One of my friends is about to embark on a journey that will see him sail from Vancouver to Mexico so I wanted to wish him good luck by making him something that he could carry along with him. This is how I set on to design and craft this leather sea turtle bag charm. I hope that you’ll enjoy the process and that you will be tempted to make one for yourself or as a gift to your friends and family!
You don’t need both A pieces since the top and bottom of the shell are identical except for the fact that the top has additional stitching holes intended for the scales. I will be using the A piece I left uncut as a reference in order to help me position the appendages when we will be stitching them.
检查您的打印设置，确保图案大小未被调整。您可以通过测量每页底部的参考来检查打印是否正确。
在卡片纸上打印，以便更轻松地描绘皮革上的形状。
给皮革染色
If you want to apply different colors/shades to the scales, shell and appendages then mark the areas of leather that you will need for each of these pieces and roughly cut them out.
We separate them like this now so that they can be dyed individually.
For this project I chose to submerge my pieces in a dye bath.
I tried to start from the same green base but added more lemon yellow for the appendages, more blue for the shell and some brown for the scales.
The underside pieces were dyed with diluted versions of the same color mixes.
All in all I wasn’t really satisfied by the lack of contrast between the upper and underside so I made another version that is showcased in the final steps.
Some pieces of the turtle are symmetrical so the front and the back are identical. However for the elements that are not symmetrical the back is a mirrored version of the front. You will thus have to turn the pattern over to trace the pair matching the front.
不要忘记标记我们稍后需要打孔的位置。
所有要追踪的部分的清单：
A x2 (1x with the holes for the scales, 1x without)
乙 x1
C x1 常规的 和x1 镜像的 （图案翻转过来）
D x1 常规的 和x1 镜像的
乙 x1 常规的 和x1 镜像的
F x2
G x2 常规的 和x2 镜像的
H x2 常规的 和x2 镜像的
我 x1
打缝合孔
使用缝合尖头或打孔器为所有部件打出缝合孔，并使用您之前留下的标记作为定位的指导。
切割项目的各个部分
使用剪刀或 X-Acto 刀，剪掉项目的所有部分。
Stitching the scales to the shell
Start by sanding and burnishing the edges of the scales. This is optional, especially since the result is not always worth it with calfskin if it is very soft and fibrous.
Stitch the scales denoted 乙, C, D, 乙 on the pattern to the top of the shell A.
Creating the eyes
To make the yes, punch twice through your black leather with the 2.5mm hole punch and retrieve the tiny pieces that were removed during the operation.
Punch two holes in the upper part of the turtle’s head (F on the pattern) where you want the eyes to be located.
Apply some glue to the side of the holes and insert the two black pieces you kept. Apply some glue to the back in order to secure them in place.
Stitching the appendages
Assemble each appendage by stitching together the symmetrical pair of pieces that corresponds to them (referenced on the pattern as F for the head, G 和 H for the fins).
Now that the pieces are stitched we can clean-up the edges with some light sanding and burnishing.
Then add some polyester filling inside each appendage.
Stitching the appendages to the shell
We can now finish assembling our turtle.
Start by stitching the upper part of the head to the corresponding part of the upper shell. After the last stitching hole of the head, start stitching the underside of the shell to its upper counterpart for two holes.
Then sandwich in the frontleft fin between the upper and lower shell.
Continue stitching along the shell and add the back left fin, then the key-ring tab (element 我 on the pattern).
Repeat the same process on the right side. Don’t forget to add some stuffing before you stitch too high up.
When you reach the head, stitch the remaining lower part of the head to the remaining stitching holes or the lower shell.
If you want to make your life a little bit easier you can simply stitch all around the shell and sandwich-in the head like the fins. I chose not to because I wanted the turtle’s neck to have some width. If you have a look at the other version I made you can see what it looks like when the neck is stitched flat.
Eventually you can clean up the edges of the shell with some light sanding and burnishing.
教程
海龟包吊饰
4个小时
简单的
皮革工艺中常见
One of my friends is about to embark on a journey that will see him sail from Vancouver to Mexico so I wanted to wish him good luck by making him something that he could carry along with him. This is how I set on to design and craft this leather sea turtle bag charm. I hope that you’ll enjoy the process and that you will be tempted to make one for yourself or as a gift to your friends and family!
要求
技能
工具
材料清单
图案
海龟包饰物图案
演练
打印和切割图案
你可以 在这里获取图案.
