Handmade Leather Tutorial: The Birth of a Card Holder

The article is reprinted from kinii https://www.sogoke.com/tutorial/10075/Author: daha2011 There are no gorgeous patterns, no cool patterns, only works that are cut by hand, dyed by hand, and printed with the name of the friend. As time goes by, the charm of handmade leather goods will gradually emerge. The texture is getting smoother and smoother, showing traces of time. This time I am working as a cobbler, a draftsman, and a photographer... I am very busy. Works: card holder Material: Italian vegetable tanning process: pure hand dyeing, logo embossing, maintenance, and color fixation

I still draw the drawing first, this Needless to say, just pick up the ruler and draw on the cardboard. I am using 600g cardboard here

Press the cardboard on the leather, use an awl to lightly draw the stitches, and then use a knife to cut it out

After pressing the LOGO, you can dye it.

Speak here I like to dye the leather directly without getting it wet. I use a cotton cloth dipped in alcohol dye and rub it on directly. Although it seems uneven, I like this style very much. If you want it to be symmetrical, just go to TB and buy a machine-dyed one. JMX does this here and sticks to its own style.

The next step is to glue the parts. Before doing so, You have to first have a clear idea of ??which pieces of leather are combined into the card bag

Then consider which piece to do first, which is more suitable for production. For example, if you consider it after gluing them all, it will be bad. It will be difficult to make neat holes. This time For the card holder, do the front part first, assemble the buttons and sew the threads, then the rest will be easy.

Go through the steps in your mind until you finish sewing. You will have clear steps in your mind, so you can do it boldly. Holes, sutures.

At this point, the dough has been sewn

Next, you can glue it to form a large card slot, where you can put business cards, cards, membership cards, and RMB.

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Wait, the upper part of the lid must also be buckled first Then attach the lining leather, which will have a strong and firm effect.

After doing this, I started again