Wallet leather goods DIY production is relatively speaking It’s still quite complicated, so let’s take a look at a relatively simple handmade leather bag.
The steps of making a wallet for the first time are all confusing.
Tools and materials required: edger, leather knife, utility knife, mercury pen & cleaning pen, hand sewing needle, quick-drying white latex, water-brushed sandpaper, steel ruler, small clips, cotton swabs, hand sewing thread, Edge oil, 1mm sheepskin.
Production steps:
1 CAD design drawing, print it at 1:1 size, stick it on the cardboard with double-sided tape, and then cut it out with a utility knife.
2 Place the cardboard mold On the skin, draw an outline with a mercury pen and then cut the skin with a leather knife.
3 After cutting the leather, use a border tool to draw Where stitches are needed.
4 in the exposed position of the card slot Use an edger to draw decorative lines, and draw them slowly.
5 comes out with good card slots .
All 6 card slots have been processed, 6.
7 Use sandpaper to polish and sew. Seal the edges well and then apply beeswax to seal the edges.
Use this head for the 8 curved parts Its easier to do.
9 Paint the edge of the card slot white After the latex is glued, you can use masking tape to stick the unglued parts before applying glue. After applying, remove the masking paper and then stick it to avoid excessive glue application.
10 Sew the bottom of the card position to the back leather.
11 Sewing the wallet, I don’t have wood The clips were barely replaced with bookends and clips.
12 After sewing, use sandpaper to Smooth the edges with sandpaper from coarse to fine, I used 600 grit and 1000 grit.
13 Use a cotton swab to apply oil, I applied it very thickly , mainly because the edges of the skin are uneven and I want to fill them in.
14 After applying it, let it dry. The effect is uneven.
15 Smooth it with sandpaper, I It is ground in the order of 600 mesh, 1000 mesh and 2000 mesh.
16 Grind and oil the edges. This time it can be a little less.
17 Wait for it to dry before sanding it with sandpaper, the actual effect will be better If you can't photograph it at all, your technique is not good enough.
18 Horse oil, I only have horses Oil, and on paper.
19 Horse oil second The effect of heaven, inside.
20 The effect on the second day after applying horse oil, outside.
