Leather Projects
All guides filed under Leather Projects.
Lining a Leather Bag: Materials, Method and a Clean Finish
A lining is the difference between a leather box and a finished bag. This lining leather bag guide covers the three quiet jobs a lining does — hiding…
How to Make a Leather Eyeglass Roll and Soft Case
A leather eyeglass roll or soft case protects lenses with a crush-resistant veg-tan shell and a soft lining that won’t scratch a coating. There are two ways to…
How to Make a Leather Zipper Wallet: Coin Zip, No Pucker
The secret to a leather zipper wallet with a coin pocket that doesn’t pucker is to build the zip pocket as its own flat sub-assembly first, on thin…
Riveted vs Stitched Leather Bags: Which Construction Lasts Longer?
Should you rivet a leather bag together or stitch it? The honest answer this riveted vs stitched leather bag guide defends is: most durable bags use both, and…
How to Make a Leather Watch Roll for Two or Three Watches
A leather watch roll cradles two or three watches in padded tube pockets and rolls closed with a tie, cushioning the cases so crowns don’t scratch and crystals…
Personalized Leather Dog Collars: Stamping or Laser-Engraving a Name
A personalized leather dog collar carries the dog’s name and your phone number right on the strap, and you have two clean ways to put it there: hand…
How to Make a Leather Plant Pot Cover and Basket
A leather plant pot cover is a leather sleeve wrapped and stitched around a rigid pot, or a soft folded leather basket that holds one. Because the pot…
How to Make a Leather Apron: Straps, Rivets, and a Crossback
A leather apron is a strap project disguised as a garment. The body panel is the easy part — a single piece of leather cut to shape. What…
How to Make a Leather Tool Roll: Pockets, Flap, and Tie
Reach blind into a bag of loose edge tools and sooner or later you find an awl point with your thumb — I did, more than once, before…
How to Make a Leather Zipper Pouch: Two-Panel Method
The clean way to make a leather zipper pouch is the two-panel method: stitch the zipper to each panel’s top edge first, then stitch the two panels together…