Travel Clutch – Part III

Time to continue! To keep inspired, enthusiastic and excited I like to work on multiple projects at the same time. Since I continued quite a bit on the green travel clutch I thought let’s do a new part of the making of again! Let’s start. 

Where did we leave of…

In the previous post, I thought a little bit about the amount of work, the order in which the assembly would take place and what to do next. Since I ran into some difficulties with the brown version of the travel clutch due to this assembly order I wanted to do things differently. If you want to see the end result of the travel clutch already check out the final brown version, or if you want to see the whole making of check out part I and part II. If you are ready to continue… so am I! 

Back to back

The backs of the bags will be attached to each other with the little D-rings in the middle for the straps. The previous time I didn’t think of attaching these parts first before I made the two separate bags. So this time I did. I just had to line them up, find the bending point of the flaps as I designed it,  draw a line a little under these points and punch the leather for some stitching holes. 

Before I started to sew, I had to line up the D-rings and think for a moment of the best placement. Do I want them as far apart as the brown travel clutch had or closer/farther apart? 

Closure

Well, it is not the time yet to say goodbye or to close this cheaper of the travel clutch. But it is time to get the locks into place. Previously I did the locks at the very end… which resulted in me wiggling around with a screwdriver trying to bend it in such a manner I could actually reach the screws of the bag. 

If you are curious how I attached these locks, please let me know and I could do a tutorial. Though they aren’t brain-breakers to figure out. The only thing you have to pay attention to is the orientation of this clock. Since the screw holes are symmetrical you could actually put the lock up-side-down. 

What’s up next? 

Next will be the final part of the travel clutch since there is not that much to do. I will have to attach the front of the bags to the back and make my chain strap. Lastly, I have to finish of all edges and place the top part of the lock into place. Wish me luck and you will see the end result of this back in the next part of the making of – travel clutch!