DIY Folding Leather Purse: A Step-by-Step Guide

Making your own fashion accessories gives you the ability to take control of your personal style, especially when it comes to designing your own purses and handbags. Making a folding, satchel-style purse out of leather proves to be a creative task that results in a decorative and functioning accent to some of your favorite casual and formal outfits.

Things You'll Need

• Leather fabric square,12 by 12 inches
• 2 linen fabric squares,12 by 12 inches
• Fabric glue
• Velcro square set, 2 by 2 inches

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Instructions

• 1

  Spread the leather square out in front of you, with the right side facing down.

• 2

  Squeeze a layer of glue over the surface of the exposed leather. Make a criss-cross pattern.

• 3

  Layer one of the linen squares over the leather. Press down firmly to adhere the linen to the glued area.

• 4

  Squeeze a line of glue, horizontally, across the center of the linen. Squeeze a line up each side. Leave the bottom and top edges alone.

• 5

  Place the second linen square over the glued layer. Press down firmly for about a minute. This adheres the sides and the center to create an upper and lower pocket.

• 6

  Adhere a square of velcro at the top, and then at the bottom of the square.

• 7

  Fold the square in half from the bottom, up and connect the two velcro pieces. This creates a folded leather purse.