How to Design a Bifold Wallet

[@virustwin]

Teran. Thank you so much for this contribution. ive made so many wallets and ive always been enticed by your work which i follow over various social media platforms but this video and the one relating to it plus the free pattern and measurement sheet has been so helpful that i cant imagine that you may ever be able to appreciate the depth to which you would impact the world of leather and leather crafters. thank you my friend for displaying your skill and experience and so generously sharing valuable items for free. i eagerly look forward to your future projects and videos

[@TeranAtelier]

I am very glad that you have been finding my content helpful. Thank you for your support!!

[@snowtheme1]

Thank you for the extra downloadable pocket designs!!!

[@TeranAtelier]

You are most welcome!

[@ededdneddy1277]

More clearly impossible, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@TeranAtelier]

It is absolutely possible!! 😂😂

[@gall_blader_works]

Fantastic explanation! From structure, to design, to stitching. Everything is well clarified. More power and success to all your makes.

[@TeranAtelier]

Thank you so much!

[@Handles-R-Lame]

Last time i was this early for a video, i had something better to say for it. Oh well.. still producing those bangerz tho! Keep it up my man.

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks for the support!

[@tsiatko2865]

Can you share more info on the reinforcement / stiffening material options? I’m having a hard time finding the right material to use for reinforcing chrome tanned leathers and exotic leathers. Thank you for your amazing content!

[@bobzee5153]

Extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@TeranAtelier]

You're welcome!

[@Ferascenso]

Great video. Learning so much from you. Regards from Portugal.

[@TeranAtelier]

Great to hear! Thank you for your support!

[@MarvinJobs]

Great video, this was super helpful. Thank you for putting this out there :)

[@TeranAtelier]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mikekiernan4671]

Thank you!

[@TeranAtelier]

Thank you for watching.

[@kylestephenson3004]

Got my sub top work champion 🏆

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks for the support!

[@Monjun1988]

Great video

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks!

[@fernandopolania]

Thanks. Great info.

[@TeranAtelier]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brook3518]

Is it possible to hide the sewing line on the exterior? (making the stitching invisible)

[@TeranAtelier]

Yes there is a hidden stitch method you can use to craft wallets and other projects. It involves slicing the leather in half a bit beyond the stitching line, stitching, and then gluing down the sliced open section to hide the stitching. This is similar to how stitching can be hidden on the sole of a leather shoe.

[@alandrewgibson]

More good advice - thank you!

[@TeranAtelier]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MatevosMM]

Am learnings this art.Pse share the wallets template

[@TeranAtelier]

Have a look a build video where the pattern is available kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZm3q5-KaZZ9a9k

[@Maple-Sizzurp]

Good tips!

[@TeranAtelier]

Glad you like them!

[@MbitiousM]

I seen this today 💖 keep up the good work!! I enjoy watching as much you making it for people like me. I want to learn about using glue for different leather type or suede.. 😻

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks! I have been planning a video on leather glues so I will have that in future, but I don't have much experience with suede.

[@paulo2008dias]

Hello Teran, I am a big fan of your channel, also a Subcriber and notification bell 🙂 I really like your videos, especially those about how to design patterns with CAD which I downloaded and I am now learning thanks to you. A couple of questions: where are you based from ? Is Teran your name ? and last one - where do you buy the Salamander reinforcement??? I am from UK and is very difficult to get Salamander reinforcement here. Thanks for all your work and keep it on - Your CAD videos are very popular among my friends

[@TeranAtelier]

Hi, thank you very much for your support. Yes Teran is my name and I am from Australia. I managed to find the salamander bonded leather on Aliexpress. I really enjoy designing with CAD, both leather patterns and 3D printed designs, and plan to make some videos on it.

[@jstudios2698]

Hi Teran, do you use lining at the cash pocket (flesh side of the outer layer & mid layer)?

[@TeranAtelier]

For the outer layer I use a small section of lining at the top for a veg tan exterior and full lining if an exotic exterior. For the middle layer I normally do not use lining and just burnish the flesh side. It is very important to consider the overall thickness of a project before adding lining to make sure it doesn't end up overly bulky.

[@jstudios2698]

@@TeranAtelier i see. I agree with the thickness. Regarding the burnishing flesh side, if you use different leather for exterior & mid layer, wouldn't the flesh sides have different color? Would it look bad for the cash pocket?

