Making a leather purse by hand 

Real Food For Dudes Thanks! I was about to ask.

lol well... it WAS what I did after I got home from the office. I would've either filmed myself in the office clothes, or pajamas. Didn't wear anything else during the week!

Thank you!

Thanks for the feedback :)

Thank you! I have a few belt making videos uploaded at the moment if you're interested.

I am glad the video helped! I hope my videos help to inspire others to take up the hobby :)

Gotta look sharp when on camera!

Alexander Baran-Harper Saludos, favor hacerlo mas despacio, pasan el video demasiado rapido y no se entiende nada, des ser posible por favor un Traductor al espanol ya que habemos personas de habla Espanol

Thank you for your kind words. I finished off the stitch with double back. I then made sure both ends of the thread were on the inside of the bag and finished with a drop of super glue.

I purchased most of my leather working stuff at Tandy Leather (check 'em out online!). I suppose it depends where you're from. I think Tandy is both in the states and Canada. The particular dye I used was the Tandy brand water based Eco-Flo (sp?) dye. Definitely do the belt! Belts made of real leather last forever and a custom one will become the pride of your outfit!

Thank you! Instead of making a list of what I used, perhaps I could better direct you to the company where I bought everything: Tandy Leather Factory. They had local outlets where I lived in Canada. Their website shows all the different standard tools you can use. This company even published videos on RU-vid showing you how to use the different tools. A great resource for an absolute beginner in my opinion. The tool you asked about specifically is a snap setter. I am surprised you can't find any leather working gear in Italy, of all places! Good luck hunting!

Hello, thank you for your answer. I will definitely have a look at that site and the videos. I want to learn something more about working the leather before making a big prchase. About not finding the working gear, unfortunately yes, I can't. Here in Catania, Sicily, we have many many and more shops who work the leather and make great stuff, but they don't sell the working gear so I need to find all of it on the web. Again, thank you very much :)

Thanks for the feedback! When I graduate from school I may start acquiring the proper equipment. Right now I am moving around a lot and haven't had the opportunity to establish anything permanent. I will keep this in mind!

Very interesting about using a Dremel to skive with. I'd really like to see how that's done. Skiving is my biggest headache.

Hi there! The leather is real leather. Cow leather. Actually, I can be even more specific and say that everything I used in the creation of this purse was purchased at the Tandy Leather Factory store. They have a website. The leather in particular was what is currently called 'Milled Double Shoulders,' 5-6oz weight. I found this leather to be particularly soft and tough. After the leather was dyed and finished it stiffened up a little. The video is now two years old, so the purse is two years old. My sister has been using it every day. It is still holding up great with hardly any damage - though it's clear it's being used. The leather has softened quite a bit too. The dye I used is of the 'Eco-Flo' series that Tandy carries. Deep Violet in particular. After application of the dye, the finish (Eco Flo Satin Shene) was applied. Now that the purse is two years old and has seen two Canadian summers and winters, the dye has REALLY faded. What was bright purple is now really showing the brown of the leather through, particularly on the flap side that has seen the most abuse and sun exposure. I would not recommend the dye for this reason, but I haven't tried any others.

Acrylic

+S Soutache (simplysoutache) Waxed nylon thread. It's tough stuff.

+Alexander Baran-Harper , Thanks.

S Soutache

+S Soutache (simplysoutache) I made it up. I just got some papers and made a 3d model of what i wanted the purse to look like

+Alexander Baran-Harper , awesome job!