As the title suggest, I have put some of the pouches that I made available on Etsy.
At this stage, only the minimalist versions are on offer. I will introduce other version in the coming weeks or so. The plan for immediate future will be introducing pouches for iPads and laptops.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Phone Pouch...Durability Test (007 Style)
Not long after I made the phone pouch with the credit card slot, I received a request to make another one for a work colleague. I'm more than happy to fulfill his request, he was the one that gave me the idea of putting a slot for credit card in the first place and gave it to him for free. The body of the pouch is stitched using red colour linen thread and treated with neatsfoot oil to give some protection. Knowing him, he will try to stuff a lot of card into the slot so I made the slot body shorter which will give his finger more leveraged to pull the card.
Before I go deeper into his phone pouch, let me fill in some details about him.
He's a typical Aussie bloke, big, loud, brash and rough around the edges. He idolises James Bond and trying his best to live the life of the secret agent character. Let's call him 007 in this context. He drives a very fast car (C63 AMG), known to be a real player with women and loves high adrenaline sport. 007 also carries his Iphone all the time as his work depends on it. 007 is the perfect testing ground for the pouch. He will give it a real workout and pushes it to the limit.
One weekend, he took his phone with the pouch jet skiing. Turn out that luck wasn't on his side and he sunk his jet ski. Somehow he managed to keep his phone above the water surface and survived the ordeal. He told me this the next day and I wasn't quite sure how salt water and hydrocarbon will affect the leather. The cosmetic damage was apparent, oil/petrol residue on the surface and just plain dirty and disgusting, pretty sure the leather received a healthy dose of salt water as well. The thread looks dehydrated and I can see some stray individual thread. It was in a very sad states
Anyhow, he kept using the pouch until now and to my surprised it has developed a unique patina. The stitching still going strong and overall it's still in a goo nick. Impressive! The colour of the leather reminded me of a vinagroon (vinegar and iron oxide) treated leather. He put more cards into the slot and it seems to hold up quite well even until now.
I'll let the pictures do the talking:
Brand new, side by side with my personal pouch, taken on 28/03/2010
Six month after, taken on 05/10/2010
Before I go deeper into his phone pouch, let me fill in some details about him.
He's a typical Aussie bloke, big, loud, brash and rough around the edges. He idolises James Bond and trying his best to live the life of the secret agent character. Let's call him 007 in this context. He drives a very fast car (C63 AMG), known to be a real player with women and loves high adrenaline sport. 007 also carries his Iphone all the time as his work depends on it. 007 is the perfect testing ground for the pouch. He will give it a real workout and pushes it to the limit.
One weekend, he took his phone with the pouch jet skiing. Turn out that luck wasn't on his side and he sunk his jet ski. Somehow he managed to keep his phone above the water surface and survived the ordeal. He told me this the next day and I wasn't quite sure how salt water and hydrocarbon will affect the leather. The cosmetic damage was apparent, oil/petrol residue on the surface and just plain dirty and disgusting, pretty sure the leather received a healthy dose of salt water as well. The thread looks dehydrated and I can see some stray individual thread. It was in a very sad states
Anyhow, he kept using the pouch until now and to my surprised it has developed a unique patina. The stitching still going strong and overall it's still in a goo nick. Impressive! The colour of the leather reminded me of a vinagroon (vinegar and iron oxide) treated leather. He put more cards into the slot and it seems to hold up quite well even until now.
I'll let the pictures do the talking:
Brand new, side by side with my personal pouch, taken on 28/03/2010
Six month after, taken on 05/10/2010
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Phone Pouch...Intro
This is the first product that I designed and made after graduating from 'Watch Strap'. To date, the pouch is the most product that I have made, I gave away the majority of them to families and friends. It's a good testing ground to see how durable the pouches are.
The design of the pouch is simple, just one piece of leather folded and stitched on both sides. The stitching used is cross stitch (seems to be common here in Ped's & Ro). I designed the pouch to be as durable as possible while providing a reasonable protection for the phones it carry. I used either 1.5mm or 2mm leather. The thinner leather gives it a more elegant and softer look whereas the thicker one oozes ruggedness and solidity, both of them is beautiful to touch and see. I tend to leave the finish on the thinner leather as it is due to the softness of the leather. With the 2mm one, I treat the leather to give it a more unique character.
I did received some feedback from the pouch user and have since spawned few different version of the pouch, with a pocket and pull out strap. I believe it will be great variations of the original pouch, each of them with a different purpose.
NOTE: I will be offering a selection of these phone pouches for sale on Etsy very soon!
Here's the pictures:
This is the 'oldest' pouch (about 1 year old), note the patina...it has also moulded into the phone shape
With pockets for cards & bus ticket (touch and go)
With pull-out strap from Kangaroo Leather (one of the strongest lightweight leather on the planet)
2mm with Olive Green stitching, Hand Burnished, Minimalist.
2mm with Denim Blue stitching, slightly oiled, Minimalist.
1.5mm with Country Yellow stitching, Natural, Minimalist.
2mm with Jet Black Stitching, Black Edge, Minimalist. I scored this leather while traveling overseas, only have a very limited supply of this leather. Very strong and durable leather.