根据您下载的版本，将其打印在 US letter 或 A4 纸上，并剪下项目的各个部分。
You don’t need both A pieces since the top and bottom of the shell are identical except for the fact that the top has additional stitching holes intended for the scales. I will be using the A piece I left uncut as a reference in order to help me position the appendages when we will be stitching them.
检查您的打印设置，确保图案大小未被调整。您可以通过测量每页底部的参考来检查打印是否正确。
在卡片纸上打印，以便更轻松地描绘皮革上的形状。
给皮革染色
If you want to apply different colors/shades to the scales, shell and appendages then mark the areas of leather that you will need for each of these pieces and roughly cut them out.
We separate them like this now so that they can be dyed individually.
染色可以通过不同的方法来实现。我会向你推荐这个 YouTube 播放列表 为了从比我更有资格的工匠那里了解更多关于这个主题的知识。
For this project I chose to submerge my pieces in a dye bath.
I tried to start from the same green base but added more lemon yellow for the appendages, more blue for the shell and some brown for the scales.
The underside pieces were dyed with diluted versions of the same color mixes.
All in all I wasn’t really satisfied by the lack of contrast between the upper and underside so I made another version that is showcased in the final steps.
皮革完全干燥后，涂上一层油以使其重新水合并保护染料。
.一旦皮革上沾有油，动作要快，以免产生较黑的斑点。如果发生这种情况，不用担心，只需将其放在阳光下半小时（粗糙的一面朝上，这样顶部的颗粒就不会晒黑）。热量将帮助油均匀地分布在皮革纤维中。
在皮革上描出图案的轮廓
使用锥子在皮革上描出图案的轮廓。
Some pieces of the turtle are symmetrical so the front and the back are identical. However for the elements that are not symmetrical the back is a mirrored version of the front. You will thus have to turn the pattern over to trace the pair matching the front.
不要忘记标记我们稍后需要打孔的位置。
所有要追踪的部分的清单：
打缝合孔
使用缝合尖头或打孔器为所有部件打出缝合孔，并使用您之前留下的标记作为定位的指导。
切割项目的各个部分
使用剪刀或 X-Acto 刀，剪掉项目的所有部分。
Stitching the scales to the shell
Start by sanding and burnishing the edges of the scales. This is optional, especially since the result is not always worth it with calfskin if it is very soft and fibrous.
Stitch the scales denoted 乙, C, D, 乙 on the pattern to the top of the shell A.
Creating the eyes
To make the yes, punch twice through your black leather with the 2.5mm hole punch and retrieve the tiny pieces that were removed during the operation.
Punch two holes in the upper part of the turtle’s head (F on the pattern) where you want the eyes to be located.
Apply some glue to the side of the holes and insert the two black pieces you kept. Apply some glue to the back in order to secure them in place.
Stitching the appendages
Assemble each appendage by stitching together the symmetrical pair of pieces that corresponds to them (referenced on the pattern as F for the head, G 和 H for the fins).
Now that the pieces are stitched we can clean-up the edges with some light sanding and burnishing.
Then add some polyester filling inside each appendage.
Stitching the appendages to the shell
We can now finish assembling our turtle.
Start by stitching the upper part of the head to the corresponding part of the upper shell. After the last stitching hole of the head, start stitching the underside of the shell to its upper counterpart for two holes.
Then sandwich in the front left fin between the upper and lower shell.
Continue stitching along the shell and add the back left fin, then the key-ring tab (element 我 on the pattern).
Repeat the same process on the right side. Don’t forget to add some stuffing before you stitch too high up.
When you reach the head, stitch the remaining lower part of the head to the remaining stitching holes or the lower shell.
If you want to make your life a little bit easier you can simply stitch all around the shell and sandwich-in the head like the fins. I chose not to because I wanted the turtle’s neck to have some width. If you have a look at the other version I made you can see what it looks like when the neck is stitched flat.
Eventually you can clean up the edges of the shell with some light sanding and burnishing.
收尾工作
将您选择的调理产品涂抹在您的作品上，然后用棉布用力擦拭，以擦亮并赋予其漂亮的光泽。
我使用一种皮革香膏，将 1 份蜂蜡和 6 份橄榄油轻轻融化在一起制成。它非常适合滋养和防水。
最后结果
希望您喜欢本教程。请考虑在下面的评论中贴出您的作品照片。如果能看到我的小作品在您的帮助下变成自己的作品，这对我来说意义非凡。
如果您希望在此处看到有关本教程或项目想法的任何反馈/问题，我们将永远欢迎您。
快乐制作！
脚注
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