Does anyone have any experience with quilting patterns onto leather, for example for the front of a handbag? Can you do this by hand or would you need a sewing machine? Looking up some info online it seems you would just need a fine leather, some foam and lining to do patterns like in this example (which is a cannage pattern from Dior but the idea would be to create other pattern shapes)? It would be very nice to have a masterclass course that demonstrates this technique in more detail.
Hi Stephanie,
I hope Phill does not mind that I share this. There's a gentleman on YouTube that does car upholstery and he does a variety of quilting, padding, wrapping things in leather, etc. There isn't much in terms of explanation but you can get a pretty good idea of what he is doing because he shows the process step by step and from different angles. He does use a sewing machine but that is probably just to save time. Everything that he stitches can be done by hand and tens of hours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZZu4nB0kJ8
and of course Phill has a course (no pun intended) on box making where he created a quilted insert. Also I remember Phill posting a "student success," instagram where a gentlemen from Turkey created a quilted lining for De Havilland Travel bag. The quilting added a truly luxurious high end detail / touch in the interior. Sorry couldn't find the post. But i'm sure it's there.
Thanks for the suggestion! Interesting that he used a creaser to draw the pattern lines.
Yes, that's correct, I've made quilted wallets before. The only issue really is the batting/foam/felt losing it's bulk or 'loft' as I believe it's called. Constant compression will do this rather quickly.
Take a look at most vintage Chanel bags, they almost always have flattened quilting.
I'd like to try thin memory foam at some point to see how it holds up over time.
Hey Stephanie, I created a quilted part in the video course 'Solid Leather Box Making'.
You can see it in the preview here:
Hello,
Anything a machine can stitch, a hand can stitch (or almost anything). It would just take more time.
From my experience and the only time I ever quilted something, I bought a foam specially for quilting. The idea is that this type of foam can compress down to almost zero mm on the stitch and expand to its full thickness a mm or two from the compression point. But, to be completely honest, I do not know whether such a foam makes a huge difference.
I know Phil used to give private lessons on making a wallet with a hand quilted exterior (if i am not much mistaken), and I would love to have this as a course!
Matt did his by hand. He has a couple of posts about it. Sadly he’s not doing leatherwork anymore.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhclsJMA9gl/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= And
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhzY0cCA4y2/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=