Orange togo pouch

[Famah]

I recently finished up a small envelope style pouch or clutch in orange togo (or at any rate, togo-style) leather.  Here's an album with a couple of buildout pictures.

It's sized to be able to hold just the essentials - a card case, keys, and phone.  I like to use it in my tote bag to organize my stuff, and it's also handy to leave the large tote behind and just grab this when I need to run out for something quick.

It's stitched with 3mm chisels and 532 natural lin cable.  Edges are painted with Vernis paint in Havanna.  The flap shape is from Hermes' smart pochette, and the strap-thing is after Peter Nitz.

There are definitely a bunch of things to improve on.  The stitching on this leather for some reason was a little wonky in a way I haven't encountered with other leathers.  The thread tended to shift upon pulling each stitch tight, in a way that got rid of some of the usual slant.  I also need a little more practice skiving, to get more even edges.  Overall, though, I'm really pleased.

[swellco]

Very nice and classy!

[RockyAussie]

Very good effort considering you used no lining. I think a thin lining would have made the stitching more easier to control.

[Sandgel]

Great work! Awesome!

[stangman645]

I will share with you what I've learned from using similar leather.

1. I found that it's best to line this type of leather with another leather that has just a tad bit more firmness to it. I usually use goat or calf skin.
2. Skiving comes with practice. I've practice so much I can pretty much use my head knife now to cut and skive with. The key is making sure your knives are always sharp.\

I still give the project a thumbs up very nice and clean.

 

Edited September 6, 2016 by stangman645