A few weeks ago I uncovered the most amazing leather shop ever. I went online to purchase supplies to make this clutch and after purchasing, I discovered Tandy Leather Factory has a location near me. I immediately called the store, had my order held for pickup and made the 45 minute drive. Why did I do that! After 2 1/2 hours of shopping in a store roughly 400 sq ft (quite small) but filled with the most amazing finds that will clutter your head with fantastic ideas, I walked out with in addition to three bags filled with everything under the sun A WHOLE 15 SQ FT ROLL OF LEATHER. I have never worked with leather but could not resist grabbing it out of the clearance bin which leads me to this DIY.
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| Leather Hide from here |
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| Tools: Buckles found here Leather Dye found here Spikes found here Rivets found here Rivet Setter found here Mallet found here X-acto knife Ruler Hand sewing punch found here Rotary punch found here |
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| Measure and cut out two pieces of leather 8.5″x.5″ and 6″x1.5 “ |
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| Dye the leather pieces thoroughly on both sides making sure you cover your working spacing, this gets pretty messy. |
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| Allow the leather to dry completely, about 2 hours. Using a clip, line thinner leather piece on top of larger piece in the center |
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| Draw an erasable line down the center for placement holes. Using the hand punch and rotary punch make a hole one inch apart and insert the screw in the bottom and the spike on top. |
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| Make a .25″ slit to insert the buckle |
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| Insert the buckle and using the rivet and rivet setter, set the rivet in place using he mallet. |
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| Using the hand punch, punch holes .25″ apart on the strap.
I added additional pikes, one between each spike above for an additional 5 spikes for a fuller look which can be seen in the first picture. |
