Making a Crocodile Leather Wallet (Free PDF Pattern)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- A classic bifold made with Himalayan crocodile leather
In this video I make a classic leather bifold wallet using Himalayn crocodile leather in a matte finish. For the interior of the wallet I use some orange vegetable tanned Buttero leather giving it a bright look. For the cash pocket I use a thin french calfskin leather which keeps the wallet thin and makes it very practical.
Materials Used:
- Himalayan crocodile leather
- Buttero vegetable tanned leather interior (1mm and 0.5mm thick)
- Baranil French calfskin leather cash pocket divider (0.5mm thick)
- Fil au Chinois Lin Cable 632 linen thread (0.51mm)
- Vernis edge paint
- Paraffin wax/Beeswax mix
- Leathercraft cement
- Contact cement
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Wow, yours are some of the best tutorials I have ever seen for leather, so clear and precise, no time wasted but everything explained carefully and thoroughly, thank you so much!
Thanks! More to come!
Thank you for taking your time to explain each step and sharing the tips.
I am glad you found helpful!
I learned so much about leathermaking in just this one video. I cannot wait to start making leather goods 😊
Thanks! Good Luck!
I need to work on my edge painting, that looks amazing
Thanks! It is definitely worth the time and effort.
salut , et bien des vidéos aussi clairement expliqués sont suffisamment rare sur YT pour vous en remercier et vous dire à quel point j'apprécie !!
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Your tutorials are outstanding and the patterns are just as great. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
A real professional job. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Your videos, explanations and actual final result are simply superb!
Thanks for going to the trouble to make these videos-
They've helped me a lot-
Thanks! I am very glad you find them helpful.
Very clean work beautiful
Thank you so much 😊
Great work 👏 👍...love from india 🇮🇳
Thank you so much! 👍👍
That was awesome
Beautiful! I am yet to master punching both sides but it really does make it a lot cleaner.
Thanks! Keep trying until you get it right, most of the hard work is done once you have planned out all your stitching holes.
i'm a brand new hobbyist and i gotta say, this is probably the best tutorial video i've seen. first of all i love how detailed you are about each of your steps, and that you are clear about the materials you are using. i would really like to try to make a wallet like this for myself, where did you manage to get the Himalayan crocodile leather??? and how much do they usually cost for a piece?
Himalaya is the name they gave to the color. It is Nile crocodile. That size is probably 800 - 1,000 dollars.
Absolutely well done 👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you! Cheers!
Very Nice , and higth cuality...
Thank you!!
You know, I've watched hundred and hundred of videos about leathercrafting.
I love clean projects and micrometric precision.
And you are the best, you are in an other dimension. You really impressed me. You care about every little detail and operation, even the way you scratch the leather is surgeon level. Everything is so straight in this video, the way you show us the panels and recorded the video...
I' m sure you struggle sometimes in your daily life with a such amount of perfectionism 😅
You have an industrial precision in your human hands, this is what 99% of leathercrafters don't have.
I just watched your instagram and the consistency of your stitching is outstanding.
It's a shame you don't have an online shop.
You are brillant. Keep going, this is your way.
Thank you so much for your kind words and your support! I come from an engineering background so my work is very design orientated and planned out. I am really happy that this shows up in my leather work.
Another great video! Did you burnish the flesh side of the calfskin as well, so it looks like having two grain sides?
Thanks! Yes it was burnished. As a general rule, if you have vegetable tanned leather that is not lined then you should burnish it to get a finished look.
Thank you love it
Excelente trabajo y muy bien explicado, mi agradecimiento y felicitaciones!!!
Gracias por su apoyo, es un placer que le guste mi trabajo
Excellent job what kind cinabrooks U use? How many mm?
Thanks! I am using the 3.38mm spacing.
gracias y mucho exitos saludos desde el Perú bienvenido
muy linda billetera 😊lo felicito por su trabajo 👏
Muchas gracias 👍👍
easy with good detail 👍🏻
Thanks 😀
quick Question what size needle would you use on the Fil au Chinois Lin Cable 632 linen thread (0.51mm) / 004 needle with 2.7mm irons
I would use the smallest needle you have. John James 004 or another brand with an even smaller diameter needle would be better. Just hammer the linen thread ends flat to make them easier to pass through the eye of the needle.
Do you sell your wallets ?
Sorry, I do not sell any products or materials.
Great
Very well explain.. can you please make video for money clip wallet?
Thanks! I will add that to my list.
Great job
Cheers!
@teran atelier Hello sir ! i want to know if i can use this pattern as a way to make wallets and sell them (i live in tunisia)
What size stitching punch do you use? Great work👍inspiring me to start leather craft
I have a few different sizes but 3.38mm works best for wallets and other small projects.
