DIY - Leather Traveler's Notebook (With Pocket) - Step by Step
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Hi everyone, this is a step by step video of how I made my traveler's notebooks! I also put a pocket in. Leave me a comment if you would like to see how I made a Hobonichi Leather cover. Thank you all so so much for watching!
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You could use some leather cement (or even some eva glue) to hold the pocket in place while you're sewing.
A couple of additional tools I *_highly_* recommend are an awl and a simple wax candle. Use the awl to make those holes larger if you need to and use the candle to run your needles over from time to time. The wax on the needles will make it easier to pass through the leather. Wax your awl and hole punches occasionaly as well. Your frustration level will go down and your state of mind will thank you.
Another trick is to take a lighter and singe the ends of you elastic cord. It'll make it easier to push through the holes and cut down on frayed ends, Square knots rather than overhand knots lay flatter.
Nicely done. I especially like the addition of the pocket. The stitching around the edges will actually add some beefiness to the edges, which is a nice touch as well.
This is by far the best tutorial ever!
Omg, high praise! Thank you so so very much!! 💛💛💛💛
This was THE single most traveler's notebook DIY I have seen, and I have watched many. Gorgeous! Looks professional! Quality.... Thanks for this DIY
Thanks for sharing.
Such a thorough and detailed video! Thank you ❤
oh wow ......... this is the best DIY I've seen ... now I want to go and get supplies LOL Thanks for sharing!
+BritgirlTX yay! You're very welcome! 😊😊 let me know if you have any questions when your start! It's so much fun to make yourself. I think I'm going to do a passport sized DIY for this as well.
I want to make one for my upcoming travels ...
+BritgirlTX ooh! Yes! I just made one for my hobonichi planner/journal and I wish I did a DIY on it because it came out soooo cute. I'm definitely bringing it with me and I want to make a matching one for my passport. I'm leaving in like a week and a half and I'm super duper busy until I leave, but I'm hoping to squeeze in making a video for it for you guys.
Your video is wonderful!! It's made like DIY's should be: thoroughly researched, with thorough instructions, for quality results. I absolutely love this, and I can't wait to try it! Thank you for sharing!!
+Kari Cottingim you're very welcome! Thank you for watching and saying such nice things 😊
Great! Nothing like a lovely handmade gift!
Such a great video - you've explained the process so well, am looking forward to making one myself. I hope your mum's friend loves/loved her gift!.
Thank you for sharing. I have made a leather journal before. I want to make another one.
Haaaaaaadrian!!! It's Martha Farnsworth 😊 your mamas favorite friend! 😉 love this tutorial...I want to attempt to make one. So talented like your mom!!! Miss my favorite family!!!
+Marvettesplace Martha!!!!!!!!! Omg! Hahahah. Hiiii!!!! How are you? And you can totally make one! It's super easy. If you want to borrow any of the tools just let me know 😊😊😊
+itsHadrian awesome!!! Doing good. Hey tell your mama she needs to let me friend her on Facebook oh and I can't believe the grand baby started 2nd grade!!! He will have the best projects everrrrrr with you and grandma as his assistants! Lol omg I miss my Bansuan family!!! Hugs!!! I am watching all your videos too!! Lol loooove them. You are awesome and helloooo if my husband would only know how to thrift purses versus vintage radios! Haha!
+Marvettesplace I know!!!! He's so big now!!!! I can't believe you're found my channel, lol that's so funny, but I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and hello, you can thrift purses! It's super fun and easy.
Hi! I saw your video through DIY leather traveling notebook making and I would say this is the most simplest and understandable instruction that I've ever encounter so far!
Omg! Why a compliment!! Thank you so so much!!! 💛💛💛
@@itsHadrian Sorry for my English writing. I'm not good at it. But yes, I'm going to buy my leatherworking kit and fabric and will try to make my own :D
Beautiful notebook and thank you for sharing this tutorial with us! What a lucky lady to receive such an amazing gift. :)
+Jenn Marie thank you Jenn! I'm glad you liked it ❤️❤️❤️
Wow! It's so clear and sooo hard work! You have golden hands! Thank you very much for sharing with us! Great job!
Thank you so very much!
