Making a leather craft pattern - Adobe Illustrator for leather workers

[@aidandodge466]

As an aspiring leathercrafter, this is an invaluable resource. Just saved me like 100 headaches bro. Keep leading the way, just let us know when you get tired

[@nickkoury7637]

You can make your scaling easier by laying your ruler on the paper before you take the photo. Then you can show the ruler in illustrator and scale until the ruler in the pic and the ruler in illustrator match up.

[@izaiahedwin3038]

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[@justinduncan8337]

@Izaiah Edwin instablaster :)

[@izaiahedwin3038]

@Justin Duncan I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@mdjahidulislam.]

nice trick

[@codytradingcompany7798]

Great work, but I get to say seeing you play with the kid and him having fun was the best part. I think we’re all better off when we take ourselves a little less seriously.

[@disableddrifter3370]

Ive got a really cool tip for you. I created a file with all of my most used shapes, objects and measurement guides in it. I named it "BoneYard". I have one specific for each design program i use. When i start up illustrator, cad, photoshop etc. Its the first file i open. Then when i start the new design i can copy/paste from the "boneyard" to the new design with a simple file tab switch. Awesome time saver when your using repetitive objects. Another trick is to put line types in the boneyard. For instance punch holes or stitch lines. Then in your main design drawing you just use color coding during the design process. Like red for stitching and dont worry about dashing or dotting it. Then when your done designing, copy/paste the line types over from the boneyard then paint match the line types to your design stitch/punch lines. Jobs done. Print and coffee break. P.s. dont forget to clean up your drawing.

[@smu1129]

Great how to. If somebody wants to try this without spending lots of money on Adobe: I draw all my patterns in Inkscape and had good and repeatable results with it.

[@whitandpark]

That's great to know, thanks!

[@aemateus]

Cool! Be sure to check Affinity Design as well , I am pretty sure it could give some good results while sparing some money :)

[@ChadForquer]

Ok you playing with your kid was the best part. Love that you are not a master at the software so you don’t talk down to your audience. Great tutorial.

[@whitandpark]

haha thanks Chad:)

[@daninehorn2038]

Super helpful. My moms a seamstress and I’m a graphic designer and this isn’t something we learn but it’s really great to know so I can help her make better custom patterns

[@whitandpark]

awesome! glad to hear it:)

[@FatManLeather]

Great info here, making patterns is the hardest part sometimes.

[@whitandpark]

it sure is, takes a lot of testing and screwing up. Thanks:)

[@muyiwaosifuye]

@@whitandpark Absolutely right.

[@dalebooth4376]

Thanks Parker. Lots of nice tips for a newbie.

[@whitandpark]

Thanks Dale!

[@waldobekker9742]

I'm my book one of the most helpful videos I have seen in a long time.. don't have the software but the principal you teaching is incredibly.. well done.. God Bless.. Durban South Africa

[@jordanfrazer9454]

Great video! The end made my heart happy.

[@spacemanplayz5690]

can always draw a circle the size of the sanding wheel for a reference against the curves in question

[@jskeller6220]

The end is priceless !!!! a thanks for giving a great big smile 😀🤍

[@norbertom.perrichon6630]

Excelente trabajo, té Felicito. Habria que verla hecha... Un saludo grande de Argentina.

[@MarkusMahlberg]

Thank you so much! I have quite some ideas for stuff, but did not even have an idea how to start patterns. This helped me a lot!

[@whitandpark]

glad to hear that, thank you!

[@ThoughtFission]

Great video, thanks. It seems really hard to find good videos describing the processes of template creation in Illustrator. A good alternative to Illustrator that is free is Inkscape. It's also a vector design application like Illustrator but it's free. I was wondering if you have any advice about seam allowances in templates, especially when creating an inside seam on bags?

[@benstagram97]

Definitely would benefit from the shape builder tool!

[@34colleen]

Love your videos...and the ending is just adorable!!

[@whitandpark]

haha thanks Tina:)

[@condamned18]

Thanks a lot for sharing this with us, this is a great video! I was looking for something like this but nothing came close to it!

[@whitandpark]

glad to hear that, thank you!

[@joeljimenez8560]

Thanks Parker!

[@b0ndez]

This video is so helpful., love you man.

[@EvilWhiteColonialist]

1. great video 2. man.. his giddy laugh kicking that table took me back ten years to.when my boys were that age... dang onion cutting ninjas.

