Add a touch of magic to your everyday carry! In this tutorial, we’ll be stitching up a delightful unicorn bag charm that’s as fun to make as it is to show off. The real enchantment comes to life as we layer a rainbow of leather pieces to create its flowing, colorful mane. Get ready to craft a little piece of fantasy that will brighten up your keys, bag, or interior!
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Keep the assembly diagram to help you position the pieces later on during the stitching process.
Securing the pieces of the pattern on the leather
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece of leather with masking tape.
Punching the holes
Use stitching prongs or a 1mm hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
Use a 3mm hole punch to punch the holes that will accommodate the rivet on the O-ring strap (element annotated S on the pattern) and a 5mm hole punch for the eyes on both sides of the body (C).
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Using a pair of scissors or an X-Acto knife, cut-out all the pieces of the project.
You’ll notice that elements T are ridiculously small. Those are optional. Please refer to the last step (ie: “Finishing touches“) to decide if you’d like to use them or not.
Dyeing the leather
Dyeing can be achieved through different methods. I will refer you to this Youtube Playlist in order to learn more about the subject from much more qualified craftsmen than I am.
For this project I diluted different colors from my Angelus paints which I mixed with some white acrylic to obtain a soft-toned pastel color palette.
Use some glue to secure the interior part of the ears in place (D and E).
Gluing the eyes
Use some glue to secure the interior part of the ears in place (D and E).
Stitching the horn
XX
Stitching it all together
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finishing touches
There is one stitching hole located at the middle on each side of the saddle which are not connected to either side of the llama’s body.
x
x
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make them your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project:
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Tutorial
Unicorn Bag Charm
3 hours
Easy
Common for leathercraft
Add a touch of magic to your everyday carry! In this tutorial, we’ll be stitching up a delightful unicorn bag charm that’s as fun to make as it is to show off. The real enchantment comes to life as we layer a rainbow of leather pieces to create its flowing, colorful mane. Get ready to craft a little piece of fantasy that will brighten up your keys, bag, or interior!
Requirements
Skills
Tools
Bill of Materials
Pattern
Unicorn Bag Charm Pattern
2,00 $Walk-through
Printing the pattern
You can get the pattern here if you haven’t already.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Keep the assembly diagram to help you position the pieces later on during the stitching process.
Securing the pieces of the pattern on the leather
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece of leather with masking tape.
Punching the holes
Use stitching prongs or a 1mm hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
Use a 3mm hole punch to punch the holes that will accommodate the rivet on the O-ring strap (element annotated S on the pattern) and a 5mm hole punch for the eyes on both sides of the body (C).
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Using a pair of scissors or an X-Acto knife, cut-out all the pieces of the project.
You’ll notice that elements T are ridiculously small. Those are optional. Please refer to the last step (ie: “Finishing touches“) to decide if you’d like to use them or not.
Dyeing the leather
Dyeing can be achieved through different methods. I will refer you to this Youtube Playlist in order to learn more about the subject from much more qualified craftsmen than I am.
For this project I diluted different colors from my Angelus paints which I mixed with some white acrylic to obtain a soft-toned pastel color palette.
Setting the rivet on the O-ring strap
Use some glue to secure the interior part of the ears in place (D and E).
Gluing the eyes
Use some glue to secure the interior part of the ears in place (D and E).
Stitching the horn
XX
Stitching it all together
X
X
X
X
X
X
Finishing touches
There is one stitching hole located at the middle on each side of the saddle which are not connected to either side of the llama’s body.
x
x
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make them your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project: