Best Of Diys | Leather Passport - TEXTILE FOR INSPIRATION

Continuing amongst our summertime serial of Best of DIYs nosotros select yous this pretty fab projection past times Alicia Jepsen of Jepsen LeatherGoods. Back inwards 2011 Alicia shared how to brand this leather passport holder amongst us, in addition to we're happy to dig it out of the archives - perfect for a summertime DIY nosotros think! Check it out below!

How to Make Your Own Leather Passport Holder
past times Jepsen LeatherGoods

What You Need:

* passport holder designing (pdf available online)
* 3/4 oz. vegetable tanned leather (one foursquare foot)
* waxed linen thread ( 110” total)
* scratch awl
* stitching awl
* utility knife
* cutting mat
* ruler
* wool dauber
* leather conditioner
* 2 arts and crafts needles ( 2 3/8” long)
* soft cloth

*Many of these items are available from Springfield Leather Company (www.springfieldleather.com).

Time: 2 hours

1. Print in addition to cutting out pattern. Make certain to impress the pdf inwards actual size. Uncheck the auto scale box inwards your impress window. The large designing slice (shown inwards Step 2) should mensurate 8” past times v 1/2”. The smaller designing pieces for the pockets should mensurate 2 7/8” past times v 1/2” in addition to 3 ¼” past times v 1/2” respectively.

2. Lay designing on leather in addition to draw amongst a scratch awl. Poke holes through designing to grade stitch placement.

3. Use utility knife (and ruler if necessary) to cutting out the designing yous select traced on the leather.

4. Punch holes amongst the stitching awl. Helpful hint: Laying the leather on an former outcry upwards mass allows yous to pierce a deeper hole into the leather, resulting inwards easier stitching.

5. Apply the leather conditioner amongst a wool dauber.

6. Wipe excess away amongst a soft cloth. Use the stuff to rub the edges of the leather. This volition practice a nice, shine edge.

7. Cut iii lengths of waxed linen thread. You volition bespeak 2 45” pieces (for the pockets on each side) in addition to ane 20” slice (for the credit menu divider).

8. The nigh mutual means to sew together leather is saddle stitching. Watch a curt video tutorial here. To practice this, thread a needle on both destination of a 45” slice of thread. Line upwards the large leather slice amongst ane of the bag pieces in addition to insert a needle iii holes from the destination of line of piece of job of pre-punch holes. Pull the thread through the hole hence yous select equal lengths of thread on each side.

9. Insert needle inwards the side past times side hole (closest to the destination of the line of piece of job of holes) in addition to draw through hole.

10. Flip leather over in addition to insert other needle into the same hole in addition to draw through hole.

11. You should select equal lengths of thread on either side of the leather. Pull each strand tight to laid stitch.

12. Continue ane to a greater extent than stitch to the end. Then backstitch over the 2 holes yous select already stitched in addition to drib dead on the balance of the means only about the pocket. Note: The role of the 2 backstitches is to strengthen the ends.

13. When yous arrive at the end, backstitch 2 stitches (like yous did at the beginning) in addition to cutting the threads. There is no bespeak to necktie a knot, equally the backstitching volition secure the thread in addition to forestall unraveling.