Wallet Design

[Heligan]

I have been asked to do a wallet with 8 credit card slots, a coin pouch, and 2 currency pockets. He doesn't want plastic inserts. AND It needs to be able to fit in a pocket....Im starting to think it might be impossible.

I dont have a sewing machine yet so its all by hand at the moment, meaning any sewing is quite chunky or there is a real issue with creating perforations.

I had some very thin lining leather with which I made a trial version, gluing rather than stitching the bits in to make pockets for the cards (had to make it sort of bi-fold in the end, with a double sided credit card bit making up the extra fold).... it was fairly chunky even without the tooled face on... but I was fairly happy with the result.

Since then the only lining leather I have been able to get has been thicker, the thinner stuff was very thin indeed and was in holes in places (lots of waste). Im far too far away from shop to go and select the stuff myself and Tandy have stopped selling the lining polyester in UK (and although it seems like a good solution, Ive never used it before)...

I suppose what Im asking is:-

1) Can you glue lining polyester to lining leather successfully?

2) As I have to go elsewhere for the lining polyester, how can I know Im ordering the correct stuff... does it have a special name when its the ultra thin stuff?

3) Any other ideas

[Ferg]

You can buy two versions of the lining polyester, one with a backing, looks and smells like faux leather glued to the poly. The other is just the poly lining.

It will glue to leather or whatever you wish.

You need the thin lining leather with that many card slots. You can get Kangaroo that is at most 2oz in thickness. It will make a good face leather plus you would need to use it for coin pouch.

Tandy stores I checked locally had fairly high prices for the poly, I bought on-line for half price.

Weird thing? It came from a Tandy Store in New Mexico. From what I can find out the poly lining is all the same.

You have an uphill climb if you have to sew this stuff by hand.

Take a look-see at Chaylor-Finelli site, they are in Australia, for liners/inserts. They may have a liner you can use. Springfield Leather carries the line here in USA.

There is a "sort-of" tutorial for "London" wallets on You Tube. It may be helpful to you.

ferg

I have been asked to do a wallet with 8 credit card slots, a coin pouch, and 2 currency pockets. He doesn't want plastic inserts. AND It needs to be able to fit in a pocket....Im starting to think it might be impossible.

I dont have a sewing machine yet so its all by hand at the moment, meaning any sewing is quite chunky or there is a real issue with creating perforations.

I had some very thin lining leather with which I made a trial version, gluing rather than stitching the bits in to make pockets for the cards (had to make it sort of bi-fold in the end, with a double sided credit card bit making up the extra fold).... it was fairly chunky even without the tooled face on... but I was fairly happy with the result.

Since then the only lining leather I have been able to get has been thicker, the thinner stuff was very thin indeed and was in holes in places (lots of waste). Im far too far away from shop to go and select the stuff myself and Tandy have stopped selling the lining polyester in UK (and although it seems like a good solution, Ive never used it before)...

I suppose what Im asking is:-

1) Can you glue lining polyester to lining leather successfully?

2) As I have to go elsewhere for the lining polyester, how can I know Im ordering the correct stuff... does it have a special name when its the ultra thin stuff?

3) Any other ideas

Edited January 14, 2012 by 50 years leather

[Heligan]

Thanks...much appreciated!