I have a plan for my future wallet and notebook combo! This is my fairly precise sketch. See images below.

I'll give it a Z fold with wallet on one side and notebook on the other.

The notebook part will have holes in the middle at the top and bottom where I'll attatch two elastics for two small notebooks. I might make them into one tho.

The wallet part will have a zipper all around and for the inside pockets I'll use fabric to reduce weight and thickness. The curves on the paper represent pockets so I'll have two on each side. I'm going to attatch them with a W shape so that I get a proper pocket in the middle.

I'm not sure what to do about the fact that leather has a front and back tho. I'd prefer to not have two layers to reduce thickness and weight.

I hope this makes sense and is possible

There are many similar cardholder out there but I drew the pattern for this one myself.

Made from a single piece (kind of a big T shape), veg-tan leather, hand dyed, and saddle stitched with linen thread.

There's a coin compartment, and another one that will easily fit 5-6 cards.

As always, happy to share any details.

Finally, the card-holder! Probably made with a variation on saddle stitch where I sewed first one side, then the other. Sewn with cotton yarn, not very elegant haha. It can hold 4 cards comfortably on each side.

And this is how it compares to the notebook holder I've shown before

A quick mini tote bag out a 2 oz dark cherry leather.

A friend wanted to save the buckle from his old belt, so I made him an upgrade! Fully handstitched.

I heard that you can make a finger protector in leather to use when sewing and that they work really great, so of course I had to try it. They DO work great.

I used a holepuncher intended for fabric to create the holes that i sewed in, with thin-ish yarn.

It's not super pretty, but it works!

Hellu!

A while back I made this leather cover to fit a couple of A7 notebooks, also knows as travelers journal. It's made from scrap-leather, I did no sewing, the piece on the flap is glued on and the curved edge was from before. I just removed the stitches to fit the bottom leather under the flap on the inside.. I realize this barely fit as a leather craft, I hope it's okay anyway!

Another strap in pueblo burgundy, but this time with a foldable buckle and yellow linen thread. I wear this one on my lil Seiko 5. Happy to share details about it, as always!

Simple coins and card holder. Naturaliste veg tan, hand dyed, and stitched with linen thread.

As always, I'm happy to share details if anyone is interested so feel free to ask!

Made with pueblo leather, I wouldn't really recommend it unless you have proper reinforcements, because it's very supple and won't hold up very good after a while.

Technically the second collar, because the first jig for the rivets didn't have guides. Everything was a little skewed plus the dome rivets were a little too small anyways. Good practice though.

Hand stitched, which really makes me want to buy a sewing machine.

Here's another watchstrap, I got many pics of old projects in my gallery that I'll keep share over time, hope it's not seen as spamming and that it doesn't bother anyone haha. As usual, I'm happy to share details about the build :)

Simple deck case I made. Very easy project as it's made with a single piece of leather, folded and held in shape with only 2 rivets.

Here's mobile I made, got the pattern on etsy, can't remember the name of the shop but I can look it up if someone is interested.

And here are detailed pics

Here's a bifold I made for a relative. Made it with pueblo leather, aquagum glue, meisi linen thread and fiebing dye + tokonole for the edge work.

Happy to share details about the craft.

And here are more pics:

Made from ~10oz vegtan leather and saddle stitched.

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Here's one with more details than the previous one, and one more pic of the strap from above !

Watchstraps are definitely my favorite thing to make, so here's one I made, more are probably coming haha.

I'm happy to share additional Info about it if you have any question.

I recently finished a cash wallet from 4oz vegtan leather.

I think it came out nice and wanted to share. Enjoy!

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I was wondering how you hobbyists say no to friends and acquaintances mostly. I have gifted a few small things and others just know that I do leather work.

I am getting inundated with requests and some are just way too much work. Of course they offer to pay but my time is limited and really I can’t even ask for a real hourly rate without out being prohibitively expensive. Especially when I have to design from scratch it takes me a ton of time.

I also would like to keep it a hobby and make when and what I want and not fulfill orders! I already have a side hustle I don’t need another one.

I was wondering how your experience is and how you handle this.

A few years ago I made a passport sized notebook similar to the Midori notebook. I really enjoy it and wanted to try a larger size.

This is a slightly larger version made to my own specs. I almost went with Leuchtturm B6+ sizing but decided the proportions were not to my liking.

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Made one over a year ago and realized I needed a few more. Vegtan and saddle stitched.

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This is a bag I stitched for my significant other's renaissance faire costume back in June.

Hello all.

I'm new to this hobby but have always longed for specific leather attributes to things I already own or want to replace (worn out imitation leather stuff).

I'd like to appreciate the fact that I now have the freedom to create anything I can realistically imagine granted my skill-level.

Since this first piece, I've made a case for my glasses that I've forever wanted to replace, but loved the design of; I've made other sleeves for tools, trying to improve my stitching.

Every new small project excites me so much, especially ones that require new skills.

Thank you all for being such a wonderful community.

And to all that are curious about leathercraft, I'm telling you that you won't regret the journey.

I wanted to make a koozie for my drinks. This is the first attempt. It's too tight which makes it difficult to remove and I'm not convinced the bottom part is needed.

I'll be remaking this. :)

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