How wonderful! I have made these before with leather, but not stitched! Love it! TFS!
+artzology yay! Thank you 😊😊😊
Thank you so much for sharing this video!!
Yay! I'm glad people still like this video even after all these years.
Great video, but I can’t find links for the supplies. Can you give me the links? Thank s
By far the best video for the TN thanks for sharing 👍🏽
Wow, what a compliment! Thank you so so much!
this is the best tutorial ive seen on TN! love love love it!!!! Luckly I have a tandy leather 20mins away. thank youuuuu
+Jessica Huff oh yay! Perfect! I'm glad to hear that 😊😊😊 let me know if you have any questions along the way! And if you need anything at the store the people there are super exponentially helpful. ❤️❤️❤️
Excellent video!!! By far the best I've found!
+Maria Ricardo oh wow! Thank you so much! What a compliment! 😊😊😊
What a great job. I would love to make one.
Very talented! I know the recipient must have loved this gift.
Wow!!!! You did such a great job!!!
thank you so much!
I am in love with this notebook and the video is really easy to follow. I bought my stuff gonna make one too! Wish me luck!
ooOH! I know you can do it! you must let me know how it turns out.
This is awesome!!
I Love this! I learned so much! I can't wait to make this tonight. I have the leather already but needed the guidance for it. you are amazing!!!!
YAY! Thanks so much! Let me know how it goes!
Great job! I really enjoyed your video. Thanks so much for sharing and for providing answers to all the questions. It seems so doable, I'm hoping to give it a try in the near future!
Awesome Gift !!!!
Oh my goodness!!! I'm SO impressed! Hope you'll show others you've made and maybe journaling info??? 👍
Hi! I definitely want to make more videos for more notebooks. As for journaling, I do have quiet a few videos on some of my journaling in my hobonichi and traveler's notebooks!
I’m two min into your video and I just want to say, I love you! I love your enthusiasm and you just seam so sweet and your genuine excitement just makes me so happy! This is the first video of yours I’ve seen so I’m not to sure about your video content but if their more like this (crafty and diy) you’ve definitely got yourself a new subscriber!
amazing! Thanks for showing how it's done! I've been making TN notebooks using different materials except leather. I will give it a shot now that I know how! New subbie! Fellow Californian here! hugs! 😊 🐼
Beautiful! TFS! Loved the way you handled the "unpredicted difficulties." Whoever gave you a thumbs down for that reason must walk on water 😏!!
Cool, Hadrian. I wanted to learn to make a leather notebook for my dad too, newbie here. Just subscribed. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful notebook, great tutorial!
Love your video, very informative and easy to follow. I've watched several video on leatherworking and what might help you when you're sewing on the pocket is to glue the pocket on first, I've seen several videos were they use very narrow double sided tape, then punch the holes thru both the cover and the pocket at the same time and it holds it in place when you sew it. Garyipip has some excellent tutorials. Really liked your style.
+Frances Mackay thank you very much! And i definitely have to look into that double sided tape. I tried glue, but I didn't like the residue from it that would get on the string, but it might have been the glue I was using.
Excellent! I SO want to do this. I am in the "thinking through" process now of determining leather type, stitching material and tools. I think you answered most of my questions. Thank you! 😊📘🖌
What oz leather did you use
You're the best! Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have learned SO much! 💕
+Marcella Maione Bianchi yay! I'm so glad! ❤❤❤
"Ahh..I just got one piece of your insides"🤣 thanks sooo much I can't wait to try this. Great job
tineka williams has me lol.
Cool! I think I am going to make one for a Christmas present. I have a really cool leather dye called "Ox Blood" that would make that pop! Thanks for the vid!
beautiful work!
That was so cool!!! Thank you for sharing!!! I have subbed you! ♥️🥀🙏
Hi! So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Thank u for this video. I make notebooks for me but do not sew them. I am sitting here making some and i will go to store to buy some of the tools u mentioned.
Yay! Awesome! So glad this video could be of help to you!
U are very good at explaining and showing us.
omg you did an amazing job.. I WISH I had your talent . I WANT ONE TOO
Thanks for your reply. I know the struggle I'm a crafter, going to try making me one. Right now I'm making braclets from leather belts, and leather tassels From skirts and pants.
