Brouge Style Ladies Wallet

[Hi Im Joe]

Hey guys and gals,

I've been watching a lot of youtube cobbler videos and got the idea to try and incorporate a brogue style into a wallet. It just so happened that a good friend of mine wanted a wallet so I figured why not?

I made some mistakes along the way but overall I am pretty happy with how it came out. I started drinking a bit too early on in the process and forgot to put my makers mark on the inside card pocket so instead it's in a corner on the back of the wallet. Also I put the snap on the strap on too early and had to remove it. Which caused some distress to the strap.

The only other hard part was matching up the stitching from around the brogue accents on the outside to the general stitching around the wallet. I ended up just using an awl and going from the outside to the inside where I wanted the stitching to match up. Then I punched all my holes from the inside to the outside based off where the awl holes were.

Thanks for checking it out! Tell me what you like and how I can improve.

Joe

[Macca]

Nice design Joe

I don't like the shape of the back of the strap though, that square bit looks odd.

[Hi Im Joe]

Nice design Joe

I don't like the shape of the back of the strap though, that square bit looks odd.

Yeah I agree. It doesn't really fit with the rest of the wallet. I'm going to have to try some other stuff for the next one. Maybe an English style strap end point?

[MonicaJacobson]

That looks extremely nice. The brogue idea is a great one. However, I do agree with Macca that you probably could have tied in the shape of the back of the strap in a more brogue-ish way.

[Hi Im Joe]

Thanks Monica! Yeah I"ll have to come up with something.

[Macca]

Yeah I agree. It doesn't really fit with the rest of the wallet. I'm going to have to try some other stuff for the next one. Maybe an English style strap end point?

Sounds good to me

[Hi Im Joe]

Sounds good to me

Right on!

[billybopp]

Looks good! Wonder how it would look with a mildly contrasting leather sandwiched in behind the brogue pieces?

[Hi Im Joe]

Looks good! Wonder how it would look with a mildly contrasting leather sandwiched in behind the brogue pieces?

Oh yeah. I will for sure try it out with some contrasting colors. This was a commissioned item and she wanted it all one color.

[Rohn]

Nice work.