How to Make a Bi-Fold Leather Wallet
by hahnsatelier in Craft > Leather
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How to Make a Bi-Fold Leather Wallet


![[가죽공예] Making a Bi-fold leather wallet](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FHX/WB22/JN3HVY59/FHXWB22JN3HVY59.jpg&filename=[가죽공예] Making a Bi-fold leather wallet)
This is a bi-fold card wallet. I used an Italian vegetable leather and worked for an hour
If you're tired of heavy wallets, give it a try : )
Leather Thickness: 1.0t
Sketching and Making a Pattern



Design the wallet : Imagine final shape of wallet and sketch it.
Cutting the Leather



Cutting the leather following pattern
Punching


Make a hole for the stitching
Folding and Making Shape


Folding the leather
Burnishing the Edge



Apply gum (Tokonole) and burnish with slicker
Stitching Pocket




Use cross-stitching on the two pocket parts
Assembling




Apply glue and assemble every part
Chiseling and Stitching



Use saddle stitch on the edge of the wallet
Burnishing Edges



Again, apply gum and burnishing it
Done!


Thanks for watching =)