Purse

[Warpe]

What is the common leather thickness used on purses/handbags?

[MADMAX22]

Depends on the style of purse, its size, how light or heavy you want it to be and such. I think on average you can use around 5oz leather. Its a good starting point atleast. You can do the body in thicker leather if you want and the gussets in a thinner leather. If its a smaller purse with heavy tooling I would use a heavier leather like 7 or even 8oz. If its a big purse though that can get heavy so stick with the lighter weight leather.

[Timd]

I use 5-6 oz., and line them with 2 oz.

[Warpe]

Thanks for the responses....gives me a good starting point!

[Warpe]

Two more questions:

What thread size, and most importantly, what is a good book for this to read?

[Timd]

For thread, I use the 4-ply thread from here: Royalwood For books, you can't go wrong with Al Stohlman's Making Cases series. No specific purse patterns, but a wealth of knowledge to help make almost anything.

[Warpe]

Thanks, you have all been a big help!