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Thanks for the tips. If you ask me about leather products trend in India, people are buying more "organized type" of products nowadays (opinions from other may differ). By "organized type" means products that have tabs/pouch/pockets for specific things (like thisisground products). Even clutches and tote have special spaces for pens/keys etc. This wallet which I made is attempt to fit in organized compact mini wallet. Yes, there are also many companies here offering "Indian style" of products. And it is evergreen for seller as usual. But more people are buying modern designs here. That survey of "what they would like" is good suggestion. thanks will try

Oh, Okay get it. Thanks for the links. Yep, available here. Will try it

Hey thanks, will make some patterns for small pouch that can be placed there. I don't get "leaf spring" type closure, can you give me picture of it if you have?. And thanks for that security point. Noted, will be careful. (btw that key was just lying around in my room)

Hey thanks for the in-depth response. Mainly I wanted to make tab for specifically key there where I've placed magnet. (tab like where head of key stuck in leather tab and key won't fall). I see many keys have different size of head and teeth that may or may not insert tru tab. So I put small dog hook at middle of wallet (there you can see little brass O ring in picture) for keys and wanted to use this empty space so put magnet. In my country most of currency coins attracts to magnet so I can put 4-5 coins easily. Never had intention of putting USB drive there but I see it as an option. I would like to use that magnet as coin holder or my home key tab as middle dog hook I uses for my car key. Many combinations there. Plus never fall any card or single coin when zip is open. I was just playing with design modification, may or may not like other peoples/customers. As I earlier said, I just wanted to use that empty space as I move key fob in middle. Any good suggestion instead of magnet? (use of that space below cards) And yes, stitching is really awful. Most of time I hand stitched products or to be done hand stitched. I uses machine stitches very rarely.

Here is prototype. Ignore the stitches as it is done by local tailor on manual sewing machine (I am designer and works with leather artisans, right now none available so did try with tailor). I find very detail article on "destroying/safe distance for credit cards' magnetic stripe with magnets". Also article writer mention few points for wallet/purse makers if they want to includes magnets in their design any near credit cards. What are safe distance and how to calculate it. here is link if anyone want to look after.

You are right, It might messed up. Hence I should experiment with my stuff first for quite long time. But as far as I researched on usb drives, all articles says it is safe. It need very strong magnet that can suck iron from your blood cell to destroy usb-drives and SSD (from internet). Here are few links apart from quora. Link1 Link2 Link3 Link4 Again it's trial and error method, which I need to do with my stuff first. Can't risk customer's stuff

Hey there, Dont worry about pendrive, as it is very safe near magnets. pendrives and SSD are pretty safe with magnet see here. Again, I would experiment for few month with my atm cards aswell as with pendrive to see any effect before I make more wallets. Also prototype is almost ready and I succeed to shield most of magnetic field but wallet get thick, I will post few pictures here.

Hey, Its for small objects like keys, pendrive with metal body or coins if it made from metal that attracts magnet. I haven't made one, I will post picture here when I make one. Its quite innovative design. Thanks.

Magnet is not for closure. It is for pocket purpose. manly metal things that can directly stick on it and remain still in wallet. Also I search and there are one-sided magnets in market for the refrigerators. But it is not strong enough tru leather layer. Would like to know if there are strong one sided magnets available. or any other option. Thanks. Hey thanks for the link. But it is very new here in my country, most of the cards still have magnetic strip. But nowadays new cards come with chip.

Hey thanks for the response. Right now I am going to make one with few layers for protection and trial and error method on my own cards. I will use wallet first for few months and if it it okay with my cards then only I will provide it to my customers. Meanwhile also trying to find other in-layer thin material. At last if there is none working then I would like to remove magnet entirely.

Hello all, Apologize for fancy title, but it is not that much complex. I am armature in leather crafts and learning from this great community. Now on topic, recently I made design for one zip wallet. where it has one side, 3 slots for cards. And just in-front of cards, I have to placed 25x2 mm round magnet for some other purpose. For reference, I have attached design. Now as you can see in photo, Black round is magnet (which I can hide by placing yellow square leather on it). Now above that magnet has 3 slots for cards, and slots continues behind magnet (shown as sky blue card). Now my concern is, magnet can easily destroy atm cards' black magnetic tape (demagnetized and erase info on cards). So I have to put something in-between magnet and cards to protect atm cards. There are ferromagnetic metals that can shield magnetic field for some extend. But they all are metal and cant be sew. I did some research on magnet and came to know that, either I put some ferromagnetic metal sheet inbetween or atleast 3-5mm thick material that would be enough to protect cards. 3-5 mm materials would be make wallet more thick and I am looking for another thin option. Anybody came across this type of situation? and what can be remedy for this. Or anybody know any thin material that can shield magnetic wave good enough and can easily put in linings. Thanks in advance.

Hey, Did you succeed in placing zip in right way?. I would like to see final pictures if you don't mind. Thanks.

Many thanks, Got it.

Hello @Butch sir I think I'm too late to ask for pattern lol, can you please send me on apccolboyap@gmail.com if it still available. I really appreciate your great works. Thanks

Loved this. Congo