COMPLETE KIT - My first vegetable tanned leather pouch - Dark brown

KIY DIY - LEATHER POUCH

Make your own dark brown vegetable tanned leather pouch with this "do it yourself" DIY Kit. Tutorial and pattern included. Accessible to beginners because the assembly of the leather handbag is seamless.

Leather color: Dark brown
Leather origin: Belgium
Finish: aged brass

List of kit items:
- 1 real size pattern
- 1 steel turnstile clasp 30x16 mm
- 1 grained vegetable-tanned butt strip - Dark brown I78 - 120 cm
- 4 chicago screws in brass - 9 mm in diameter
- 1 round knocking punch - 3 mm in diameter
- 1 silver pencil (to trace the template on the leather)
- 1 piece of grained vegetable tanned butt - Dark brown I78 - 30x40 cm - 1.4mm

Tools needed (not included):
- 1 cutter and 1 pair of scissors
- 1 ruler
- 1 mallet and a striking support
- 1 screwdriver
- 1 adhesive tape

Final dimensions of the cover:
Length: 18.5cm
Width: 4.5cm
Height: 14cm

Leather Deco Tip: You can work the edges with tragacanth gum. You can also add a dot of glue to your chicago screws before tightening to be sure that they will not unscrew over time and with use.

Designed and manufactured in France by Deco Leather
Tutorial published in the magazine Idées à Faire - n°25 - January / February 2020.