New pouches - Tandy sale

[JediKai]

I made two new pouches today. Both are Tandy kits. Both are shown in the catalog with tooling, but they come plain. I dyed them to match my belt.

Tandy pouch belt bag kit (44345-00). It is 5" x 4.5" x 1.5". It is on sale for $10. While I've riveted leather, I've never sewn it before. This was quite easy, though the instructions weren't very clear. I found a site on line with better two-needle-stitching instructions.


The cell phone pouch is Tandy kit 44262-00. i needed a less conspicous way to carry the phone.


I'm going to enlarge the belt pouch pattern so it is big enough to hold my camera. I'm ordering another kit, too. I want to replace what I have with more roomy pouches.

I have the wonderful reinone reproductions of Ep I pouches. While they have lasted these 5 years, the dye color doesn't match my belt. I'm generic Jedi, so I thought I could just have some generic pouches.

[rebelscum]

Excellent Pouches JediKai.

Although I generally cut my own pouches, I'll have to keep this one in mind when its on sale.

[Leda EmBorr]

Oh, VERY nice! The large one looks about the same size as one of my pouches, except mine has a ring closure. I think I would have preffered a button snap.

[Whinter Fenlynn]

Very nice, Kai. I actually bought that same kit (the pouch) from Tandy about a month ago, but haven't tried to put it together yet.

[JediKai]

Rebelscum....it's on sale now

Thanks all.

Leda, what's a button snap? This does have a snap.

[Theyrenotdolls (Den Dragonson)]

both pouches look great, Kai!
I wish there was a tandy store here in cincinnati.
the dye jobs match the belt perfectly...
like the action figures in the pics too!

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

widen the belt loop on the big one a bit and you could use it to double as a belt keeper too.

[Kryy Jacobi]

Very nice, Kai!

I made the Rover bag too -- about 2 weeks ago (before the sale ), and I know what you mean about the instructions being a little "vague".

Tandy has a basic leatherworking booklet, and I had to use it to figure out the sewing (page 19) and the snap setting (page 28).



[ftp]http://www.tandyleather.com/products.asp?number=61904-00[/ftp]

Tenric, you are right about using it as a belt keeper -- the flap is nice and tight and doesn't wobble around and get untidy like some pouches. (Been there, done that...)

There is also on sale a case for the tiny comlinks (ummm, cell phones) but it calls for more equipment than just a rivet setter or snap setter (2 drive punches and craft knife) and doesn't have the nice cover flap. The stock number on that one is #44261-00.

jedikai said:

I'm going to enlarge the belt pouch pattern so it is big enough to hold my camera. I'm ordering another kit, too. I want to replace what I have with more roomy pouches.

Yes, that was the first thing I thought -- camera! Although when sewn together, the Rover is too small. Rats.

Kai, I photocopied the leather pieces before I dyed them and put the kit together, with the thought of making a larger or smaller pouch to "match". Before I do that, I'm going to "cannibalize" a kit and ask my dealer what size snap, what kind of thread, etc. to match.

I believe the sewing/lacing holes are a size 00, and there is a single punch in that size. (The multi punches or 4-in-1 are bigger.)

(edited to add page number references)

[Leda EmBorr]

jedikai said:

Rebelscum....it's on sale now

Thanks all.

Leda, what's a button snap? This does have a snap.

Ah, the pic was a little dark on my monitor, I couldn't tell what the closure was. A button snap is just a regular snap but with a round top like a button.

[Mon-Jas Charan]

I have also taken the Small Belt Bag Kit pattern (44345-00) and halved it to make "small pouches" for Jedi pouches ... I use the Shoulder Bag Kit pattern (44447-02) to make "Rennie Pouches. I bought the kit copied the pieces before I put it together and then I have a "tested" working pattern. I'm looking at the Cigarette Case Kit (4119-00) as the basis for a possible pouch.

[Kryy Jacobi]

I considered the cigarette case when it was on sale last month. It appears to have large laces to hold it together rather than being sewn. Since I couldn't decide whether or not I liked that, I decided to save my credits for the time being.

Mon-Jas, if you proceed with that one, I hope you'll do a "review" and post pix.

And this is interesting that you have actually cut down the belt bag yourself.....

theyrenotdolls said:

like the action figures in the pics too!

Hmmm.... now I wonder where she got that idea???

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

The small, belt bag is on sale on Tandy's web site, here. I might have gotten one when I was ordering stuff last week, but I don't really need pouches right now anyway. I was getting stuff to make straps for these really good looking boots I found on e-bay.

Nice pouches, Kai! And cool action figures, too.

[JediKai]

theyrenotdolls said:

both pouches look great, Kai!
I wish there was a tandy store here in cincinnati.
the dye jobs match the belt perfectly...
like the action figures in the pics too!

Thanks. High praise as you're my leatherwork idol! ;D The action figure thing I got from you!

I've ordered a bunch more supplies from Tandy online.
www.tandyleather.com/

[JediKai]

I traced the pouch pieces before I dyed them, too. So I can size them up to make a camera pouch. I ordered some purse patterns, as I don't need the leather that comes in the kit.
www.tandyleather.com/products.asp?number=6033-00
I ordered 5 sq yds of leather. Hoping to find something in the purse patterns I can use or modify for something larger.

[JediKai]

starkindler said:

widen the belt loop on the big one a bit and you could use it to double as a belt keeper too.

I thought of that. But the remaining "issues" with rotator cuff injury would make it hard to use the pouch so positioned. Once I get the leather order, I'm going to make a better belt-keeper to cover that back buckle. It's been something I've meant to do for years!