Pattern For Wallet?

[thientran2711]

Hello everyone,

I have seen this wallet online and I would really like to make it for my husband's birthday. Can anyone make this pattern for me, PLEASE?

And one more thing is that i'm newbie LOL. It would be so nice if someone could tell me about some basic tools I could use to make a wallet like this.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[Thor]

Seriously???

How about using the search feature in the pattern section which may lead you to a cordovan wallet and you just modify it. All you need is just the outer dimensions and go from there. Wouldn't even take the time to think about this wallet a lot as it's just rectangles and some stitching.

Okay, I may have to apologize, or not. This is your first post to the forum at all. So without intro you are looking for help... Usually people introduce themselves first and ask a question then.

Edited May 3, 2015 by Thor

[maddhatter]

wow thor a little harsh there aint it. didn't get your coffee in yet ??? (chuckle)

i mean sure people intro them selves first and ask questions later, but we generally don't try to scare people off on their first post. we were all new to the site once our selves and didn't know what to expect i know i sure didn't and it took me a lot of courage to start talking on here.

so to begin with welcome to the site thientran2711 here you can find many patterns for some type of wallet that you can modify with some ease. do a search for tboyce his patterns may or may not be what your looking for but its a start in the right direction.

[TwinOaks]

First off Welcome to leatherworker.net.

There's a WHOLE lot more to making that wallet than "here's the pattern, and a sewing machine" (which aren't cheap). You can check out the sub-forum on wallets, belts, etc. to get an idea of how it's done, and Tboyce has some printable pattern .PDFs

ETA: dang it, madhatter, ya beat me to 'reply' button

[maddhatter]

chuckle, sorry twinoaks

[Art]

Hi Thientran,

You might want to watch this video. Excellent video although he doesn't cover the rolled edges, and the card insert you can make-up after you finish the wallet. He also sells a pattern for this on Etsy. It isn't that expensive and worth it I think. I recommend you go thin on the leather, like 2 or 3 oz; a regular sewing machine can usually handle that.

Art

[thientran2711]

First of all, I apologize for not introducing myself before asking for some help and my language using if it is quite weird to some of you (English is not my first language). Honestly, I have never been in a forum like this before, I mean English-version forum with so many English-language people. I'm Asian. When I was in my country, if I wanted to look for help in a forum, just went straight to the point. And when I read some posts here, I saw that they just asked. (I didn't know that they have talked about themselves before). So I kinda shocked and ashamed when some of you react like that. That's my bad. So sorry.

Then, about the pattern, I swear that I search on google, youtube, tandyleather.com, or even this forum as well. But they are not like what I want. Maybe to some of you, this kind of wallet is super easy to modify or make, but not me. I just knew this art few days ago. I fall in love with it. I also looked up for some leather classes around my area (Georgia), but they only teach how to make a belt or business wallet. That's why I come up to this post. You have no idea that how much I want to learn it. I even think about driving 12 to 14 hours to Texas to take a class of making leather wallet. If it was just simple like go to the store, buy some leather, and then make it, I would. But it's expensive, tools and leather. That's why I ask here cuz I think It's faster and easier.

Anyways, that's my bad of not introducing anything. Just like knock a door, step into someone's house without permission. That's too rude. I know.

I thank all of the replies above, especially someone who shows me some hints and video which help me a lot to look up for the pattern. Next time, I will know what I should do before asking for help.

P/S: I'm only 20, still too young. And, the Asian culture and American one are huge different, so hope all of you do not mind about my behavior. Once again, sorry and thank you so much!

Edited May 4, 2015 by thientran2711

[Thor]

I'm not American, but it's the same or even more so in Europe. You still didn't find a pattern you can modify to your needs? Well try this search on pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=leather%20wallet%20pattern

Or use this on this forum http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=54776&hl=%2Bbifold+%2Bpattern and modify to your needs. Yours really just has an ID flap in the middle.

Or this step-by-step picture guide https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/aa/cf/ab/aacfabdbff07cd309fedc3f531038b0c.jpg

And at the end of the day making your own pattern or modifying an existing one is part of the fun

[eternoui]

Hi there and welcome. I am not American or English my self also. There are a lot of information in this forum and through the web. a lot of video tutorials that will give you to understand. If you dont understand something there are a lot of people in the forum will gladly help you. But first you must do your own research.

[KrisbeeKream]

I'm new to the forum as well, new to leatherworking, and I don't use forums very much anyway. I have to admit, I've had some trouble navigating this site as well. It's difficult to know what to search for when you're not even familiar with some of the basic terminology. Perhaps posts like these should simply be directed to a newcomer-friendly sub-forum?