[@lisbethjohannsen6613]

Thank you for a great video. I have one question though, how do you split patterns over several pages for printing? Do you create it on one big page and then split it to letter sizes in some clever way?

[@whatdoyouthinkaboutthat2639]

Excellent video/tutorial!!

[@whitandpark]

Thanks a lot!

[@hiboostsupra5965]

Nice walk through! Btw, 3/8" is .375, not .357, so that might explain your slot rectangle being slightly off.

[@two_stones]

Nice job. Thanks.

[@sparksupplyco.4603]

This was a huge help! Some great info. Thanks for putting out there. 👊

[@whitandpark]

Thank you for watching:)

[@brockjensen4372]

I love the style's of your shirts!

[@whitandpark]

Thanks man! 90% of my closet is Taylor Stitch

[@GreySageLeather]

Great tutorial! Thanks.

[@tomkilcullen5421]

Nice easy pattern. Great tutorial young man. You do a fine job conveying your work to those watching. Good on ya boy. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Thanx for your time.

[@whitandpark]

You're too kind Tom, thank you!

[@codiwiersma3091]

suggestion to make it easier.... get the edges of the paper in, and you can scale the paper in the photo to the size of the page in Illustrator

[@talltreesleather]

Hey Parker! I am curious, how do you set the page up so that when it is printed, it is printed to scale? For example, 1 inch in AI, actually prints 1 inch on the paper? When I print my patterns, it seems to always be ever so slightly off from the measurements in the program. Thanks!

[@juanrocha1694]

Soy de México aquí no asemos tanto pancho agarramos la navaja el cuero y adarle saludos principiantes échenle ganas👌

[@flatdog-]

Thank you

[@leatherbagpattern3574]

Tanks

[@maxime251091]

Thank you so much for sharing !!

[@whitandpark]

Thanks for watching Maxime!

[@myv6mustang]

Bro thanks for making this. I've been using templates bought of Etsy, but wanted to make my own. I have AI and you a masters to use it. Gonna save this and reference later. Lot of good info.

[@whitandpark]

glad to hear that, thank you! and good luck:)

[@jeffneedhamsr4169]

Absolutely enjoy your video's. I would like to know where or how I can get a adobe illistrator app and the vector thing it would make it so much easier for me I'm just now starting to learn leather work .

[@mangentle7618]

Goodjob daddy, thank you for your sharing :D

[@livinrock9007]

How do you offset the outline and put stitching hole guides on a design?

[@mkivy]

I just love watching u...I would enjoy paying you to commission my new 9mm....semi-auto with 2 mags. U guys are gr8! So talented too.

[@Alex-gg3qm]

Great video! Question, how do you account the dimensions for leather folds/flaps like notebook covers?

[@mickkeim4142]

I haven’t gotten Adobe art programs since we used to but the software at Staples...lol. Isn’t it a pretty expensive software? It seems to me it would work well in many craft like art projects. Do you just download it for a fee. As you can see I haven’t shopped around...lol. What a little sweetheart you have there daddio.

[@maryirwinartdesign8235]

This has been so helpful to me! Lots are asking me to turn my designs into patterns, & I even I have AdobeCC but know nothing about Illustrator! Thanks! And, .....where oh where did you buy that awesome SUPER big cutting mat?

[@superrusbermelchorAVILA]

quisiera sabe como añades los puntos para la costura que no sean lineales si no puntos

[@sergiocarrillomolina9977]

This has been so helpful for me and i guess for a lot of us due to the comments! The problem im having right now is how to split in two different pages a big piece like you have in your last design that you show as a reference? What things do we have to consider to do that? Like spacing on the printer that is not going to show at all? Do you have a video like this one on that step??? That would be awesome!!!! Also, any idea on how to trace stitching lines for french style pricking irons? Thanks in advance!!

[@MCS91013]

It’s easy to do in printer settings. Basically tile print to PDF with or without an overlap (whatever you prefer). If you search KZbin for “illustrator tile print overlap” you’ll get lots of quick and easy videos. ☺️

[@MCS91013]

I should add - You can also do it in AI using artboards but printer settings is easier so your image in AI is always on 1 properly scaled artboard.

[@Hartlandservices]

If you draw the belt through the holes it would sit crooked through the slots wouldn't it? Wouldn't you angle the slots also?

