this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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My wallet wore out about a year ago. I liked the general shape, but was looking for a fun project, so instead of buying a new one I made a similar one, first out of paper, then scrap canvas, then scrap leather, then a final version from Walpier Buttero with edge paint and hand stitching in an accent color. I designed it in Inkscape, and laser-cut the pieces, including the holes for stitching, which allowed me to get very precise stitches. Not pictured - several paper/staples iterations on the pockets tweaking the pattern to my liking
Looks great. Love the blue thread. Is it Ritza?
Yep, Ritza 25 Tiger thread 0.6 Aqua
Hm… where did you get the colour? None of my usual suppliers have the colour “aqua”
https://www.rmleathersupply.com/products/0-6mm-ritza-25-polyester-tiger-thread-25m-length-if-buy-5-get-1-free?variant=39819526930541 this is where I get most of my supplies, if you happen to be US-based they have free shipping, and a good selection of leathers, edge paints, and threads
Thanks for the link. I’ll have to see if they ship to Canada! I think I’ll start a thread with suppliers by country as well.
Community resources like that are super valuable! Hopefully community wikis will eventually be a thing