Mobile phone bag

Make your own cool leather mobile phone bag.

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Measure your mobile phone. Add 1.5cm to each side. Cut in 1.5cm on either side for the flap.

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Cut out four strips for decoration, each 1.5cm wide and 2.5cm long

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Attach an oval jump ring onto each strip and make holes with revolving punch pliers for sewing on the strips.

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Mark out where you want to attach the strips.

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Make holes.

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Pull a cord through the holes.

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Sew on the strips.

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Repeat twice and let the strips overlap.

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Make four holes in the last strip.

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Mark out

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Make four holes in the flap of the mobile phone bag.

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Cross the cord through the last hole and finish with a knot on the back.

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Make holes with revolving punch pliers through both layers of the mobile phone bag for eyelets. These should be 0.5cm from the edge.

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Mark out holes in the side (1cm spacing between each hole) for sewing it together.

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Make holes. Hold the leather together with a peg, so it does not slip.

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Mark eyelets on the flap.

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Make holes.

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Attach eyelets.

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Secure and sew together.

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Front

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Back

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Cut two pieces of cotton cord each measuring 50cm. Pull a round jump ring onto the middle and double over the cords.

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Plait with four cords. Cut four cords 1/3 longer than the desired finished length. Tie the cords together and secure them onto a Macram Board. Start alternating with the cord located at the far right side and the cord at the far left side. Put the cord you are holding down between the two cords which you have in the opposite hand, place it underneath the inner cord and then back so that it is placed inside, at the side it came from. See step by step photo on pages 23-29. Continue to desired length.

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Cut off the ends and glue them together.

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Apply some glue on the end.

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Attach an end cap and hook it together with the bag in the round jump ring.

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Gather the two cords with the swivel claps.

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Attach the strap to the bag.

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The bag is now ready to use.

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