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Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Authors public account: Yu Xi Creation Studio Today the host brings you handmade leather goods< /a>s pattern making tutorial. Pattern making is the most basic skill for making handmade leather goods. It is more basic than sewing and cutting. It determines whether the final work can be formed and used. Make the pattern correctly. , then even if your stitching and cutting are poor, you can still ensure that the finished product can be formed and used. Next, I want to share with you some details and techniques that you need to pay attention to when making patterns. 1. Hand-drawn sketch When we make a bag, the first thing to do is to draw a sketch of it. The sketch should include at least the front, side and front 3/4 views of a bag. Hand-drawn sketches require a certain amount of spatial imagination.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

The five-sided sketch of the handbag is as above The sketch in the picture can roughly draw the appearance of the bag, and you can draw more surface design details, patterns, etc. You can also mark the rough production details and precautions, which are of great significance to the package. 2. Hand-drawn pattern After drawing the sketch, we will have an idea of ??the overall shape of the bag, and then we can hand-draw the pattern. The prerequisite for hand-drawn pattern is to first determine the actual size of the bag. Of course, Ma Shaofu has many ready-made patterns for sale at home. However, according to the experience of the poster, the patterns he bought are basically not completely accurate. You need to change them yourself when you come back. Sometimes you find something wrong halfway through, which is very frustrating and a waste of leather. , it’s a waste of time, so let’s make the pattern yourself step by step.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Mobile version Type

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Cigarette box pattern The relatively simple mobile phone case pattern in the picture above is an example, because it is just a flat surface and there is no place to bend, so , the layout is mainly accurate, how can drawing and cutting be done accurately? It is to cut based on the inner line of the drawing line.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Inline cropping

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Take the rectangle in the picture above as an example. The drawn line has a width, so you should follow it when cutting. Cutting on the inside of the line is the last thing to be precise. Remember not to cut while riding the line! If the pattern has rounded corners and you cannot cut the perfect rounded corners with a knife, you can use sandpaper to polish the desired shape. 3. CAD drawing The most accurate way to make patterns is CAD or AI drawing. The poster usually uses CAD drawing. Just print it out and stick it on the cardboard and cut it out. The biggest advantage of CAD drawing is that the hole spacing can be accurately displayed on the drawing. , the position of the cut hole can be measured on the drawing. If it is a hand-drawn version, it will be very time-consuming and may not be completely accurate.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

CAD drawing

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

The above CAD version is the CAD drawing with the cutting position, as well as the cut version after the CAD drawing is produced, on which various annotations can be directly marked. CAD drawing The best combination is a laser cutting machine, which is more accurate than manual cutting after drawing. However, the author does not have a laser cutting machine, so I cannot introduce it to you. 4. After the trial version is completed, sometimes a trial version is needed. The basic test pattern is to use a cardboard trial pattern. After the cardboard trial pattern is successful, you may need to use a material with a certain thickness such as microfiber material or two-layer vegetable tanning to make a trial. Only after complete success can you open the leather. For formal production, don’t underestimate the time wasted in the trial version. Rather than finishing the package and not being able to use it, it is better to spend some time on the trial version.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Paper Jam Trial Version 5. Notes I have shared several commonly used pattern making methods. Finally, the author will share some pattern making with you. Experience. Pattern is not required for all parts. It may be difficult to understand. If the main structure of a bag does not have sides and lining, but only one layer of leather, such as envelope bags and card holders, then pattern making is very simple. , it can be made by drawing accurately. This pattern making method is mostly used for vegetable tanned leather. But if a bag has parts that need to be bent, including a top and a bottom, then the pattern we make only needs to be accurate for the top and the inner The skin does not need to be precise, and in most cases, the lining is pre-larged.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

The bottom leather of the belt is pre-sized like the belt in the picture above. The bottom leather is a little wider than the outer leather. After the final cutting and sewing, follow the outer leather Just cut off the bottom leather at the edge. This method seems troublesome, but it is actually more convenient than cutting the two sides accurately and then gluing them together.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Bending reserved length The picture above is a very simple semi-finished vegetable tanned leather short clip. As long as there are two sides, it is easy to see that the length of the outer skin is greater than the length of the inner skin. , this is an issue that needs to be paid attention to when making patterns. If the inner and outer skins of a short clip are the same length, there will be no space for money after it is made. If the shape we want to make is an axially symmetrical figure (non-standard square or circular shape) , when making patterns, you can first fold A4 paper in half, draw half of it, and then unfold it to get a symmetrical shape, such as the shield shape in the picture below.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

A final tip for axially symmetric graphics, when making patterns, use The calibration line on the cutting pad in our hands will bring unexpected high efficiency. The above is all the content for today. Regarding matters related to pattern making, I hope it will be helpful to everyone. If there is anything else you need, I will write it down. Tutorial, please leave a message below. I will collect suggestions after seeing it. If it is enough to write an article to discuss in detail, I will update it for everyone as soon as possible. Finally, I wish you all to start the road of knife molding as soon as possible. The following chart will show you Die.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Let me take a look at the bags that the author has recently made. If you have any favorites, you can also leave a message and let me know. I will write a special production tutorial.

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Build the foundation for handmade leather goods

Pattern making