Samsung S5 Phone Sleeve

[BobW]

I picked up a new phone on Black Friday. I made a new sleeve for it Saturday. It was made from 3-4oz veg tan leather. I put a celtic symbol on the front. The symbol was treated to medium brown gel antique and covered with acrylic finisher. I dyed the remainder of the exterior with Fiebing's black oil dye. It was stitched with light brown Tiger thread. The edges were burnished with glycerin then saddle soap and finished with parafin. I apply the parafin with a wool disc I made for my Dremel. This heats the parafin and the leather and allows penetration. The inside surfaces were treated with Tan Kote to make the phone slide easily. The exterior surfaces of the sleeve were treated with a home made beeswax based conditioner/protector.

The combination of the conditioner and edge treatments leaves the sleeve with the smell of leather and a soft touch.

Edited December 1, 2014 by BobW

[Northmount]

Really nice job! Making me jealous.

Tom

[bgl500]

Sharp!

[Basically Bob]

Now, that's one sweet little case!

[Basically Bob]

Bob, did you use a "mask" on the knot before dying the case black? How did you do that?

[BDAZ]

Nice Case..Nice phone.

A technique I use with Feibings Oil dye is to paint liquid latex on the stamp area as a resist. Use a couple of coats and then spray with impunity. Once dry, peel off the latex and you have almost virgin leather. The latex will darken the leather just slightly but much more effective than the resists typically used.

Cya!

Bob

[BobW]

Thanks guys for the kind words. I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Basically Bob, I did not use a mask, I simply used a fine line brush and a (mostly) steady hand around the knot. I applied the rest of the black dye with a rag. With a nearly dry rag I brushed lightly one time over the knot, catching the high spots.

Thanks again, BobW

[Rohn]

Beautiful job!!!

[retiredff]

Nice case, your stitching is great!

what size thread and the SPI?

Tony

[Wild Bill46]

Bob ------------------------

I gotta say, That is a super beautiful job , especially in such a short span of time. color, stitching exicution, all are beautiful,

Congratulations !

Thanx for posting --------------------- Wild Bill46