[@jackiemowery5243]

If your knife is 3/4" thick, don't you need to add 3/4" on each side? (Not 3/8") The leather comes up 3/4"on one side, across the width and down; or would this only apply if making a wet-formed sheath?

[@AntonioHernandez-yg3xs]

Great video very helpful is there any way you can put a link to get the program downloaded or you have to pay for it or how does it work thanks

[@ericgauthier8695]

Not bad at all !!! Needs to be taller in the center for a 4 1/4 inch folded trapper . Been making that exact thing sharp and all for almost 4 years now . Gauthier Custom Leather on Facebook . Put some nice tooling into that sheath and you’ll be as right as rain 😉

[@reedleatherware]

No. Just....no

[@Max-trek]

Great video thanks. Can you tell me where you get your dyes made and can you give me an idea of the cost for something like this sheath pattern? regards

[@brockjensen4372]

Also where did you get your brand stamp?

[@whitandpark]

Leatherstampmaker.com

[@FatManLeather]

Leatherstampmaker.com, great folks to work with and great pricing.

[@zandramaekobayashi6180]

you changed name! :o

[@whitandpark]

We did! Check out our last video to see why:)

[@joealderete2470]

Hey Amigo..do youdo pattern sheath in acrylic?

[@dougharker8520]

UNCLEDOUG HERE IN BOONE N.C. WOULD LOVE TO LEARN THE TRADE !! ????

[@jeanmarcbottalico2243]

you should put the dimensions in centimeter also

[@joelnowland2196]

A question about the Stitchmaster or a similar machine. My wife needs a new sewing machine and I would like to do some leather projects. Would the Stitchmaster work well for my wife sewing cloth (with the proper needle) as well as leather ( with the proper needle) ?

[@whitandpark]

Yeah it should do cloth okay, it'll do leather a lot better. That machine is made for making sails orginally so it really likes heavy weight material like canvas, leather, etc...If it's lightweight fabric, you'd be much better off with one that's made for that stuff

[@davemackenzie7285]

Inkscape is free, and you can just use a polyline to draw your shape.

[@whitandpark]

I learned illustrator like 10 years ago, so it’s just my go-to. Didn’t know about Inkscape till I posted this and 129845 people have recommended it. Sounds great and I’ll definitely recommend it from here on out for those who don’t use illustrator

[@davemackenzie7285]

@@whitandpark Ah cool, thanks for inspiring us newbies with all that you guys do... Happy Holidays.

[@adelineu1754]

How can you tell the difference between a right side and a left side pancake sheath

[@reedleatherware]

If you see one. You would know.

[@richardkatzman2066]

Did you make your Cowboy Hat?

[@3PH]

Totally random question, but what t-shirt are you wearing? I'm having trouble finding some that fit good and tight in the neck area...

[@whitandpark]

I'm all about Next Level 3600. It's a great fitting shirt:) I have like 10 of them in different colors haha

[@randalla.941]

Is that a large cutting mat on your workspace and if so do you have a link where I can pick one up

[@barracooter]

It's a MegaMat

[@poodull76]

same.

[@findingtina7967]

😂😂😂 I can’t stop laughing! 😂😂😂

[@getemalloutdoors6492]

How can I het that paternal

[@toddsheffield4271]

What type of sewing machine do you use.

[@whitandpark]

I have a Juki 1508 for wallets, Techsew 2750 pro for medium weight projects like bags, and a Cobra class 3 for heavy weight stuff like belts, holsters, sheaths, tack, etc...

[@mdjahidulislam.]

your baby is so cute.

[@alexriley1363]

Are you selling any shoulder bag pattern.

[@whitandpark]

not yet. I'd like to but there are some logistics to figure out. They won't fit on a regular sheet of paper and it would get crazy complicated to try and piece it together so it would require the customer to figure out large format printing on their own and i'm trying to come up with a better plan. But we'll do it in the near future

[@robwallis1277]

@@whitandpark Have a look at the dieselpunkro work, he has patterns up to duffel bag size that print out on sheets that you tape together over marked lines.

[@alexandreelisiario]

🤣👍🤣👍🤣👍🤣👍🤣👍

[@scottmorrell148]

pancake sheaths everyone is making them the same way. nothing new to see here

[@whitandpark]

I never claimed i was doing anything innovative here Scott, Just simply trying to explain how I make patterns