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Simple little rectangle design, wanted to try using reinforcement to give more body and shape to lined bags.

Pretty happy with how it turned out!

Dimensions are about 8.5 inches long, 4 inches wide and 5 inches deep.

Materials and specs:

Sepici Dollaro 3-4 oz red
Calf skin royal blue 2 oz lining
Microfiber .4mm
Ritza .6mm thread at 4mm diamond spacing
#8 zipper, corn teeth, brass over nickel plating
Stainless steel 1 inch rectangle ring
#12 copper rivet
Vinymo 5 for inner stitch, 5mm inner stitch spacing
Piping is 3mm leather cord and about 1.5 oz leather covering

Working on this little toiletry kit type of bag. Didn’t get too cute with the pattern so it’s just a simple rectangle without any taper to the gussets.

Wanted to practice adding body and dimension to bags by using techniques like gluing on a curve, reinforcement and lining. Can always use more zipper practice as well!

Materials being used/nerdy details

Sepici dollaro in red, about 1.3mm
Calf skin royal blue .8mm
Microfiber .4mm
Zipper #8 size, nickel finish
The usual 4mm diamond spacing with my fave chubby ritza .6mm, will use vinymo blue for assembly and to keep interior monotone

These are my little therapy builds at this point 😂

Tried some new things this time around. Creasing and using thinner leather plus reinforcement.

Salpa .4mm for the lid section and microfiber .4mm for the gusset. Lining leather js .4mm.

Swift and togo are .6mm.

Designed to fit airpod pro 2 and 3 cases!

Just finished these, pretty happy with how they came out.

Used salpa .4mm and calfskin .4mm as my reinforcements for each panel. Made a huge difference in overall feel and kept the final product thin and lightweight. About 2.8mm total thickness (the mosaic one I have been using was about 6.4mm 😅, 4th picture).

Togo (black pebbled) and swift leathers. Ritza .6mm and 4mm diamond spacing. Fenice edge paint. 7.5mil mylar for the id window.

Wish I took pictures of the pink one under natural light, it’s such a gorgeous colour!

Reworked a pattern for a work bag and trying out a bunch of different supplies in preparation for a bigger bag down the road.

Using ecostick 1816b and 1830, really impressed. Like it a bit better than Renia Aquilium 315. Glad I can throw out my solvent cements!

Also swapping out salpa for microfiber, love the body and feel of the bag so far. Found that salpa wrinkled in ways I didn’t love, probably saving it for wallets or more flat projects.

Lastly, swapping out leather cord for plastic cord for piping. Saves on weight, no issues so far.