First Lined Wallet - Walkthrough

[rawr66]

Here's my first attempt at a lined wallet with a walkthrough outlining the mistakes I made during the process. The wallet is made out of 3-4 oz veg tan leather and lined with a pigskin split. The wallet came out a little too bulky for me. I think it would have been better suited with 2-3 oz leather.

The photos should be read from left to right starting with 1 on the far left and 5 on the far right.

Photo 1 and 2

What you should do: Sew down the pockets like you normally would, making sure you end on the backside of the wallet.

Photo 3

What you should do: Cut out your liner and apply **contact cement** to both your liner and your wallet. Wait for it to become tacky.

Mistakes I made: The only cement I had access to was rubber cement. While sewing, the liner was noticeably peeling apart and made things more difficult than they had to be.

Photo 4

What you should do: Press down wallet onto liner and cut off excess.

Photo 5

What you should do: Use board and clamp down for even coverage. **If you’re worried about creating marks on your leather, lay some scraps between your board and your table.**

Edited August 7, 2014 by rawr66

[rawr66]

Photo 6

What you should do: Punch your holes through the liner; It will be difficult to do this once the wallet is assembled. Glue down one side and align. For the backside, use a punching board or multiple pieces of leather and place between backside and inside. Then carefully punch your holes.

Mistakes I made: I didn't punch my holes through the liner and it made things more difficult than they had to be.

Photo 7 and 8

What you should do: Continue sewing the bottom of the wallet and up to the side. Once you get to the top of the wallet, continue sewing along the inside top (doesn't matter if it's inside or outside).

Photo 9

What you should do: Continue sewing the other bottom of the wallet and up to the side. Once you get to the top of the wallet, continue sewing along the outside top.

Mistakes I made: While sewing the inside, I punched holes into the backside using the holes from the inside. I then started punching holes from the backside towards the inside and once the two parts met I was faced with opposite angles partway through. I managed to keep the stitching looking fairly the same so it didn’t do too much damage.

Photos 10-13

And here is the finished wallet.

Edited August 7, 2014 by rawr66

[Rohn]

I like it. Thanks for showing this, I find it very helpful.

[ec2121]

I like it, thanks for the tutorial

[MonicaJacobson]

I think it's quite nice, and I really appreciate the walk through.

[Double Daddy]

Nice wallet.....appreciate the time you spent on the tutorial, as well...most helpful!

[ALO]

How long did it take for you to complete the wallet?

[rawr66]

Glad everyone is liking the walkthrough.

Alo, it doesn't take too much longer than making an unlined wallet. I'd say once you have everything prepped, meaning cut out, dyed, and finished, it should only take a couple hours to put together.

[JanC]

Awesome, thanks for the walkthrough!