Leather Clutch Bag
You can have this acrylic pattern from here:
http://www.leathercraftpattern.com/leather-acrylic-pattern-clutch-bag-template-A-124
The finished size is: 8.7" x 4.5" x 1.2" (22cm x 11.5cm x 3cm).
Advice:
Leather: We advice 1.0mm (2.5oz) leather, size 45cm x 90cm;
Hardware: No.5 zipper 60cm x1, No.5 silider x1, No.3 zipper 20cm x1, magenetic button 12mm x4, some cloth.
Tools: If you are a new leather player, try to considerate to have tool kit here: http://www.leathercraftpattern.com/leather-tools-leathercraft-tools/leather-tool-kit/leathercraft-tools-leather-craft-patterns-leather-art-leather-carving-tool
Let Me Introduce How to Make a Zipper.
Make the Card Slot.
Paint Glue Under Bottom Cut Opening.
Glue Cloth On.
Paint Glue on the Middle Cut Opening.
Fold the Cloth and Glue Half of the Painted Area.
Glue the Second Cloth on the Other Half of Painted Area.
Do the Same Step As Above.
Now We Finish the Outside Card Slot.
Now We Glue Card Slot Leather With Magenetic Button Leather. Thin Edges and Paint Glue.
Glue Them Together.
Punch Holes on One Side.
Glue Magenetic Buttons on and Cover Them With Round Piece Leather.
Punch the Stitching Holes Around the Left Edges.
Now We Make the Surface. the Surface Is Made by 2 Pieces of Leather Glue With Each Other Flesh Side to Flesh Side.
We Glue Magnetic Buttons On, You Should Notic the N and S Side of the Magnetic Button. This 2 Magnetic Buttons Should Have the Different Side With Last Magnetic Buttons.
Paint Glue and Glue Them Together. Here Please Notice That: the Lining Piece Is Smaller Than the Surface One, Then When You Glue Them, the Finished Work Will Be Bend Naturally.
Punch Stitching Holes Around.
Glue Zipper on Inner Pouch.
Sew Along the Zipper Hole to Sew Zipper On.
Fold the Inner Pouch and Sew Bottom Stiching Line.
Sew Gusset As Picture Shows.
Install Zipper Puller.
Now We Hand Install Zipper, It Is a Very Skilled Tech, But With This Instruction You Will Understand Well. First Sew Line Along Edges, the Line Should Be 5-6mm From the Edges.
Make Mark on the Middle of Zipper, Also on Middle of Zipper Leather.
Paint Glue Outside of Line, and Glue Zipper On, Here I Stop Explain, Please Look at the Pictures Carefully.
Do the Same Steps to Glue the Other Side of the Zipper.
Install Slider On.
Close the Zipper.
Glue the Tip End.
Open the Zipper.
Now We Sew Pen Slot On.
Thin Edges, Fold an Glue.
Glue Pen Slot on the Right Place.
Sew Inner Pouch On, Covers the Pen Slot.
Now We Make Small Card Slot.
Sew First Card Slot on Card Slot Back Leather, Only Sew Bottom Stitching Line.
Sew Second Card Slot on Card Slot Back Leather, Only Sew Left Stitching Line.
Sew Top Stitching Line, Then You Will Have One More Card Slot on the Left.
Sew Top Stitching Line of the Picture Slot.
Key Step! Sew Bottom Stitching Line, Zipper Leather and Card Slot Together.
Then the Clutch Is OK.
