How to make a Belt Pouch ?

[odin]

Hi everybody,

I want to make myself a Viking belt pouch, which looks something like this : Click here!

So, it would be very helpful, if someone could give me some advice, or a 'layout' , sites, pictures or videos. Anything that could help. I would like to do it the simplest way possible.

Thanks in advance.

Odin.

[ropescourseman]

Hi everybody,

I want to make myself a Viking belt pouch, which looks something like this : Click here!

So, it would be very helpful, if someone could give me some advice, or a 'layout' , sites, pictures or videos. Anything that could help. I would like to do it the simplest way possible.

Thanks in advance.

Odin.

I'm new to leatherwork, so I don't have a lot of experience but I recentlyade a belt pouch and the one you linked to looks to me like they cut an oval for the front and

back and two rectangles that bend or flex for the sides

and bottoms and another piece for the flap then sewed it inside out and then

flipped it.

The pouch I made has a more formed shape and I used MagiKelley's great wet form bag tutorial that is stickied on the "How

do I do that" board.

Edited December 28, 2009 by ropescourseman

[scottishshoemaker]

The best way is to make a template first. The back and front flap one piece. The front , then the gusset. As above stitch inside out then turn out. Hope this helps.

[odin]

Hey guys, thanx for those advices

I went and bought some leather today, unfortunately they only had black leather (i wanted brown, like the picture) but i guess black will have to do..

I think i am gonna try and do something like this (roughly)   

So if i suceed, im gonna post my results!

Cheers!

[celticleather]

Why not cut out the back and flap as one piece, adding in the width of the gusset? Could save you some stitching!

Something like this (roughly):

[odin]

Cheers celtic! Didnt even think about that

[hivemind]

I make pouches very similar to this all the time, make the back and the flap one piece, and make the side one piece too. Here's what the pattern looks like:

And here's a link to the raw photos if my writing is hard to read on any of those: http://hivemind.mvgc...celticpouch.zip

You can sew, lace or rivet the sides together. I typically punch a hole every inch and lace it with latigo lace, simple in-and-out, like these:

I make a lot of these, I like them, they're dead simple and fast to make. You can also easily make them from 4-5 oz garment leather with a snap.

Edited December 29, 2009 by hivemind

[odin]

Wow hivemind THANK YOU for this! Really helpfull

Cheers!

[hivemind]

Just remember to add whatever belt loops that you want on it before you assemble it, and see also that you can make the flap closure any shape you want - the bullet-point shape on my pattern is really just a placeholder - I never make them that shape.

[Somawas]

Just remember to add whatever belt loops that you want on it before you assemble it, and see also that you can make the flap closure any shape you want - the bullet-point shape on my pattern is really just a placeholder - I never make them that shape.

Where do you get the latches you've used on those? I like them.