonole on the slices and rub with a cloth.
5. INSTALL THE SNAP BUTTON
Depending on the method of your choice, place a press stud on the end of the leather. Before this operation make sure you have a snap button.