Leather Pouch
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:33 pm
After finishing my belt, I decided my next project would be a small leather pouch, to store coins and such. In terms of the design, it is a very simple piece, but I still put some thought into it, and opted to draw some inspiration from gondorian buckles to design the curves. I first drew and cut the two patterns, which consist of a circumference for the basic pouch and a rectangle (in my case stylized with the gondorian influence) to add some structure. I have ended up using two kinds of leather, a dark brown lambskin for the circumference and a piece of undyed cowhide for the "rectangle".
After cutting the leather to the appropriate shape, I punched the holes in and used a saddle stitch with some linen thread to sew the two pieces together.
Once the sewing was done, I applied my homemade leather finish to the piece and punched forty holes following the circumference. I then threaded the leather cord and tied a knot at each end.
For both practical and aesthetic reasons, I decided to make a couple of boxwood beads to go on each end of the cord. I made those by first drilling and cutting two pieces off a small boxwood branch, then slowly carving the shape rounder and rounder with a knife, and then sanding it with finer and finer sandpaper. To finish them, I applied a coat of the same mixture of beeswax and olive oil I used on the leather.
I then put the beads on, secured them with a couple of knots, and the pouch was done.
I am really happy with how this little project turned out, can't wait to fill it with Shire Post Mint coins! I hope you found this entertaining or interesting, and thanks for reading!
After cutting the leather to the appropriate shape, I punched the holes in and used a saddle stitch with some linen thread to sew the two pieces together.
Once the sewing was done, I applied my homemade leather finish to the piece and punched forty holes following the circumference. I then threaded the leather cord and tied a knot at each end.
For both practical and aesthetic reasons, I decided to make a couple of boxwood beads to go on each end of the cord. I made those by first drilling and cutting two pieces off a small boxwood branch, then slowly carving the shape rounder and rounder with a knife, and then sanding it with finer and finer sandpaper. To finish them, I applied a coat of the same mixture of beeswax and olive oil I used on the leather.
I then put the beads on, secured them with a couple of knots, and the pouch was done.
I am really happy with how this little project turned out, can't wait to fill it with Shire Post Mint coins! I hope you found this entertaining or interesting, and thanks for reading!