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One needs to make sure there is no air in between the leather and the bonded. Also to make sure there’s good adhesion between the two and no wrinkles. As for the paper this prevents the leather from sticking to the bonded leather prematurely.

Same to you.

Thank you for your insight Peter, I wish you a great summer and all the success with your Libby Tote line ,

The reason I use that method instead of a roller is because a roller can stretch the leather. Think of pizza dough and using a roller. It’s spreads it out and makes it bigger.

Here is an update on the wallets: I think for the next wallet, the Orange thread will be M40 instead of M30

Hi TC, An important factor to consider in all this is if the lining is getting completely glued down or kept loose. This changes everything. Generally I do not fully glue down linings with the exception being sometimes the bottom because I want to to be stiffer or gussets in which case the lining needs to be much thinner. For exterior leather I generally use 1.8-2.4mm total with reinforcement(if needed). This all depends on your leather type as well as the effect you want from your finished bag. Then the lining I use is between 0.8-1.2. You mentioned 0.5. This is far to thin to use as a loose lining and should only be split so thin if it's going to be fully glued to the exterior. If you are making something that is fully glued then best is to test with scraps to see how the hand is once all layers are glued. P

Hi Gergo, This is quite a big topic of discussion :-) I'll try and give my viewpoint on this is a very condensed way. 1. One-to-one copying is never correct. Just changing one small detail doesn't make it ok, or make it your own design. 2. Making something in the "style of" or "similar too" is totally fine. Every brand does it. Thats because thats the current style and what people want. There is a reason that when you think of 80s fashion you think of big shoulder pads and stone washed jeans. It's because most every designer was working within those trends. It doesn't mean the were copying. When something becomes a trend every brand and designer is rushing to do their own version of it because thats is what the customer is interested in. You are right, everyone wants to design that item that is unique and instantly recognizable as their own, however even most of these instantly recognizable pieces are just variations on something that came before it but somehow got more famous and people automatically associate it with that brand and think that they were the originator. Creating something completely different and original is great and encouraged, however you will find that there isn't much of a market for those items because people are interested in similar things that they already know. That's just the was it is! As said, this is a huge topic. Where the line is drawn between copy and inspiration...people have a lot of different ideas. So i'll leave it at this for now. p

Hi Karen! Welcome and great to see you here. Zipper tutorial has already been filmed :-) Straps in on the list for the next filming session Lining leather I’ll be dealing with when I film a bag making tutorial. Lots of good stuff to come! P