The design of the pouch is simple, just one piece of leather folded and stitched on both sides. The stitching used is cross stitch (seems to be common here in Ped's & Ro). I designed the pouch to be as durable as possible while providing a reasonable protection for the phones it carry. I used either 1.5mm or 2mm leather. The thinner leather gives it a more elegant and softer look whereas the thicker one oozes ruggedness and solidity, both of them is beautiful to touch and see. I tend to leave the finish on the thinner leather as it is due to the softness of the leather. With the 2mm one, I treat the leather to give it a more unique character.
I did received some feedback from the pouch user and have since spawned few different version of the pouch, with a pocket and pull out strap. I believe it will be great variations of the original pouch, each of them with a different purpose.
NOTE: I will be offering a selection of these phone pouches for sale on Etsy very soon!
Here's the pictures:
This is the 'oldest' pouch (about 1 year old), note the patina...it has also moulded into the phone shape
With pockets for cards & bus ticket (touch and go)
With pull-out strap from Kangaroo Leather (one of the strongest lightweight leather on the planet)
2mm with Olive Green stitching, Hand Burnished, Minimalist.
2mm with Denim Blue stitching, slightly oiled, Minimalist.
1.5mm with Country Yellow stitching, Natural, Minimalist.
2mm with Jet Black Stitching, Black Edge, Minimalist. I scored this leather while traveling overseas, only have a very limited supply of this leather. Very strong and durable leather.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Update...'Tool-Box' Bag
Finally! I have completed the supporting straps with handle. Look purposeful and rugged. I have tested the bag with 9 kilo of high density weight and it didn't even break a sweat, will try with heavier weight soon.
Here's the pictures:
Here's the pictures:
Friday, February 18, 2011
Money Bag....
Made this bag a while back as a prototype and was originally made for my iPad, but it ended up being too small (oops!)...I used the thinnest veg-tanned leather I have in my inventory for lightness and texture.
The strap is constructed from scrap leather that I have lying around, which is handy, I only need to seal the flesh side for cleaner presentation.
I also experimented with different type of stitching. I found that saddle stitch doesn't work well with thinner leather across long surface, it buckled the leather. The cross stitch on the other hand is perfect since it spread the tension across the surface of the leather. I implemented this finding on the 'Shoe-Box' bag, perfected it by making the stitching space smaller.
Two piece rivets was used (I haven't discovered Copper rivet yet), quick and easy to apply, also looks great on the bag.
Why the 'Money Bag' name? Earlier this week, me and my wife 'pop' open Kenny (our piggy bank). We ended up with lots of coins and was wondering what will be the best way to transport it to the bank. Plastic bag is no good, she didn't want to use one of her bag either in case it can't take the weight. We can use the 'Shoe-Box' but it was too big, then I remembered I made a smaller bag that will be perfect for the task.
We loaded up the bag with the coins, everything fits nicely and the weight didn't seem to bother the bag (3Kg worth of coins). It actually looks better with all that weight in the bag, looks more organic. Now the wife is claiming the bag to be hers, she really like using it after the bank trip.
Here's the obligatory pictures:
The strap is constructed from scrap leather that I have lying around, which is handy, I only need to seal the flesh side for cleaner presentation.
I also experimented with different type of stitching. I found that saddle stitch doesn't work well with thinner leather across long surface, it buckled the leather. The cross stitch on the other hand is perfect since it spread the tension across the surface of the leather. I implemented this finding on the 'Shoe-Box' bag, perfected it by making the stitching space smaller.
Two piece rivets was used (I haven't discovered Copper rivet yet), quick and easy to apply, also looks great on the bag.
Why the 'Money Bag' name? Earlier this week, me and my wife 'pop' open Kenny (our piggy bank). We ended up with lots of coins and was wondering what will be the best way to transport it to the bank. Plastic bag is no good, she didn't want to use one of her bag either in case it can't take the weight. We can use the 'Shoe-Box' but it was too big, then I remembered I made a smaller bag that will be perfect for the task.
We loaded up the bag with the coins, everything fits nicely and the weight didn't seem to bother the bag (3Kg worth of coins). It actually looks better with all that weight in the bag, looks more organic. Now the wife is claiming the bag to be hers, she really like using it after the bank trip.
Here's the obligatory pictures:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Dreaming of Leather...
Leave it to Italian to design a sexy interior for a car. I've always admired the interior of an Italian car, be it an Alfa, Lamborghini, Ferrari or Maserati. They all share a common ground, elegant and sophisticated.
One Italian car manufacturer take this to the next level, in my opinion they have created the sexiest interior a car can have, very exotic and elegant at the same time, rare combination.
The car manufacturer is none other than Pagani. What they did with the Zonda is mind blowing, but in the case with Huayra, it's just out of this world. Well, I'll let the pictures do the talking.
I know what I'll dream of tonight...
One Italian car manufacturer take this to the next level, in my opinion they have created the sexiest interior a car can have, very exotic and elegant at the same time, rare combination.
The car manufacturer is none other than Pagani. What they did with the Zonda is mind blowing, but in the case with Huayra, it's just out of this world. Well, I'll let the pictures do the talking.
I know what I'll dream of tonight...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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