Some of the leather pieces are ready to be stitched. What colour to go with? The possibilities are endless, depending on your own personal tastes. I’m choosing between red and a sand colour. Think I will go with the sand; it stands out a bit more than the red.
People love pockets. We are always asked if more can be added. Pockets, dividers, sections. Why the need to compartmentalize life? I find that one zippered pocket works just fine; there will be a smaller, open pocket for a phone or iPod as well and of course my customized iPad pocket! Plenty of pockets but not so many that I will forget where I put things–keep it simple!
The next stage is preparing the leather for stitching. If it’s too thick, it needs to be split down to something more manageable. Some pieces will need further thinning and for that we use the skiving machine.
We typically paint all exposed edges of leather. In this case, I’m using a clear edge paint. It darkened the natural red slightly.
As I’ve mentioned previously on this blog, one of my newest toys is an iPad Mini. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the time to create a case specifically for it but so far it’s been quite comfortable in the case we made for the Kobo Vox. I thought that it should have it’s own little pocket, that way it won’t be pushed around by all the other stuff I end up carrying. It’ll probably be the only pocket that will actually have any of my own stuff in it!
Ipad case custom made to be given as a gift. The combinations we can do are infinite!
Look! The iPad case now wears heels! Sexy.
Our new iPad cover. The window flap folds back and tucks into a strap thus propping up the iPad. How convenient is that? Imagine that on your counter top as you whip together that new recipe that you’ve got displayed on the screen! And all the cut-outs you could need, including the speakers. Music while you cook. Yes, you can have it all.
How happy was I that the case we had designed to fit the Kobo Vox also fit my new Ipad Mini!
Back of our new iPad case–sneaky little cut-out for the camera! No need to remove the iPad from it’s cozy little holder to take a picture. We embossed this one with a wood grain.