Introduction: Simple Leather Clutch

This leather clutch is a great project for a founding father to working with leather. Even if you have undergo, this is still a beautiful and simple clutch that bequeath last for galore years. I created this to carry close to my sound and other small items which I tend to recede often. I didn't want to make anything fancy. Afterward cutting and sewing, I then distinct to only use leather and avoid whatever metal-looking clasps. I enjoy how simple and ageless it is.

Mistreat 1: Materials for Leather Clutch

Materials:

  • Leather
    • Measurements - my piece was 9 inches wide by 15 3/4 inches prospicient (feel for free to conform the sizing). If you Don River't have a leather store nearby, I noticed some leather pieces being sold-out on Amazon that would wreak, the likes of this uncomparable: Leather Medium Brunette Cowskin 10" X 18"
    • I bought this finished double-articulatio humeri leather at a Tandy storehouse - any leather would work antimonopoly powdered
    • Piece of suede lace to survive the hole and tie ahead the clutch closed
  • Basic Leather Tools

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Step 2: Cutting & Preparing the Leather

The opening move is to simply cut out the leather to the desired sizing. I hand-hewn my tack proscribed with the measurements: 9 inches blanket by 15 3/4 inches marvelous. After doing that, I sprayed the leather with water to make it bendable and then I folded the bottom part up approximately 5 1/2 inches.

After folding it up, I placed some heavy objects along it to let the crease take shape. Preceptor't worry about foldaway the top down yet. My leather quickly dried and I was then ready to move onto the next step.

Footfall 3: Prepping the Leather to Sew together It

At this step you will need to spray the leather again (or repeatedly as I did) and then proceeds out the edge creasing creature and go on the edges with IT. Once that's done, take over out a ruler and hold it near the line you just made along the edge of the leather and then take out the stitching groover and carefully go along the same line to gouge out a bit of the leather. Execute this on the edges where you will follow sewing (flip it admissive to do the backrest side also). Once that is done, you are almost ready to run up.

Step 4: Sewing the Leather Clutch Sides

Now you'll need to omi your diamond plug and your mallet. I personally was able to use this punch to make holes through both layers of leather as I had the piece folded improving. You can't always brawl that as leather can be very tough and impenetrable. If information technology's not incredibly thick, you may just be fit to punch through and through some layers at once as I did. First wet the leather again, then place the poke where you want it and habit the mallet to hit it done the leather. You should have some typecast of leather pounding pad or rise below that can handle information technology. After you've punched whol the holes, you can get the needle and thread out.

At first I decided to effort a decorative chain sew together. After doing few of them, I decided to pull it out and go the standard stitching road. But, I left the photos hither A a reference in case you wishing to cause that type of stitch - it can be very nice looking. The standard stitch is a bit rocky to excuse how to do, so I've found an excellent tutorial Hera that may supporte a lot.

Step 5: Finishing Touches

Finally - you're happening your last step! Spray the leather again and make up a fold at the top so there is a flap approaching down. Determine if you want to trim the flap to create a certain style operating theatre look. After that you can lick a hole out in the mall posterior of the flap and pull a piece of suede lace through it (with a knot at the end) and you are done! If you ingest whatever questions please deman!

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