Nice
Thanks!
very inspiring
Thanks!
Hello mate, the orange leather looks good what leather is it?
Hi, it is crocodile leather on the exterior, orange Buttero leather interior on the interior and black Baranil French calfskin leather for the cash pocket divider.
@@TeranAtelier thanks for the answer, i wanted to buy the same but the thinnest i could find was 2,8mm. How did you manage to skive it down to 0,5 ? Because even this thin looks good and firm
The best way is to choose to have your leather skived by the supplier when purchasing. I get mine online from Rocky Mountain Leather Supply where they skive for free. Otherwise you can skive smaller panels of leather by yourself using skiving tools.
I purchased some Lin Chinois Cable 632 thread (very expensive), and I found it very difficult to work with. It’s not flat which made it extremely hard to pierce while attempting to thread the needle, and it gets knotted so easily. Do you have tips or tricks for working with this thread? Thanks.
It is a bit hard to get used to if you have previously only used polyester. The fact that is so solid and round is the best part of it as it gives very neat looking stitches. I recommend using a small needle like a John James #4 and before threading it through a needle, hammer down the end flat and it will easily slip through. Also make sure that you wax the thread before stitching and also midway when stitching long edges.
Great video. Approximately what temperature is your edge creaser set to?
Thanks! Hard to give an exact temperature you will need to test with your creaser settings and application. When creasing veg tan use medium heat, for creasing crocodile high heat, for smoothing edge paint high heat and for smoothing wax low heat.
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What are your thoughts on using the the heated crease line for your stitching guide instead of using the wing dividers?
I think there are two issues with that. First is that the crease lines would be bit too close to the edge of the leather for my liking, an FN3 creaser might help for this. Second is the order, after stitching you should be hammering down your stitches which would flatten out any creasing you have done. I have seen someone use an adjustable edge creaser to make an extra crease line for stitching, that seems to be a good idea.
@@TeranAtelier Interesting process decisions. Thanks for the reply.
@@pequodexpress And thank you for the interesting questions!
Love your video
Thank you!!
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Thanks!
Hi, where do you buy your Croc leather?
Hi, I got it from a shop in Bangkok. facebook.com/thaiandswat
What happens at the bottom stitching? When the interior and exterior don't connect. Did you sew separate threads for each small section? This is very unclear
The short stitching line on the bottom of the exterior is just aesthetic and doesn't connect anything. I did it this way so I can run a full stitching line across the bottom of the interior panel. This way both interior and exterior of the wallet will show full border stitching.
Is that the real crocodile leather..?
Yes it is real. You can see the whole skin towards the start of the video.
hello. In the pattern, the dotted line is cut big, and the solid line is the final size?
Yes, the solid line is the final outline. The outside dashed line is a 3mm trim line so you can trim after gluing to get nice edges.
@@TeranAtelier thank you :)
What size edge creaser do you use in this video?
I use an FN2 edge creaser, it is the most popular one.
Cool can you make me a blue alligator skin men wallet. .?
Sorry I do not accept commissions anymore.
Hello teran. What size (mm) beveler do you use for edge?
Hi, I use a #1 beveler which is the smallest size. It only rounds off the corner a little bit.
@@TeranAtelier thank for ur reply ❤
Himalayan is the most expensive if Im not mistaken
I think it requires additional painting/dying over a normal skin. However I do not think it is any more expensive than other finishes.
Nice work 👍🏻👌🏻 where u buy this leathers?
Thanks! I got the Buttero and calfskin from Rocky Mountain Leather and the crocodile from Thai & Swat Leather.
@@TeranAtelier thank, can u add long wallet video with pdf files ? ❤️ and one question: what mm need punches, 3.38? this hole distance?
@@musichall190 I will try to do a long wallet in future. Yes the spacing I used in the pattern was for 3.38mm pricking irons, you can still use the pattern with a different spacing, you just have to ignore the 3.38mm stitches.
can you tell me how to setup the heat creaser you have? its a modified soldering iron with a tip?
Hi. Yes it is a generic soldering iron. I use it with a good FN2 tip that I got separately which is connected using a short M5 thread bar. It does the job so I have not felt the need to upgrade to a proper edge creaser yet. I recommend it if you are looking for a budget option.
@@TeranAtelier i bought tips+ a machine on aliexpress for 80$ usd total
its also an FN2 tip, the machine is by RCIDOS
@@TeranAtelier can you give links to all the tools you used in videos :)
I know your skiving skills are good enough to use a skiving knife and just do some touching up with the French edger.
Maybe just average skiving skills 😂😂. To panel skive the t-pocket panel like that with a knife would be incredibly hard, much better suited for a skiving machine.
