Lined Wallet Prototype

[Hi Im Joe]

Hello Everyone!

I made a lined bi-fold wallet for the first time today. It was actually pretty simple.

There were only a couple difficulties.

The first was figuring out how to turn over the fabric at the top so it would not fray. I ended up covering the top 3/8ths of an inch of the leather with paper and then spraying the adhesive on. I did the same with the fabric. Then I glued the two pieces together. Once it set I was able to then trim the excess fabric at the top so it was 3/4 of an inch. That allowed me to fold it on itself and then glue it down to the leather while also lining up nice and even with the edge.

The second part that was a bit tricky was working with thread all over the place. In order to hide the stitching beneath the lining on the divider I had to stitch down the inside of both sides of the wallet without finishing the stitching all the way around. That left a bunch of thread hanging out everywhere. Before I glued the lining on I had to line up the divider and the exterior of the wallet on both sides and punch my first hole through all the layers of leather. Then I took the needle on the flesh side of the leather and ran it through to the card slot side so I had half a stitch. After you glue the lining onto the divider and then the divider onto the exterior you can finish the stitch which sets you up to stitch the rest of the wallet.

The only other hard part was lining up the top edge stitching runs with the side stitching runs.

Thanks for looking! Tell me what you like as well as what I can improve on!

Joe

[benlilly1]

I think it looks great Joe!

[Hi Im Joe]

I think it looks great Joe!

Thank you so much! I really wanted this to work because now I can hunt for awesome fabrics to match up with awesome leathers.

[Rohn]

That is a real beauty Joe. I think you did a wonderful job.

[Hi Im Joe]

That is a real beauty Joe. I think you did a wonderful job.

Thanks Rohn! It was fun to do something a bit different.

[BigGriff]

i think fabric tape could help with the first problem.

[zfcjr67]

that is a nice wallet, Joe.

you make it look so easy.

[HippieLee]

Your best one yet Joe! I really like the lining. I have a couple square feet of Star Trek logo fabric I picked up at Joanns for lining my next sporran with. I plan to get a yard or two of my family tartan on order soon too.

[Hi Im Joe]

i think fabric tape could help with the first problem.

So would you use the tape to fold the fabric on itself or to glue it to the leather or to do both?

that is a nice wallet, Joe.

you make it look so easy.

Thank you very much! It isn't as hard as it seems. I have been lucky because of the wealth of online tutorials and instructionals by great people like Ian Atkinson, Nigel Armitage, Arthur Porter, and Bruce Cheany my learning curve got way shorter. I've also been fortunate to have the time to practice a LOT.

Your best one yet Joe! I really like the lining. I have a couple square feet of Star Trek logo fabric I picked up at Joanns for lining my next sporran with. I plan to get a yard or two of my family tartan on order soon too.

Thank you so much! That's awesome I can't wait to see your next sporran.

[billybopp]

Looks really good! I always have a tough time with getting the fabric to lie right when going around rounded corners and it look like you nailed that.

Fabric tape is indeed useful stuff. Fold your fabric edge, iron it to get a crisp straight line, lay the tape between the two sides of the fabric and iron again to heat-set it. It will give you a nice straight folded edge to work with.

Bill