THE NECESSARY MATERIALS
- 1 piece of vegetable tanned rump leather - 15 x 20 cm / 1.5 mm
- 1 star eyelet kit and installation tools / 4 mm
- 1 meter of flat leather lace - NATURAL - 4 mm or a scrap of leather to make the pompom
- 1 jar of Tokonole
- Contact glue for leather
- An abrasive sponge and tile remover
- Thread
- 1 cutter
- A Ø 1 mm punch (for hand sewing)
- 2 round-tipped saddle needles (for hand sewing)
1) CUT THE PIECES
Cut 4 pieces of 15x5 cm from your 15x20 cm piece of leather.
2) ASSEMBLE THE ELEMENTS
Glue 2 pieces of leather together with leather contact adhesive.
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3) GLUE THE PIECES OF LEATHER
Download the pattern and print it at full size. Tape the pattern to your piece of leather using masking tape.
4) DRILL THE PIECE
Drill the different holes: the 4 mm hole for the eyelet and the 1 mm holes for hand sewing.
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5) USE A CUTTER
Cut the leather with a cutter following the lines of the pattern.
6) TAKE CARE OF THE SLICES
Option: Work the edges of your leather piece. Sand the edges with an abrasive sponge, then square the edges of your leather.
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7) SMOOTH THE SLICES
Apply Tokonole to the edge of the leather then rub with a smoothing pad or cloth.
8) ASSEMBLE THE PARTS
Sew the piece all the way around either with a sewing machine or by hand. For hand sewing (beginner level), please consult our guide.
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9) INSTALL THE EYELET
Place the 4mm eyelet in the provided hole.
10) CUSTOMIZE THE BOOKMARK
Thread a shoelace or pompom through the eyelet hole. Finally, you can add an alphabet stamp to your bookmark.
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