Members lilwaysleather Posted February 5, 2016 Members Report Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Yellow and Taupe Bifold. Was a custom order. 10spi linen thread beige/taupe edges Goat leather Pictures were too large to post in the thread so I linked down below. http://imgur.com/a/lsJ1W Edited February 5, 2016 by lilwaysleather Quote
Members KeepItSimple Posted February 6, 2016 Members Report Posted February 6, 2016 Lovely work Quote
Members jlrowe Posted February 6, 2016 Members Report Posted February 6, 2016 Professional quality work...love the colors together! Quote
Members Wild Bill46 Posted February 7, 2016 Members Report Posted February 7, 2016 Very professional looking ! --- Wild Bill46 Quote
Members uberyk Posted February 9, 2016 Members Report Posted February 9, 2016 Hello folks, been a lurker, first post with a question... I've noticed bifold/bill folds always have an unstitched gap in the middle of the note pocket (where the wallet folds). Is this a design trait or does it serve a functional purpose? I'm planning on making one as a gift and figured I should make sure before making a catastrophic mistake. Quote
Members BeUnico Posted February 9, 2016 Members Report Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) I've just made one for my husband, very first project, and when I designed my pattern, I purposely cut the inside piece of leather 1cm smaller than the outside. Then I left 2 cm unstitched in the center fold. The reason being, it's the only way of getting a good fold as the shorter inside 'pulls' the wallet naturally to it's finished shape. If you were to use two pieces of the exact same length, after stitching the two layers would attempt to 'pucker' as the bifold is folded. The thickness of the leather wouldn't allow folding without that small unsewn space that 'gives'. Being leather, instead of puckering, it would pull the stitching and just not hold a good shape. It wouldn't 'lay' right. I don't know if I've explained properly though 😊 Edited February 9, 2016 by BeUnico Quote
Members BeUnico Posted February 9, 2016 Members Report Posted February 9, 2016 Lilwaysleather that is beautiful and so neat 👍🏼 Quote
Members uberyk Posted February 9, 2016 Members Report Posted February 9, 2016 BeUnico, thank you. That's what I suspected. I'll have to see if there are any old billfolds laying around the house to take apart for research purposes. I think I've got a way to avoid the puckering issue altogether, nothing groundbreaking I'm sure. Will post when I have a finished product. Sorry for the threadjack lilwaysleather! Quote
Members eternoui Posted February 21, 2016 Members Report Posted February 21, 2016 I really like the colour! Good job! Quote
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