[@TeranAtelier]

​@@jstudios2698 The lining leather for the exterior layer (both a thin strip or fully lined) should be the same leather as the middle layer. The two exposed flesh sides may end up as different colors but the thin strip of lining leather at the top with stitching will nicely balance the overall look of the cash pocket.

[@ThoughtFission]

Such a useful video. Thank you! How do you get the leather to the correct thickness? Do you split it yourself or do you have suppliers that will split it. I'm having a tough time finding suppliers that will split it here in France. Wasn't an issue when I was living at home in Canada.

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks! I don't yet have a skiving machine to split the leather myself. If I buy the leather online I get use the shop's splitting service otherwise I go to a local shop that can split smaller panels of leather.

[@ThoughtFission]

@@TeranAtelier Thanks :) I'll continue my search for a supplier here that can do that. Hope you know how valuable your videos are to people like me. I've learned so much from watching them.

[@TeranAtelier]

@@ThoughtFission I am really happy to hear that. Thank you for your support!

[@pequodexpress]

Victorio Projects has an interesting build video for a card wallet that would make for a good three-part tutorial. I've ordered the thin adhesive-backed non-woven material he uses, but I'm not sure of the exact name, which I'd like to know to be able to look for other sources.

[@TeranAtelier]

I have seen that type of material with a sticky back on Alixpress but I haven't used it before. My preference is to use leather wherever possible.

[@pequodexpress]

@@TeranAtelier I remember you stating that you prefer to use 100% leather. I feel the same, but this construction method is intriguing, and Victor shows more if the process. I know of only one source, a Taobao seller, for the exact material, which appears to be a nonwoven nylon that is 0.1mm thick. I've looked all over the place and have not seen another seller.

[@TeranAtelier]

@@pequodexpress I can see how it can be useful especially for those card wallets with pockets on both sides. It could easily save a few millimeters over using full leather.

[@pequodexpress]

@@TeranAtelier Victor's method is the best I've seen.

[@snowtheme1]

So great! I am a new leather hobbyist and I have not yet made a wallet so this is a wonderful video to help me plan and understand the process, along with your how to make video. At 4.51mins you show alternate pocket styles (wave and offset V), any chance these are available as a pdf? Happy leather working from Brisbane.

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks! I will add the pattern to the video description later this week.

[@snowtheme1]

@@TeranAtelier Thank you!!

[@RobT1979]

Love your work. What computer program do you use to make the patterns for printing? Thank you for the videos!!

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks! I use CAD software either NanoCAD or AutoCAD, I have a video that introduces that software: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn_OnKtva65jgrM

[@paranoiaagent8257]

Hi Teran, great video as always! I want to ask you,where do you buy salamander reinforcement on internet? Thanks

[@TeranAtelier]

Thanks! I got mine on Aliexpress: a.aliexpress.com/_ms25UqX

[@paranoiaagent8257]

@@TeranAtelier Thank you!

[@Handles-R-Lame]

Geez where was this video a few weeks ago, i was beating myself up over a cash pocket. I ended up using some mission grained pig skin. I've been getting into splitting pueblo and buttero down to say .6mm however i worry for it to stretch later with use. Pueblo is such a great textured leather I want to use it on all my products lol

[@TeranAtelier]

I found that there was little information about cash dividers as not many people were using them. I added that extra top layer on the divider to give it some shape and help with stretching issues. Pueblo is great to work with and looks fantastic, but I do find it a bit more stretchy than Buttero when skived thin.

[@hanbee19]

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[@TeranAtelier]

Hopefully in the future 👍

[@senianga1]

Stich 3-4 mm is depend... Is depend on wallet stile, leather and preference of costumer and craftman rest of all I aggry 100%

[@TeranAtelier]

Yes, it's interesting that you can change the styling of a product using just stitching spacing and thread thickness.

[@dravenkill]

what about adding additional flap in the middle? how does it is constructed/attached to the main bifold?

[@TeranAtelier]

I make it so the divider layer is shorter than the other two layers so it is mostly hidden, then glue it to the exterior layer only on the sides before gluing on the inside layer. You can see how I do it in my bifold making video where I also have a pattern: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZm3q5-KaZZ9a9k