Money clip wallet=WIP

[DieselTech]

Guys & gals I decided to make another money clip wallet. Its stamped/tooled with a dragon scale # e803 from Zhong Jiang. It's a bit off, but also the very 1st time of using it. The leather is 4-5oz premium select Quebracho from tandy. 

It is sponge dyed with Fiebings light brown pro dye.  You could not distinguish the dragon scale very good after the dye dried. So I decided to antique it with Fiebings dark brown gel. Looks better to me now.

Then I decided to get fancy or something like that, LOL. & added a plaid sheepskin lining. Its glued in with 3M spray adhesive. 

I got to decide about putting some tooling on the card pockets, something simple. Then dye them. Then I'll add the spring bar money clip in & stitch it up. 

Couple questions: Should I have not ran my dragon scale stamp soo close to the stitch border? & should I have maybe used a camouflage stamp all the way around with the dragon scale stamp? 

Let me know what I'm doing right, wrong or indifferent. 

Thanks. I'm all ears.

[DieselTech]

Another question for the professionals & seasoned leather workers. 

If I want to add a crease line to the card pockets with my electric creasing machine? 

Do i do it before dying the card pockets? 

Or do I add my crease line after it is dyed? 

Thanks. 

Edited February 6, 2024 by DieselTech

[Handstitched]

That looks quite good to me   As for the cammo stamp , thats personal preference , although it would look nice.  Quite like that stamp . 

I do all my crease lines tooling stamping  etc. before dyeing 

HS

[Ddat]

That dragon stamp is sweet. I really like the plaid lining! Yeah I think you need some sort of camouflage border. Looks like something is missing around the edges.

[DieselTech]

5 hours ago, Handstitched said:

That looks quite good to me   As for the cammo stamp , thats personal preference , although it would look nice.  Quite like that stamp . 

I do all my crease lines tooling stamping  etc. before dyeing 

HS

Thanks I appreciate it. Yeah the Zhong Jiang stamps are nice, but they are almost as pricey as Barry King stamps. 

[DieselTech]

40 minutes ago, Ddat said:

That dragon stamp is sweet. I really like the plaid lining! Yeah I think you need some sort of camouflage border. Looks like something is missing around the edges.

Yeah I keep asking myself what border/camouflage stamp would look good with the dragon scale. Lol I keep telling myself it is missing something, just not sure what. 

Thanks. 

[Ddat]

I'm only familiar with the classic fan type. I look forward to suggestions from other stamping folks.

[DieselTech]

Guys & gals I finally got it done. After having to re-line it. Dang glue incompatibility or old spray adhesive, had to peel it off & then skive the rest off. 

But I saved it! Here it is. Sewn together with .55mm poly-braid rust red thread. Had my new electric creaser a bit hot. But it will be ok. 

Well how bad did I mess up? Also like to add I sewed this 1 all the way around. 

Thanks.

Edited February 17, 2024 by DieselTech

[DieselTech]

Put the finishing touches on it. Rubbed in some Skidmores conditioning cream & buffed it out with a horse hair brush. 

It's got some more color depth & sheen now. 

[MarshalWill]

That's looking mighty good. The stitching all the way around looks good. Skidmore's is great stuff. I use it on most projects.