Project description
I am looking for a skilled leatherworker to create a custom-fitted leather sleeve for a stainless steel hip flask I already own (holds 6 ounces, roughly 4.5 x 3.5 x 1 inch). The flask itself will be supplied by me; the commission covers only the leather wrap and any hardware needed to secure it in place.
The sleeve should be wet-molded directly around the flask body so the leather takes on the exact curved silhouette rather than sitting loose or baggy at the shoulders. I would like full-grain vegetable-tanned leather in the 3-4 oz range (roughly 1.2-1.6 mm) — thick enough to hold its shape after molding but still supple enough at the seams to fold cleanly around the corners and the pour spout opening.
Assembly should be hand-stitched using a saddle stitch with waxed thread, not machine-sewn or glued — I want the visible seam along the back or side edge to show clean, evenly spaced stitch holes punched with a pricking iron. The top edge around the cap and the bottom edge should be skived thin, folded, and burnished smooth with a bone folder and edge slicker rather than left raw or painted with edge paint.
Optional but preferred: a small embossed monogram or single initial on the front panel, either blind-embossed (no ink, just a pressed impression) or filled with a dark stain to stand out against the natural leather tone. Please quote separately if a custom belt loop or D-ring strap needs to be riveted onto the back so the flask can be carried on a belt.
Please share photos of similar wet-molded, hand-stitched sleeves you have made before, along with your typical turnaround and whether you work from a physical sample I mail you or from measurements and photos alone.
The sleeve should be wet-molded directly around the flask body so the leather takes on the exact curved silhouette rather than sitting loose or baggy at the shoulders. I would like full-grain vegetable-tanned leather in the 3-4 oz range (roughly 1.2-1.6 mm) — thick enough to hold its shape after molding but still supple enough at the seams to fold cleanly around the corners and the pour spout opening.
Assembly should be hand-stitched using a saddle stitch with waxed thread, not machine-sewn or glued — I want the visible seam along the back or side edge to show clean, evenly spaced stitch holes punched with a pricking iron. The top edge around the cap and the bottom edge should be skived thin, folded, and burnished smooth with a bone folder and edge slicker rather than left raw or painted with edge paint.
Optional but preferred: a small embossed monogram or single initial on the front panel, either blind-embossed (no ink, just a pressed impression) or filled with a dark stain to stand out against the natural leather tone. Please quote separately if a custom belt loop or D-ring strap needs to be riveted onto the back so the flask can be carried on a belt.
Please share photos of similar wet-molded, hand-stitched sleeves you have made before, along with your typical turnaround and whether you work from a physical sample I mail you or from measurements and photos alone.
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