Lining selection for your leather work

[KelvinL]

Hi guys, i'm new to leather craft hope to have some guidance and tips. I'm planning to make a bi fold wallet and thinking to cover the opposite side of the grain surface on the inner compartment or exposed area with a thin lining.

What kind of leather you guys usually use as a lining for bi fold wallet in this situation and perhaps on a bag as well?

I'm thinking of pig skin or sheep skin or any other alternatives/ tips to make the opposite side of the grain surface nicer?

[alpha2]

I think most people would use a thin fabric for that, not leather. Pig skin can be really thin, though, so should work. There are different thicknesses, though, pic the thinnest one, so it doesn't buckle when folded.

[Willie0]

When people line with fabric, do they fold the edges under so they won't fray?

[garypl]

I use thin pigskin on some on some of the small items I make.  This checkbook has light color pigskin lining.

 

 

 

[thefanninator]

How much money do you want to spend?

How nice do you want it?

How thin do you need it?

[RockyAussie]

4 hours ago, Willie0 said:

When people line with fabric, do they fold the edges under so they won't fray?

Hi WillieO , in answer to that it depends,some do and some don't. I always do with pocket tops be that the fabric I use does not fray anyway. I get the fabric I use from Italy from a company called TABRU. If you check out the link here following you can see a video where we are making and attaching some pockets for some wallets we make. The advantages of using this method is that the fabric can be cut with a clicker press and there is no fraying. Takes glue with out fraying.The thickness is about .2mm and way stronger than leather at even twice that thickness and it enables a fairly even edge to get the stitching to give the best results with regards to tensions etc.The video was made to show the line up device I made but shows enough of the construction to help I think. Here is the link-

 

[KelvinL]

6 hours ago, alpha2 said:

I think most people would use a thin fabric for that, not leather. Pig skin can be really thin, though, so should work. There are different thicknesses, though, pic the thinnest one, so it doesn't buckle when folded.

Alpha thanks for your input! If you were to do, you will choose to use thin fabric over a leather?

4 hours ago, garypl said:

I use thin pigskin on some on some of the small items I make.  This checkbook has light color pigskin lining.

 

 

 

Hey Gary, thanks for sharing your picture with pig skin lining! Looks good with the color combination!

[KelvinL]

33 minutes ago, RockyAussie said:

Hi WillieO , in answer to that it depends,some do and some don't. I always do with pocket tops be that the fabric I use does not fray anyway. I get the fabric I use from Italy from a company called TABRU. If you check out the link here following you can see a video where we are making and attaching some pockets for some wallets we make. The advantages of using this method is that the fabric can be cut with a clicker press and there is no fraying. Takes glue with out fraying.The thickness is about .2mm and way stronger than leather at even twice that thickness and it enables a fairly even edge to get the stitching to give the best results with regards to tensions etc.The video was made to show the line up device I made but shows enough of the construction to help I think. Here is the link-

 

Hi Willie, what kind of fabric do you usually use for your leather work that requires fabric?

[alpha2]

The checkbook covers I've done so far, I've used the very thin pigskin, like in the above photo. The wallets I've left unlined. To get the thinnest wallet linings, I'd use fabric, but haven't needed one that thin yet!

[KelvinL]

1 hour ago, alpha2 said:

The checkbook covers I've done so far, I've used the very thin pigskin, like in the above photo. The wallets I've left unlined. To get the thinnest wallet linings, I'd use fabric, but haven't needed one that thin yet!

I see. Thanks alpha!

[Willie0]

I usually line with pigskin or thin vegtan when width is an issue.  When I line with fabric or canvas I always turn under or bind the edges, but this makes for a much thicker item (not wallets). It seems too good to be true to get away without doing that.  Wishful thinking.

[KelvinL]

19 hours ago, Willie0 said:

I usually line with pigskin or thin vegtan when width is an issue.  When I line with fabric or canvas I always turn under or bind the edges, but this makes for a much thicker item (not wallets). It seems too good to be true to get away without doing that.  Wishful thinking.

Thanks for the input Willie! Probably I consider using either pigskin.