Ostrich Leather Flip Wallet

I recently received this beautiful blue ostrich leather and I had to put it to use immediately. I wanted to choose a smaller project and something that had a bit of used to it as well. The leather that I used was from the edge and it was very thin. As such, this gave me an opportunity to practice utilizing liners in my projects without adding to the bulk of the project. The video that you see here, is a good example of the progress that I’ve made in incorporating different types of material into the projects that I do. I chose to hand stitch this particular project even though I have a sewing machine, primarily because the sewing machine doesn’t have a stitch guide yet, and I don’t want to run the risk of errant stitches until I can assure that it will follow along a straight line. That will come later.