Have you tried crochet or knitting? It can be both simple and complicated, big and small projects.

Knitting is more suitable for clothes, stretchy things.

Crochet is more suitable for stiff things like amiguries, bags etc.

You can 100% make clothes with crochet and bags with knitting. It’s maybe not as common only

As far as I understand it, they kind of do but you need to install a third party app and use it through the Element interface. But I don’t know for sure.

I have updated the list: https://sharedown.kaffekod.nu/05c3716c-05fd-46f0-a90d-efdc6ee8c8a4

The only similar enough one that’s also free is matrix. At least what I’ve found so far.

https://sharedown.kaffekod.nu/05c3716c-05fd-46f0-a90d-efdc6ee8c8a4 link will work for about a week.

I’m considering IRC and teamspeak3 instead

Edit: updated the link

Well said

What is an apolitical person?

I’m not too fond of this buy now - pay later stuff. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s great for when you try a new online store and you’re not sure if you’ll get your order or what it will be like. Or if you really really need something and will be able to afford it soon. Then it feels okay to not pay until after.

But mindlessly, always paying later? NOPE. Been there, done that. After a while I lost track and almost ended up not being able to afford paying for the stuff and I’ve always been pretty good at keeping track of my money. It was scary.

Thank you!

The W shape I’m talking about is this:

So there are two “lines” of fabric for pockets on each side, connected with a W to prevent coins from falling out. As for sewing it all together, including the zipper, I think I’ll make holes all around where the zipper will be, with rounded corners. I’ll only be able to actually round the outer corner tho because of the Z folding. But the holes will be made in a rounded way on both sides.

I am considering cutting the leather that is between the wallet and notebook and flip it, so that I get the grain side out on both, outer parts. But I’m unsure how I would sew them together, or if it’s even possible. I don’t want it to be floppy. But to add another, thin leather that adds a bit of contrast on the notebook side would be fun too! Making all those holes would be the biggest challenge. But I have all the tools needed I think, I mean, not made for leather work, but with a bit of creativity, improvisation and patience it should work out fine.

Although… I was at the craftstore the other day where they sell leather scraps and there was one that where smooth on both sides, as if both was grain sides but it looked like regular leather on the edged that where 3-5mm thick. Maybe it’s same as the veg-tan leather with rubbed flesh side?

About the elastic, my first trough was to stitch it directly to the leather, but maybe I should just add a… imagine a belt loop in your jeans, but tiny and you put an elastic trough instead. haha I hope that makes sense.

The wallet part will keep closed with the zipper, so that’s no problem. The notebook part tho… The hard part is that it needs to be flexible in width but I also want it to be super easy to open and close, while keeping it sleek. The only option might be a snap button but I’ll add two “bottom” buttons that I can push the “top” button into.

What do you think?

Very nice! I love how the dye isn’t perfectly even.

Oh, I just assumed Germany had that too. So sad ;a; Is it clear where it’s ok to take a walk and not?

Yes, I finally posted it haha. Thank you!

I definitely need proper thread for my next project. I’m actually considering having fabric for the inside dividers/pockets, but we’ll see. I might still have some thin and soft leather so that might work. We’ll see :D

Haha yep.

I think in some states in USA you are not allowed to shoot the tresspasser unless you have asuch sign? So it fills a purpous there too, just a much darker one

Yes! It was fun and very simple, the holes did take some patience but at least I didn’t try so sew directly into the leather hahaha

It definetly does it’s job and it does it well. The only thing I miss is somewhere to have coins, but my next project is already brewing in my brain!

In Sweden that is the case. We have something called “allemansrätten” directly translated to all-mans-right, or, the freedom to roam. So, as long as there are no fences, you can walk around wherever you like. You are even allowed to pass through big animal enclosures as long as you don’t disturb the animals or so.

Thank you! and it is SO nice to create with my hands, especially after everything is getting so digitalized.

ooh neat, I’ll look around! I do start to form an idea of what kind of wallet + notebook combo I’d like to make. I’ve previously made a fabric cardholder with a zipper, so it can also have coins! Similar to this → https://madamsew.com/blogs/sewing-blog/how-to-make-a-card-holder-with-a-zipper-madam-sew

Wow, very fancy handbags, some designs are really fun! I understand the eye for details is crazy with those prices :o I’d expect them to outlive me about 10 times or so. But I’m just a humble peasant haha

2 arm span is a lot, I have at most used about 1,5 arm span

I’d say it’s okay as long as they are used fairly sparsely. One is definitely okay!

Wow, thank you for all the info! You must have worked with leather for a long time?

What is the longest thread you have worked with?

This is not relevant at all but I dreamt that I sandpaperd my doc martens to remove the plastic coating 😅

Do you have any neat ways to work with such long threads?

When I’ve sewn with long (or just annoying) thread I like to hold it between my fingers close to the last stitch and then gently pull out, letting it run between my fingers to straighten it with the needle dangling at the end. For some reason it likes to twist.

No, this is not saddle stitch, sorry I was a bit unclear :) It’s some sort or cross stitch

Oh, that is an easy pattern! I am a bit into sewing (with fabrics), so it’s not that different :) Neat!