@@TeranAtelier I used to give the same excuses you give, and I know you want to get over this hurdle, just as I did. How are your sharpening skills? This and stropping are 80% of the game.
@@TeranAtelier Just when I started getting better and more confident with a skiving knife I decided to buy a bell knife skiver. I got better at skiving, yes, but it was still a time-consuming process. I realized I need to organize my workflow better to be more productive.
@@pequodexpress I agree, a big part of skiving is about being able to sharpen a knife properly first. I think my sharpening is good but I can always improve.
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Hmm, almost 13 minutes to make that wallet. You're probably twice as good as I am, so I could probably do it in 30 minutes.
Only if you are superman!! 😂😂
I don't understand, why release a pattern, and then say it's not for commercial products? Doesn't make sense. I would say the pattern can't be sold, but the end item, it shouldn't matter.
This is quite common for digital products released under Creative Commons licensing. It allows people freely give away their intellectual property without having others taking commercial advantage of their hard work. Otherwise creators will just keep everything behind a paywall and nothing is shared.
What size format are we supposed to be printing out your patterns on?!? I've waste so much paper and I can't get the correct size and measurements to print out. Please let me know if you have some time.. thank you very much
No problem! The pattern has been designed for A4 paper however it will still print on 'Letter' paper but with the top and bottom borders missing. Check that your printer is set to 'Actual Size' or '100% Scaling' and it should print to scale.
Wonderfully and detailed explanation…well done. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️❤️❤️. This is a complete class for the construction of design
Thank you so much!
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Thank you sirs very insightfuls sir 🙏🏾🇮🇳
I want one so bad but they are just so expensive.... One day i will get one and lie to everyone how much i really paid🤣
I would believe if Hérmes made it.
Fantastic video. Great pace and explanations where needed. Subbed and I’d love to see your take on stitching, I know there are lots of vids on it but there is always room for more. Specifically on getting perfect back stitches every time. ETA… just looked and noticed you have one, thanks!
Thanks! I am glad you are finding my content helpful.
Awesome tutorial!
Quick question, when you are punching both sides how do you keep the edges flush after stitching? Since the trimming happens before glueing everything together. Is sanding the only option in this case?
Thanks! All the alignment happens when you stick the two halves together with contact cement. Using needles placed in the corner stitching holes helps a lot with this alignment. After stitching the edge you will need to sand the edges to clean up any minor imperfections along the edge.
But a long not so thick
I need one my friend
How reliable is tucking and gluing the thread? I see so many people just fuse the nylon thread. Not many that do it this way with the glue and linin thread. Is there a reason you chose that thread and method of locking it in?
Melting the ends thread only works with polyester/nylon thread and even then can end up looking poor if not well hidden. Linen thread does not melt so it it is locked in place with a combination of the waxing of thread, gluing the tips and tucking it back into the hole to hide the tip. This method works quite well and the thread will not come off if done properly.
How thick is the Himalayan crocodile leather??
The skin I have is around 1-1.5mm thick. Crocodile can be skived to make it thinner but the process is more difficult than your average leather.
Bro can you make a video for phone wallet with intecciato bottega veneta like woven if I have time from work
Thanks for the suggestion!
You should do a video on how to add the French stitching to your patterns. I haven’t seen anyone do that yet. That would be of great help! Your skills are another level.
Thank you! I will show how to add stitching marks to patterns in my next CAD video.
You have to buy French stitching pricking Iron(angle) and the angle are different from different makers. 35-45 degrees and stitch the same way, but you have to be careful when you punch. I bought 20 teeth one, because of that.
How do you determine what’s excess and what’s not?
Having excess leather is planned from the start of the project and additional material (3mm in my patterns) is added to the pattern pieces.
Amazing work, only a little bit care with stitches I think and it would be simply perfect
Thanks! There's always room for improvement.
Ok im stuck i dont have a skiving machine to do the cash pocket divider to .5 mm. Where to buy it or could i use a fabric like silk ribbon.?
You could try getting your leather supplier to skive for you, some provide this service free when buying online. Otherwise try some textiles like silk, nylon fabric or canvas but put a thin trim of leather on the top of the divider so it still has some strength.
@@TeranAtelier I found some Goat skin .65mm in black should look good inside the customized (light) saddle tan wallet. Thank you for the pattern and the stitching lessons. This is my second bi-fold wallet and its looking pretty good so far.
@@minnesotahawk4090 You are most welcome! That goat skin sounds perfect.
Yeah I need better tools.
Yours looks so much more pro than mine
I am mostly using mid tier tools which are more than good enough. Have a look at some of brands like Owden and KemovanCraft which make some good value tools.
