Members CastleLeatherWorks Posted March 30, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 30, 2021 15 hours ago, fernandopolania said: Beautiful work. thank you ! 11 hours ago, mike02130 said: 1, You used .6 leather x 2 = 1.2 mm, correct? 2, Is that center piece just hanging there with glue? No stitching at all? 3, Are there no hidden pockets behind the card holders? 4, Where are you thinking about stitching across? 5, Is there a reason that you didn't carry the stitching around the top corners? 5, Did you line the card slots? Lately I've been dicking around making some wallets with Buttero and Arlan chevre (sounds fancier than goat). It's pretty dainty work. I use some Saphir Medaille d’Or wax and spit shine it and then buff with a horse hair brush. It really brings out the color on the Buttero. 1) yes the leather i used is 0.6 buttero 2) the center piece IS just hanging there its glued with weldwood contact cement. the span is only 3/4 of an inch so its not that big and i haven't had any issues with separation. I have considered stitching all the way across and might implement that into future works. 3) there is hidden pockets behind the card slots. 4) the section you mentioned that is unstitched between the card slots. ( answered this in the previous question #2 ) 5) i don't stitch around the top corners because i have heard from some other makers that the friction of going in and out of the pocket has worn the thread and they have failed...i might implement in the future because i do like the look and im considering switching from linen to poly thread. plus i usually paint my edges after i stitch so it would be in the way. this is one of a handful of items Ive made with dyed edges. 6) the card slots are not fully lined to keep the bulk down and because buttero has enough body at .6mm to stand up on it own. i have fully lined some projects done with chevre because it gets kinda floppy at the thinner weights...also just the main bill compartment is fully lined (i might have to make a note of this in future posts as to not confuse people.. when i say fully lined im only referring to the money slot) Do you ever post your work? theres only a handful of us on this site who do this kind of leather work and i want to see it all LOL Quote
Members MsEdna Posted April 30, 2021 Members Report Posted April 30, 2021 Edges look great! I, too, have tried to paint my edges with alcohol dye. You are absolutely right about practicing . Even is I use a Q-tip, the dye will bleed into the grain side if not careful. Besides, I have tried it on natural leather, painting with a light brown color. Problem is, it will turn out very dark. Not sure how to solve that problem. If you want to switch to poly thread, I can recommend Vinymo. Quote
Members CastleLeatherWorks Posted May 4, 2021 Author Members Report Posted May 4, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 3:41 AM, MsEdna said: Edges look great! I, too, have tried to paint my edges with alcohol dye. You are absolutely right about practicing . Even is I use a Q-tip, the dye will bleed into the grain side if not careful. Besides, I have tried it on natural leather, painting with a light brown color. Problem is, it will turn out very dark. Not sure how to solve that problem. If you want to switch to poly thread, I can recommend Vinymo. thank you @MsEdna i will have to check out vinymo. yes i to have found even when i use a light brown dye on my natural veg tan edges it does darken quite a bit. maybe edge paint is the answer if you want lighter edges. Quote
Members MsEdna Posted May 13, 2021 Members Report Posted May 13, 2021 On 5/5/2021 at 12:03 AM, CastleLeatherWorks said: thank you @MsEdna i will have to check out vinymo. yes i to have found even when i use a light brown dye on my natural veg tan edges it does darken quite a bit. maybe edge paint is the answer if you want lighter edges. I try to avoid edge paint whenever possible...we don't get along well Quote
Members JayEhl Posted May 13, 2021 Members Report Posted May 13, 2021 Dig this collaboration.... Love this board!!! Quote
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