This is a quick and fun project that wouldn't take more than a day to make, and it's suitable for beginners. I guess everybody has that piece of patent leather they bought when they just started because it was on sale (or just because how shiny it is, that's why I bought mine).
The pattern has stitching holes marked for 5mm stitching irons.
Size: Height - 5” Diameter - 4”
What you are gonna need:
Tools: Knife or scissors, stitching irons, maul or mallet, awl, pair of harness needles, waxed thread.
Materials: For the body and bottom: 2 mm, stiff hand. For the paint and lining: 1-1.2 mm, bright color, shiny patent leather would be a good choice. For the bottom rim: anything medium to stiff hand, 1-1.2 mm
Hardware: A piece of wire (I used an old piano string but it’s a bit too thin). Something around 1.5 mm thick might work better. Length about 7-8”, to your taste.