How much? And where can I purchase?
None of my projects are for sale, I only have digital patterns for sale on Etsy.
Hello. really good job. The clips thing in which you keep the leather when you burnish it so its cliped straight, where is it from or how can one find a similar one? :D
Hi, thanks! The holder is a binder clip that I extended and wrapped in leather specifically for this purpose. I used a similar method to this other video ruclips.net/video/gkudfrkSyhE/видео.html
@@TeranAtelier Thank you very much! I like it the idea with the clip, I saw some other guy using one as well and i think its a good addition if you have to work a lot on edges, I am also a leatherworker and this idea helps you win a bit of time.
I just wonder how much it cost to you?
The price for a full crocodile skin is around USD 500, though you could probably get 3 wallets out of it.
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where do you get leather that thin
I find the best way is to leather from an online shop that will will skive it to the thickness you want with no extra cost. Other way is to skive it yourself which requires some equipment to purchase and maintain.
Thanks for pattern
Welcome 😊
9:22 Am I thinking about this wrong? If you chisel in the stitching holes with a Diamond stitching iron from the face of both halves, then you sandwich those halves together, so the punched sides are facing away from each other, won't the diamond shapes be facing opposite directions? The way you have it laid out, the top hole of the orange will angle into the wallet towards the center, but the top hole of the white will angle away from the center towards the edge. So those holes can never really line up well?
The slanted shape of the holes on the two pieces will make an 'x' where they intersect. This is fine and your needle will pass through the center of the 'x'. When chiselling the holes, the hole centers must line up or it will not work. I have made a video showing the steps to this method ruclips.net/video/GxPb19fvFVU/видео.html
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What kind of software you use foe making pattern?
I use NanoCAD. I made video on it ruclips.net/video/tNkkx96I0LQ/видео.html
@@TeranAtelier Thanks
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A real beauty!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! I am so glad that you enjoy my videos!
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New subscriber. I am very new to leather craft and I really appreciate the step by step instructions. Thank you so much.
You are very welcome!
Большое Спасибо за видео и шаблоны! Сейчас заканчиваю такой кошелёк и возник вопрос, на шаблоне углы прямые, а на видео они закругленные, на каком этапе изготовления их лучше закруглить?
You are very welcome! I round the corners after stitching and creasing. After that is burnishing or edge painting.
very good thanks for sharing pattern .If you write down the thickness of the leather parts, I would be grateful because I looked 3 times and did not understand
I added a bit more detail in the description. For a wallet with many layers you generally have to use very thin leather 0.8-1.0mm otherwise it will become too bulky.
Question, how do you know where to cut the pocket edges at? Is that the solid line on your pattern? Do you cut to dotted outlines then trim to the solid lines? Thanks for helping a beginner, awesome video!
Thanks! In my designs the innermost dotted line is the stitching line, the middle continuous line is the final project outline, and the outside broken line is some extra 3mm trim allowance. Trimming after gluing adds an extra step but will give you straighter and cleaner edges to work with for edge finishing. It is optional but recommended.
Thanks for the video, it is very informative and beginner friendly. May I know what size pricking iron are you using for the wallet?
Thanks! They are 3.38mm Sinabroks pricking irons.
Hi! Thanks so much for this. Question: How (and when) do you stitch that small center section of the exterior?
Hi, the center-bottom part is stitched before joining the internal and external halves together when you have already planned the positions of the stitching holes. This is an optional step and most crafters do not stitch across the bottom or remove the bottom 'square' from the inside panel and then are only required to stitch across the bottom of the exterior panel.
You did a great job. I will use this as a reference for my crocodile wallet Imma make for my dad.
Thanks! Good luck with your wallet!
I've started using the barrel of that soldering iron for heat spreading, instead of the tip. I had been underestimating how much heat is needed.
Nice, I might try that. When I smooth edge paint I am always on maximum temperature setting using the creasing tip.
I'm very new to leather work. I was wondering how many ounces the pieces are? Interior and lining?
The lining is very thin around 1-2 oz and the interior is 2-3 oz, all the stacked leather pieces in a bifold need to be very thin to make the final wallet not overly bulky.
Hello teran atelier, love your videos what tip for the edge creaser do you use at 2:33 .Keep up the good work !
Hi, I always use an FN2 creaser tip with a 3mm stitching line offset from the edge.
Wonderful tutorial. Beautiful wallet!
Thank you, for sharing!
Thank you so much 😊
Excellent details, clear directions and great camera work with perfect viewing, thank you for sharing.
Thank you again! Glad you are enjoying my videos.
Thank you very much for this detailed explanation
Glad it was helpful!
its great,Thank you so much for sharing
Thanks for watching!