Sewing credit card sleeves/linings.

[craftsman827]

I am making some credit card wallets.

Can someone show how to sew & install,

credit card slot linings.They are made from lining material.

[rejerome]

Yup.  This works well...

 

[craftsman827]

Thank you rejerome, that is exactly what I was looking for !

[kovithew]

just like that? no need to stitch on the ribbon?

[rejerome]

Personal preference I suppose.  If you trust the tape (I use contact cement and have not tried the tape) then that's it.  If you want you could stitch across just under each card slot before you fold the ribbon down.  Here's one I did.  It is glued only.

Edited October 12, 2016 by rejerome

[Cajunfighter]

How well does this technique hold up over time?

[bikermutt07]

I'm also curious to how long it will last.

[MADMAX22]

Sure it would be ok but I just couldnt bring myself to send anything out the door that was held together just by glue.

[rejerome]

MADMAX22, it sounds like you'd better sew it then when you start producing them.

I'm not the author of the video link I provided.  I was just being neighborly and answering the original question that was posted.

I have only made two wallets using this exact method. I am not mass producing these for sale at this time. I prefer card pockets to slots.   The ones I did make where given as gifts. They've been in use for over a year now with no failures.  My guess is the ribbon will crap out before the glue fails but it remains to be seen.  It has been my experience that modern day contact cement generally doesn't fail, but the material does. I could be wrong.  I generally and frequently am.

It doesn't take much time to build a prototype using this method.  If you have concerns then by all means I whole heartedly urge all readers to test the method demonstrated in the video above before you take my word for it. That's what I did before building any to hand out and for me, and as gifts I was satisfied they would last.

The wallets I made went to good friends. They'll have no issue letting me know if there's a problem. 

At the risk of raising further debate, I stumbled onto another video where fabric is used instead of ribbon.   In the video they stitched it (by hand) as I had mentioned you could do with the photo I posted earlier.  I did not envision that ribbon would hold up well at all after being stitched. I figured ribbon would start shredding as only ribbon can do after being poked full of holes with a leather stitching needle.

Now that I have seen this second method I intend to use this fabric and stitch (machine stitch) method going forward as the fabric will be easier to work with and more durable than ribbon, but again I will prototype it for myself first and not just rely on a video or my guessing.

I will include a link to this 2nd video....God help me! 

So, now know everything I know, and in the words of Forrest Gump; "That's all I've got a say about that."

N

Edited October 28, 2016 by rejerome

[MADMAX22]

Thanks for the videos/links. I know you were just being helpful and wasnt trying to go against the grain or anything, just throwing my opinion out there. Just my personal preference of not relying entirely on glue which could be totally unfounded. Just an old guys opinion.