Mar
17
Salmon Skin Wallet
In a previous post, I showed you how to bark tan salmon skins. The result was an incredible patterned leather that is surprisingly strong. But what to do with all those skins? If you need ideas, Lotta Rahme's books have patterns for boots, hats, and other things. Today I'll show you how I made this nice wallet.
If you're lucky enough to have huge salmon skins you may be able to get all the material you need out of one skin. With the average size salmon I get from the store, I used two skins that I will stitch together.
The first step was to cut the skins to size. The finished closed wallet is 4 inches by 5 inches. I cut two rectangles. The one at the top was 3.25 inches by 9 inches. The one at the bottom was 4.25 inches by 9 inches and will wrap around the bottom of the wallet.
If you're lucky enough to have huge salmon skins you may be able to get all the material you need out of one skin. With the average size salmon I get from the store, I used two skins that I will stitch together.
The first step was to cut the skins to size. The finished closed wallet is 4 inches by 5 inches. I cut two rectangles. The one at the top was 3.25 inches by 9 inches. The one at the bottom was 4.25 inches by 9 inches and will wrap around the bottom of the wallet.