Step 1. Measure and minimize one piece of leather to six 1/4 x four inches and two pieces to 2 x 4 inches with a utility knife.
Step 2. On the smaller items, measure and frivolously mark ½ inch in from the upper corners. Make one other mark ½ inch under the highest edges of the items, on center. Use a straightedge and utility knife to chop between the points, forming a notch in every pocket. [Fig. A]
Step 3. With the graceful, or shell, side of the big piece of leather wallet purse-based going through down, place the smaller items shell aspect up in order that they are aligned with the outside edges of the bigger piece. There should be a 2-inch hole between the pieces. Use a bit rubber cement to hold the pockets in place [Fig. B].
Step 4. Working across the perimeter of the main piece of leather (even the place the pieces don’t overlap), use an awl to make holes ¼ inch in from the sting and spaced approximately 1/four inch apart [Fig. C].
Step 5. Beginning with one of many longer sides of the wallet on prime, saddle stitch the leather-based collectively [Fig. D]. Thread two needles on one piece of thread, one on either finish. Begin the stitch by passing one needle by a corner hole. It’s best to have a needle on either side of the leather at this level. Pass one needle by the next hole and to the opposite facet, then cross the second needle by way of the same hole in the alternative direction. Repeat round your entire wallet.
Step 6. If you make it back to your first hole, proceed stitching one or two holes previous it, overlapping the first items of thread. Cut off any excess thread, then touch the ends with a lighter to melt the ends to the threading.