Ylide Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Happy Monday, Leather experts! So I've made this wallet exterior for my brother, and I THINK I have a decent pattern put together, but I believe I've used too thick of a leather for both the interior billfold and the pockets. I haven't stitched it together yet because I likely need to remake the interior piece. Any suggestions? I used a 4-5oz veg tan for the exterior and interior billfold, and some thin black chome tan for the pockets. I don't know exactly what thickness it is, I inherited it from a friend. Clearly I need smaller, I can probably brave the weather to hit Tandy's later, any suggestions? Other design decisions and questions of note: I went with a 4" height to better fit the carving. Is this too high? I want to make the pockets have a section underneath them, at least on one side. Is this accomplished by putting a single flat piece under the pockets and stitching them to that, then stitching that piece to the interior billfold? What is a reasonable thickness to have before putting anything in the wallet? Thanks in advance, all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill46 Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Yes , It appears you have solved some of your own Questions. I've always liked the two sided pocket design, And it works ok. but would have used as thin a leather interior as I could get, maybe to 1.5 - 2 oz. for both pockets and insides. Your ok so far, Size ? 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" might be a good standard to go from. and maybe a 5/8" thickness ? I would think you would make your carving design to the size of the billfold not the other way around ? But it will still,work and be ok. Yes to applying your pockets to a partition, but only sew them on the inside vertical, then either sew or lace them all around the perimeter, as one. search this site , there are many, many good ideas from great crafts people and almost as many styles of billfolds. All in All you have a pretty nice beginning project, It will all work ok, but will be a thicker piece than wanted. Hope this will help in some way --- Wild Bill46 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ylide Report post Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks for the tips, Bill. I'll pick up some thinner leather and make a new interior. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
