Stubby / Can Holders

[Handstitched]

G'Day, I finally got around to updating my photo page in the photo album I take with me at various markets for advertising  etc . Just thought I'd share  just a few of them  on this occasion.  Some of these were custom orders. 

You may have a different name for the same thing ,  but this is the ' Aussie way of keeping our beer cold around a barbie '  aka "foamies"   I know I have a lot more other pics of stubby holders...I just need to remember where I put them. 

HS 

Edited May 20, 2018 by Handstitched

[garypl]

Very nice!

[Handstitched]

G'day,

Thank you very much. Nothing but pleasure,  and joy  seeing the end result  in creating those.  

HS

[BDAZ]

Nice stuff!

Here's an idea for you: I made this for my local sushi bar to hold their pencils. I assume they are as numerous as they are here. They wanted more but it's not really what I do for $$. It says Sushi in Japanese. BTW I transfer the design which is printed in reverse on a laser printer. I then tape it to the leather, toner side down, saturate the paper with acetone and then run over it with a creaser. And Bob's your uncle!

 

[Handstitched]

G'Day,

Thats quite good. The red on black with white stitching  is very striking and very precise .

I have a pic or two of some silhouette carving on a stubby holder.....somewhere.  I'm going to have to do some serious searching   

I have done 'multiples' before ( about a dozen) of the  same  carved pattern on stubby holders   in the past, but they are so  time consuming.... .and costly for the client. You finish the very  last stubby holder  and its like.." yey !!!  " , ...........and celebrate with a coldie....or two >     

HS 

[BDAZ]

I know the feeling! I usually do runs of 24 but do them in stages and NO CARVING. Would reduce my income to $.50 an hour! I have had clicker dies and embossing plates made including logos of my customers. I try to keep total time to <1 hour plus trying times. I have two drying cycles, one casing and the the other wet forming. Usually pretty quick in 30C 5% humidity.

Materials are $<20. I bill at around +- $100 for singles and less 25% for wholesale.

Bob

[Tugadude]

Nice stuff, but would like to see the seam and the bottom if you get the chance.

[BDAZ]

1 hour ago, Tugadude said:

Nice stuff, but would like to see the seam and the bottom if you get the chance.

I don't have any other photographs.

It's been years since I made this one off. If I remember right I cut the cylinder leather, decorated and dyed it, then stitched top and bottom and then cross stitched the back. I cut a disk out of 12oz skirting, dyed it black and glued it to the bass of the cup.

The cup is still in use daily at the sushi bar.

Hope that helps. 

[Tugadude]

Yes that helps.  I like to see different methods because I can learn so much.

[BDAZ]

Should have said the disk was gued inside and flush to the bottom. I tend to go with the easiest method requiring the least amount of time.

[Handstitched]

G'Day again,

Hey BDAZ , It took me  a good 3hrs to find these, and another hour or so to compile them,  but here they are.

A lot of these are from my early days, like the collection of 8 & the silhouette carved  for example,  but when I  compare them to what I do now, I seem to have come a long way. 

( I even found some  cool music  CD's I never knew I had in the process, ...bonus   ) 

HS 

 

 

Edited May 22, 2018 by Handstitched

[noobleather]

Awesome Stubby holders there mate.

Like the bush chook and cane toad ones

 

[BDAZ]

Very nice! Thanks for posting the others.

Bob

[Fire88]

those look great