A wallet is an important, one might even say, necessary thing in everyday life. Wherever we go, he is almost always in our bag or pocket. An unpleasant situation may arise when, standing at the checkout, you understand that you forgot your wallet with money at home or in the car.
Wallet as an important thing in everyday life
We need a wallet not only for storing money, it is also a repository for bank, discount cards and numerous business cards.
There is a huge variety of wallets - both male and female models. They differ in size, number of compartments and, most importantly, material. Someone prefers leather models, such as pigskin , crocodile, snake or ostrich. Someone prefers artificial materials: dermantine or fabrics. And some prefer to do creativity and sew their dream wallet on their own. Why not? After all, this is a rather useful skill - to know how to sew a wallet without resorting to the services of a seamstress. The main thing is to decide on the pattern.
How to choose a wallet
Nowadays, a wallet not only carries a functional load, but is also a bright accessory. By wallet you can determine the taste preferences of a person, as well as his financial situation. Wallets from leading brands are made of genuine exotic leather and are often decorated with rhinestones or stones.
In any case, the generally accepted fact that men choose a model based on its quality characteristics, while the fair sex prefer the model to be beautiful and fit their style.
And many needlewomen are even interested in how to sew a purse with their own hands at home, without possessing special sewing skills. And having figured out, they make unique models.
How to make a fabric wallet at home
Let's figure out how to make a wallet together without spending a lot of time and effort on it. First, we need the necessary materials and tools.
So, let's see how to sew a wallet out of fabric.
- Determine the size of the wallet in advance. In this case, it will be a classic model for the size of notes (approximately 10 by 14 centimeters). We pick up the fabric. It can be satin, velveteen, velvet or any fabric with your favorite color.
- Let's make a pattern, as shown above in the figure. At will, you can change something or add another partition.
- We take the main fabric and cut all the details. Add a centimeter and a half on each side.
- Now we cut out the details, only already without allowance from the lining and doubler (dense adhesive fabric). We stick doubler on the main fabric.
- Sew the top and lining, leaving a small hole so that it can be turned out. We turn the parts to the outer part, sew a hole with a hidden seam . Iron with a good iron. The machine was sewn along the edge, retreating about 2 mm.
- We apply a small valve (partition) to the main one, cover it all with a lining and sew it, leave the side part untouched.
- We turn the whole thing. Sew the hole and iron it. Build the edges. We apply the pattern, transferring all the marks to the fabric.
- Combine the marks on the main part and the middle part and fix them. The easiest way to do this is with clothespins, since it is not very convenient to pierce such a thick material with exactly pins.
- Sew along the marked line.
- Raise the sidewalls on one side, pin them to the middle. Also on the other hand.
- We place buttons, it is convenient to use magnets.
That's all. Now you know how to sew a wallet easily and quickly. You can use other patterns, then the model will be different.
DIY leather wallet
How to sew a wallet from leather? Leather wallets are durable and durable. Therefore, take the choice of skin seriously, it is better to contact specialized stores.
You will need a sewing machine, since the skin is a fairly dense material, and making an even seam by hand is quite problematic. The threads also need to be matched to the color of the base material. Having done the pattern, get to work.
It is desirable to make the seam small, then the wallet will come out more neat in appearance. What if you don’t have a sewing machine? This will complicate the task somewhat, in the sense that you will need to practice making a beautiful, neat seam. You can work it out on extra pieces of skin.
In addition, it will take a little more time, as your fingers will get tired of working with dense material.
Seamless wallet
As an option, we offer you such a creative model, for the creation of which you will not need to sew at all. You can make such a wallet very quickly, and it will look very interesting.
Just imagine that you are making an envelope out of paper, and now do the same with the skin and attach the button.
Other materials
Materials can be combined, as leading brands often do. For example, make an insert of natural wool or fur on a leather basis or combine different types of leather. It will look very impressive.
Remember that natural materials are always more durable and hardy, unlike artificial ones.
Here is another example of a cute wallet.
Try, experiment and eventually you will understand how to sew a wallet with your own hands. You can come up with patterns yourself, without limiting your fantasy flight, in which case you have every chance to become the owner of an unusual, original wallet.