leathercraft

Over a year ago I posted a needle pouch I had made, I still use this all the time but there were always a few elements I wasn't overly keen on. So when my friend's birthday was approaching I wanted to make her something and she is a keen cross stitcher, so I thought about making her a case like mine which she had seen and liked before.

So I set about making my own variation on the original pattern, it is mostly subtle, mostly just tweaking a few measurements but also to add a closure to it.

I also took the opportunity to add my favourite design feature, the X stitch that I use to combine two different pieces of leather to create a bit more visual interest.

The straps were a new idea for me, I could have done a standard snap closure like I've done a million times before, or I could have attached some straps and snaps directly to it but I do like making some sightly odd features sometimes and I liked the idea of a strap that loops around and attaches to itself. This meant I only needed one rivet to attach the strap to the body and the snaps could both be added to the strap. One benefit of this, with the time pressure I was under to finish it, was that had I messed up installing the snaps, I wasn't going to damage the otherwise finished case. I also didn't have to design and plan for the attachment points during the process. Is it the most practical closure? No. But do I like it as a bit of a quirky thing? Absolutely. One funny effect of this is that it ended up looking like some weird creature, particularly when open with the straps extended!

It all came together pretty easily, nothing exactly complicated in the construction other than some really awkward stitch spacing on the pockets, I really need to start designing things with the stitch spacing in mind - my 3.8mm chisels are just a bit awkward in that sense...

So yeah, very pleased with the outcome and she was really happy with her gift!

So I've had quite a long hiatus from any significant projects (nothing serious but I cut my thumb and found it uncomfortable to sew then life got in the way) but a friend's birthday was coming up and I wanted to get him a present...

He is very much into his lego but buying a lego set is tricky - he either already has it or doesn't want it. So I instead thought about making something that is lego-adjacent... Then this idea came into my head and I couldn't shake it, a proper little leather tool pouch to hold the brick separator! It seemed like such an absurd little project but a lot of fun and wouldn't take too much effort.

So I started off by measuring the tool and drafting it in paper to check for dimensions etc. before moving onto an initial simple proof-of-concept version. This came out so well that I felt encouraged to continue (this is the red one in the below pictures).

I'm aware that there are far more "efficient" ways of constructing this but I'm utterly obsessed with that X stitch, it features prominently in nearly everything I make, so I just had to get it front and centre on this one.

For the next (and final) iteration I added a few features - the belt loop of course, which is riveted on, and I extended the top "tab" and added cutouts to fit a split ring.

I gave it to him today and he is really very pleased with it and is planning to have it on him at the big Lego con in Denmark later this year. I've actually had feedback from a couple of people now all saying that it is actually fairly practical for those really into lego, a far cry from the kind of "pointless" vibe I was going for. Apparently he literally has these things stashed everywhere around the house so actually having something like this isn't actually as silly as it seems!

Made from 5 oz. veg-tan leather. 20 mm lug width, saddle stitched and hardware from buckleguy. Finished in a blend of beeswax and neatsfoot oil.

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I travel a lot for work and take my tools with me to give me something to do at night instead of drinking and staring at the walls too much. This really is where the hobby has come into its own.

The Nikons came with a case, but it was haphazard at best. I watched a YouTube video and thought I could do it better. The leather is the same pull up bison I made the wine tote from that I posted last week and this project taught me how to do box and butt stitching. Not bad for a few quiet nights in a Hilton.

I made a few minimal wallets from 5oz leather.

The one of the left is from the side I recently purchased. The other two are from a "cutoff" bundle I purchased a while back. I used leather "weld" and .8mm polyester thread. The pattern is free and available here: https://projects.makesupply.co/templates/slim-leather-card-wallet-template-build-along-tutorial/.

Edit: The design isn't mine. I just wanted to share it.

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It's not quite easy getting a photo while not only wearing it, but also showing the front plus a bit of the backside of the watchband at the same time. It's a snap-on design, where I spent like a week shaping and sizing the leather to my wrist, including water shrink shaping and sizing, before considering it properly finished.

A couple background links...

• https://lemmy.world/post/22860120
• https://lemmy.world/post/23353964

What started as a piece of 3-4 oz veg tan ended up as a shiny black card wallet. Today, I wanted learn more about two new additions to the workbench and see if I could easily integrate them into the hobby.

