First leather projects - Belt, Passport cover, Phone sleeve

[Sompla]

Hello,
I've been doing some leatherwork recently, and managed to finish these three projects. All firsts for me, and so much fun! A few misstakes here and there, but I am learning as I go!
All three items were sewn with linen thread. Passport cover in vegetable tanned leather from Tärnsjö garveri (a swedish tannery founded in 1873), this was the first one that I finished. Any thoughts and comments are most welcome! Kind regards
 


Iphone 7 plus sleeve, hand dyed vegetable tanned leather, also from Tärnsjö.

Edited February 19, 2017 by Sompla

[Sompla]

The belt is made from Italian vegetable tanned leather, 3,5mm thick, 38mm wide with a cast brass buckle. Dyed and burnished edges. 

Edited February 19, 2017 by Sompla

[bikermutt07]

Those all look great and I really like your rock. You have a nice rock.

[Mattsbagger]

Looking good. I also like the rock.lol Since I spend all day delivering rocks I know rocks! I made a sleeve like that for my phone too. Had to put a notch in the top after the fact to get the phone out.

[Sompla]

29 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

Those all look great and I really like your rock. You have a nice rock.

Thanks! That rock is indeed quite nice! 

4 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said:

Looking good. I also like the rock.lol Since I spend all day delivering rocks I know rocks! I made a sleeve like that for my phone too. Had to put a notch in the top after the fact to get the phone out.

Thank you! It's a nice piece of shale! I was also rather surprised when at first I could not get my phone out.. To my relief I figured out that I could squeeze the bottom of the sleeve and pop the phone out that way..!

[AussieMade]

On 2/20/2017 at 3:39 AM, Sompla said:

The belt is made from Italian vegetable tanned leather, 3,5mm thick, 38mm wide with a cast brass buckle. Dyed and burnished edges. 

That belt is perfect in my opinion. The edges are nicely burnished, Some people may have a whinge about stitching across the belt as they say it weakens the leather causing it to perforate after a while. But I don't see a problem with it. I glue as well as stitch, so they should come apart for many years I would hope.

Congrats on some really nice pieces of craftsmanship.

[Sompla]

On 2017-02-21 at 8:59 AM, AussieMade said:

That belt is perfect in my opinion. The edges are nicely burnished, Some people may have a whinge about stitching across the belt as they say it weakens the leather causing it to perforate after a while. But I don't see a problem with it. I glue as well as stitch, so they should come apart for many years I would hope.

Congrats on some really nice pieces of craftsmanship.

Thank you!
I was trying to figure out how to stitch along the belt, but it seemed more bothersome (although more elegant). Will be trying it in the future! 
 

[Mattsbagger]

Nigel Armitage has a video I believe how to stitch a belt keeper. Worth a peek into believe. 

[Sompla]

On 2017-02-23 at 1:06 PM, Mattsbagger said:

Nigel Armitage has a video I believe how to stitch a belt keeper. Worth a peek into believe. 

Ah yes, was indeed a very useful video, thanks!