Author: Flato, VX: k9999w11 teaches you how to make a very simple small card holder (coin purse). I have prepared some tools to teach you how to use the simplest tools to make the simplest handmade card holder, which is even simpler than putting an elephant in the refrigerator.
The above are all the tools and materials used in this on-site event . Including: vegetable tanned leather, sanding stick, installation hammer, utility knife, scissors, hand-sewing leather needle, Yule round wax thread, cotton swab, steel ruler, 4mm white steel diamond chopper, drawing awl, dovetail clip, edge sealing liquid and polyurethane watering. If there are students who want to get involved and want to buy some basic tools, please go directly to Taobao without consulting me. The following is the main content of this tutorial.
First of all, this is a card holder belt On the leather, you can see that there are straight lines drawn on the upper and lower sides of the three words "I love you" printed on it. The two straight lines are parallel and the distance is 1.5cm. This is easy to master, so I won't explain it in detail.
Then, we use a ruler ( It is best to use a steel ruler) to stick to one of the straight lines (the red straight line in the picture), and then use a utility knife to cut along the edge of the steel ruler. You can cut several times if it is not cut at one time. Pay attention to this step. The utility knife The blade should be kept perpendicular to the cutting pad (table) as much as possible. After cutting off one side, cut off the other side in the same way.
Cut off the excess skin on both sides Finally, turn the small belt side of the card holder we need to faceOn the top, use a cotton swab to dip into the edge sealing liquid (if there is no edge sealing liquid, you can use clean water instead) and apply it evenly on the entire side. Pay attention to the side, not the back.
After applying the edge sealing fluid evenly, When the edge sealing liquid is semi-dry, use the smallest groove of the sanding stick to polish back and forth in the direction of the blue scissor in the picture. Its time to test your hand speed. The faster, the better.
Basically just make sure the edges are polished, the camera in the picture Overexposed, I will post pictures taken with my phone later. After polishing one side, polish the other side in the same way. At this point, the strap of the card holder is completed. Set it aside and we continue.
Then take out the slightly larger one For leather, press the white template firmly on the leather with your hands, and then use an awl to stick to the edge of the white cardboard to draw the outline. As shown in the red line in the figure.
After drawing the overall outline, use In the same way, hold the steel ruler close to the contour line, and use a utility knife to cut off the excess leather (cut at the red line pointed by the red shear head in the picture). The important thing to say again is that the blade of the utility knife should be kept perpendicular to the cutting pad as much as possible. After cutting off the excess leather around it, you will have a complete outline of the card holder.
After that, we turn the skin over, with the bed surface (flesh side) facing up. As shown in the picture, use a ruler to measure a distance of 7cm from the left straight edge, and use an awl to Make a point at 7cm, it should be clearly visible, and use the same method to make a point on the lower side. Then connect these two points and draw a line, we will fold the leather in half along this line, yes like
Origami fold in half.
After folding in half, place an anchor point on both sides of the folded straight edge as shown in the picture. , so that we won’t apply too much when we open the glue later, and it will also help to avoid misalignment when gluing. After setting the point, unfold the leather flat, still with the flesh side facing up.
Use a cotton swab to dip a small amount of glue, starting from the straight edge on the left Apply glue to the marked point just marked, as shown in the picture. The width of the glue should be about 5mm. If it is too wide, it will affect the capacity of the card. If it is too narrow, it will not stick. After applying the glue, wait for 1 minute to let the glue naturally Let dry, then fold the leather in half and glue it over.
After gluing, use an installation hammer to gently tap the bonding area of ??the leather edge to make it more secure and ensure that the glue will not open when cutting or even sewing later.
Next we will enter the installation steps of the card holder belt. First, in order to ensure that the belt will not stick to the waist, we first The vertical leather edge on the right as shown in the picture is used as a benchmark. Measure a distance of 2.5cm to the left, and click a positioning point at the bottom edge of the leather edge (shown in the red circle). Use the same method to find the positioning point above. < p style="text-align: center;">
Then connect the upper side of the tape you started to make with the one you just drew Align the positioning points (the positioning points shown in the red circle in the picture), press and hold, and then use an awl to click a positioning point on the lower side of the belt close to the side of the main body of the card holder (shown in the blue circle in the picture above), and the same on the other side . In this way, we can remove the belt without fear that it will stick crookedly when gluing underneath.
Turn the strap over, with the flesh side facing up, still use a cotton swab to dip a small amount of glue, and apply glue to the parts shown in the picture above. Pay attention to the width of the glue. The glue on the strap can be directed towards Apply more on both sides, wait until the glue is half dry, and stick the strap to the upper positioning point.
It will look like this after it is glued. Then turn the bag over.
Use a utility knife along the red straight line in the picture, close to the main body of the card holder, and cut off the excess part of the strap. Then go back to The front of the card holder.
As shown in the picture As shown, use a ruler and an awl to draw a straight line 4mm away from the edge of the leather as an auxiliary line for later cutting. Also draw the same straight line on the other side.
Start chopping, take out the white steel diamond chop in your hand, and make sure that the tip of the chop falls completely on the ground just now On the drawn straight line, hold the chop with one hand to make it fixed.Move, make sure your body is perpendicular to the table, and then its time to show your strength as a man. Pick up the hammer and hit it hard, just enough to penetrate it.
After the first cut is made, the starting hole for the second cut , should be connected to the last hole of the first cut, so as to ensure that the cut hole is not crooked. After all the holes are drilled, you can prepare the sutures. The subsequent sewing process is relatively simple, and since many leather friends do not have hand-sewing wooden clamps, it is actually possible to hold the card holder in one hand and sew with the other hand. It is not a big deal for this card holder. Difficult matter.
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