Best Of Diys | Brand A Wallet From A Cowboy Boot!
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
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Back inwards 2011 nosotros featured a actually cool tutorial from the talented Alicia Jepsen of leather passport holder (which nosotros loved), in addition to thence followed it alongside 1 of my favourite DIYs on the blog, making a wallet out of a cowboy boot! Yup, that's right, a cowboy boot! So fun, yes? Check it out!
Make a Wallet from a Cowboy Boot!
Guest tutorial shipping service yesteryear Jepsen LeatherGoods
What You Need:
- one cowboy boot
- waxed linen thread ( 70” long)
- scratch awl
- stitching awl
- cutting mat
- ruler
- scissors
- rotary cutter
- seam ripper
- 2 arts and crafts needles ( 2 3/8” long)
Time: 2 hours (plus overnight drying time)
1. Cut the top purpose of the kicking off.
2. Wash the top purpose of the kicking alongside dish soap.
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3. Hang to dry out overnight.
4. Use a seam ripper to take the trace straps.
5. Cut upwards along the side piping.
6. Remove the pipe strip.
7. The disassembled kicking should hold off similar this.
8. Use the ruler in addition to rotary cutter to cutting a 4” yesteryear 6” rectangle out of the front end slice of the boot. Start alongside a horizontal cutting only higher upwards the vamp.
9. Use the ruler in addition to rotary cutter to cutting a 2” yesteryear 4” rectangle out of the dorsum slice of the boot.
10. The 3 pieces should hold off similar this.
11. Use the scratch awl to grade a point every 1/4” all the way closed to the larger (4” yesteryear 6”) piece. Your dots should move 1/8” inwards from the edge.
12. Mark dots, inwards a similar fashion, along 3 sides of the smaller (2” yesteryear 4”) pieces.
13. Pierce the dots alongside a piercing awl. Tip: set the leather on an sometime shout out upwards mass to allow the piercing awl to become through the leather easier.
14. The 3 pieces should similar a shot hold off similar this.
15. The nearly mutual way to stitch leather is saddle stitching. Watch a brusk video tutorial here. To start, thread a needle on both ends of a 70” slice of thread.
16. Line upwards the large leather slice alongside 1 of the steal pieces in addition to insert a needle 4 holes inwards from pocket’s edge.
17. Pull the thread through the hole thence y'all bring equal lengths of thread on each side.
18. Insert the needle inwards the side yesteryear side hole in addition to trace through the hole.
19. Insert the other needle into the same hole in addition to trace through the hole.
20. Pull each strand tight to ready stitch. You should similar a shot bring equal lengths of thread on either side of the leather.
21. Continue stitching all the way around, making certain to attach the other steal when y'all instruct to the other side.
22. Backstitch over your terminal stitch in addition to trace each strand of thread betwixt the 2 pieces of leather.
23. Tie the 2 strands alongside 2-3 overhand knots in addition to cutting the excess threads.
24. There y'all bring it! Enjoy!
Copyright 2011 Jepsen LeatherGoods LLC Madison, WI
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Jepsen LeatherGoods LLC was born of possessor in addition to atomic number 82 maker, Alicia Jepsen, inwards 2011. Led yesteryear the uncomplicated wishing to create products that y'all alone bring to purchase in 1 lawsuit inwards your lifetime, they began selling lineament leather accessories handcrafted inwards Madison, Wisconsin. Each detail is individually cut, dyed, in addition to stitched yesteryear hand. They occupation alone the best total grain vegetable tanned leathers in addition to durable waxed linen thread. Full grain leathers bring non been sanded or buffed to take imperfections. This way that each slice is unique in addition to carries its ain distinct characteristics.
