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Tiny leather wallets

12 Jan 2017
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Vedran Relja
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About a month ago, a dedicated fan of our page gave me a bunch of old stock leather hides which was in her grandpa’s basement for years… so, I started getting ideas what to do with it.
Goga needed a new wallet, and I needed a one day project to keep me sane. The thing with her wallet is that it doesn’t look like a wallet, more like a really small purse, with even smaller one inside, for coins. To her it seems completely legit, although people are usually laughing at it.

DIY wallet

I started cutting leather to size.

DIY wallet

And it’s done. And it’s crap! I’m already used to giving a second try to something I’m doing for the first time, so this poor thing was recycled.

DIY wallet

Second try was a success.

DIY wallet

I have sewn the zipper so the thread could be visible.

DIY wallet

The edges were burned so they don’t fall apart.

DIY wallet

Some more sewing.

DIY wallet

I used this cable management plastic lid to form the wallet more easily.

DIY wallet

As you can see, plastic was cut to size and inserted to help forming the straight lines.

DIY wallet

The next step was to put everything in the hot water to stiffen a leather a little bit.

DIY wallet

The wet wallet was set to dry in front of the heater.

DIY wallet

Since it looked a little dull, I have punched out this holes.

DIY wallet

And put some black rivets.

DIY wallet

The ends of the string were melted and flattened, so they don’t take much space, and also create the plug so the string doesn’t go out.

DIY wallet

There it is, ready for every day use. Oh, and I also created the Walletinny for the coins in the same fashion.

DIY wallet

A detail of the zipper.

DIY wallet

A detail of the rivet and the string.

DIY wallet

Goga likes it, you should too.

 

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