The first thing I wanted to figure out was how to import the physical template for the card wallet into xTool's Creative Space project dashboard. The process was pretty simple overall. Trace a heavy line around the template on a piece of white paper, take a pic of it, import it into the software, and then use the software to draw out a vector cutter template. Boom! After that, I timed myself to see how long it would take to cut out 4. Cutting a large piece to hold all 4 and running the job took 7 minutes!

The second thing I wanted to try was the airbrushing. I went with black since it's hard to mess up and just wanted to get a feel for the device. It wasn't bad at all and the finish looked great after applying neetsfoot oil to deepen the color, punching and stitching it up by hand, adding resolene to seal it, and burnishing the sides with tokonol and paraffin.

Overall, it was a great day of tinkering and learning!

Didn't quite make everything in the full costume but I plan on adding more over time that I have made.

The template was another one from Odin down in Texas. The hide was a 2-3 oz Cognac chrome tan from Montana Leather Company. On this one, I tried laser engraving out for my company logo and spent extra time dyeing the edges black and burnishing to a high gloss.

The template was from Odin Leather down in Texas. Picked up the hide from Montana Leather Supply while working in Billings, MT last year. That leather works wonderfully, if a little sensitive to fingernails while stitching it in the pony. The fastener is an antique copper Loxx and the handle is held on with antique copper Chicago screws. Fun project!

I recently ordered some 4-5 oz leather and it came in a few days ago. This a side, which is one full side of a cow.

I will be making a few minimal wallets and notebooks to begin with. I think I'll need to order a leather splitter since this is slightly too thick for a lot of smaller items.

I will eventually make a weekender duffle but will probably purchase another side for that.

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Doll: Barbie Looks #13 (Victoria mold). I named her Agnes in my collection. The top is sewn by me, the jeans and bag are made by local creators.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/56983488

Bought from a local master 🙂 It's so detailed!

Even has a functional magnetic closing:

More photos on a doll:

I have a masquerade ball tonight and I thought I'd break my crafting dry spell and make my mask for it. Was a fun little mini project.

Left a big long ribbon length to make a big ol' bow and just hot snotted the flowers and feathers on. The stitch was a happy accident, I was going to just do a decorative stitch around the edges or something but I must have printed the pattern at slightly the wrong size as the eye holes were too far apart. So I took a big strip out of the middle and stitched the two halves back together with my favourite stitch that I love putting on most things I make.

And here is the base mask before I finished it and added the extras.

I have a plan for my future wallet and notebook combo! This is my fairly precise sketch. See images below.

I'll give it a Z fold with wallet on one side and notebook on the other.

The notebook part will have holes in the middle at the top and bottom where I'll attatch two elastics for two small notebooks. I might make them into one tho.

The wallet part will have a zipper all around and for the inside pockets I'll use fabric to reduce weight and thickness. The curves on the paper represent pockets so I'll have two on each side. I'm going to attatch them with a W shape so that I get a proper pocket in the middle.

I'm not sure what to do about the fact that leather has a front and back tho. I'd prefer to not have two layers to reduce thickness and weight.

I hope this makes sense and is possible

There are many similar cardholder out there but I drew the pattern for this one myself.

Made from a single piece (kind of a big T shape), veg-tan leather, hand dyed, and saddle stitched with linen thread.

There's a coin compartment, and another one that will easily fit 5-6 cards.

As always, happy to share any details.

Finally, the card-holder! Probably made with a variation on saddle stitch where I sewed first one side, then the other. Sewn with cotton yarn, not very elegant haha. It can hold 4 cards comfortably on each side.

And this is how it compares to the notebook holder I've shown before

A quick mini tote bag out a 2 oz dark cherry leather.

A friend wanted to save the buckle from his old belt, so I made him an upgrade! Fully handstitched.

I heard that you can make a finger protector in leather to use when sewing and that they work really great, so of course I had to try it. They DO work great.

I used a holepuncher intended for fabric to create the holes that i sewed in, with thin-ish yarn.

It's not super pretty, but it works!

Hellu!

A while back I made this leather cover to fit a couple of A7 notebooks, also knows as travelers journal. It's made from scrap-leather, I did no sewing, the piece on the flap is glued on and the curved edge was from before. I just removed the stitches to fit the bottom leather under the flap on the inside.. I realize this barely fit as a leather craft, I hope it's okay anyway!

Another strap in pueblo burgundy, but this time with a foldable buckle and yellow linen thread. I wear this one on my lil Seiko 5. Happy to share details about it, as always!

Simple coins and card holder. Naturaliste veg tan, hand dyed, and stitched with linen thread.

As always, I'm happy to share details if anyone is interested so feel free to ask!