Hi, everyone.
Brand new to leather craft.
My current leather project, and only my second so far, is the design and manufacture of a slim, minimalist wallet, but I'm struggling with thickness issues.
The 2mm cowhide stuff I used for my first project (notebook cover) is fine as the outer shell of the wallet, but when I start doubling this up to create the card and cash slots, things start to get too bulky.
I've been looking at some leather from my seller on ebay, listed at 1mm and under, but being new to leather craft I'm struggling to visualise what this looks like and what it can be used for. Is this stuff simply the skin of the leather, or does it have some flesh and stability which would stand up to usage as a wallet?
Basically, what I need is some leather that when doubled up to create cash and card slots, would be thin enough to machine sew (my mother's basic, every day sewing machine gets through the 2mm cowhide OK) and yet be strong and durable enough to be used as a wallet.
As for why I'm not hand stitching, it's because I don't have the funds to buy the materials (hole marker, saddle stitch / hole puncher, thread)
I suppose this first effort will be a prototype and probably not withstand much abuse, but I would still appreciate the advice.
Thanks in advance.
