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Early prototypes. The red one is about to be flipped inside out.
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Sewing on the pine cone patch.
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Using a French skiver to thin leather on seams and bends. Works great.
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All sewn up and ready to flip!
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Using a plastic piece to push out the seams and hammer them down seams.
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Cutting a 3/16” strap. Using a wire with a hook to pull it through the blade.
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Slicing a 3/16” wide strap out of wider belt. Works great!
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Hand cut/filed brass buckle for 3/16” wide strap. A bit of labour.
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Love the simplicity of opening/closing the purse.
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A lot of labour filing brass, but I have to wait a couple weeks for AliExpress.
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Sewing the belt clip on my 1940’s Singer 29k.
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Eye glass case with snap down top