Great job .
Love it! Can you link the places you found your piercing tools. And your leather. Thank you. Beautiful work!!
Very impressive I don't believe I've seen this before :)
+Sylvia From Wright Your Life thank you! And I was searching for how to do this too and didn't see anything on TH-cam, so I totally had to do a video 😊
I just found your channel & I love it!!
Omgosh i loved this very much. Great tutorial, new subby now 😃
You are incredibly helpful!! Thank you!
+TheTinyCanary you're very welcome!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Perfect! I Love it 😍😍😍
You did an amazing job
This is such a Great tutorial! Im Gonna try This right away! :)
Yay I'm glad! Let me know how it turns out!
I want to try one, I hope I'll be able to find this video when I'm ready.
ohhh my birthday is on January 1!!!! 😂😂😂 Georgeous!!
+Rosalyn Lopez yayyy!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you! 😊
little tip : next time you can use a little piece of bent wire to thread the elastic. you bend the wire into a "u" shape (like a hair pin), you place the elastic between the two prongs, and you thread both prongs through the hole at the same time, thus pulling the elastic through. it's so easy to do and so damn hard to describe ! :D
thanks for the nice video ! :)
+DarkLittlePeople omg! That makes so much sense, lol. I'll have to try that next time 😊😊😊
Can you do a video for a hobonichi weeks leather cover? That fits the weeks planner with a clear cover.
awesome video! I've been searching for a video with the pockets explained and I had a feeling it was something like this so thank you so much for explaining everything 😄 a tip to make it look even better is to round the corners of the leather. it just gives it another dimension on beauty, but the sharp corners are nice as well! great job!
+Meredith C Thank you so much!!! I thought about the rounded corners as well. I actually rounded the corners of the first notebook I ever tried to make, but I just free handed it. I actually ordered a hammer punch tool that rounds the corners, but it hadn't come yet. I wanted to make the notebook in time for my mom's friends birthday, so I went ahead and did the sharp corners, which is also how I made it for my Hobonichi cover since the notebook goes inside the pocket flaps.
Yeah absolutely! It's really preference but just wanted to tell you in case you weren't aware. Great job on your projects!
Aww, thank you so much! :-)
Awesome! Thank you!
Just asking, It turned out beautifully, I love anything that is hand made. Great job. Blessings.
The elastic wouldn't fit through the eye of the needle, lol.
I find it easier to glue the pocket first at the edge and use a stitching pony to clamp the work while sewing. Yours was one of the videos I watched before making mine, thanks :)
Great Tutorial. Thank you
Well done!
Awesome video thank you so much for sharing
Hi Hadrian, I finally got my leather today. I went for the 3mm its thicker. I went to the store and the 2mm leather was too thin and so floppy; didnt like how floppy its was. I know for sure that if I would sew this leather my fingers will be hurt bad but I will give it a try 😋
Know Im waiting for my items a found on the Inet
+Mimi Soest yay! If you punch the holes in really well sewing it won't be as horrible. I totally recommend some pliers too if you have them handy. They will save your fingers 😊
+itsHadrian yeahhhh 4 sure .... Those pliers are very in need for this DIY 😂😁
This came out badass!!! you crack me up though.....its called a mallet not a hammer....lol but you make want to try my hand at this so I will be watching this again. Julie
Excellent tutorial. xoxo
Thank you Nancy! I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)
Amazing! ❤️
Where did u purchase ur leather from and where do I find the thread?
Great video! Thank you. Looks like I can do this.
Thank you so much! And you definitely can! If I can do it, anyone can, lol.
Great tutorial! Will you link the tools you used in the Tandy online store? Or at least list them?
Hi! They should be listed down in the description box.
@@itsHadrianThere are no links for me either?
Excellent! Thank you!!!
did you say which kind of leather from Tandy that you buy?
Thank you, so very helpful, your funny and loved that you broke into accent a few times 😂
Ps, to get the closer sting in the hole....from the back thread through string, when it comes to the inside loop it around your elastic and pull it back through the hole. Basically it grabs your elastic and brings it through the hole for you.
+CrazyCroppingChick genius! Thanks so much for that tip!! 💛💛💛
+CrazyCroppingChick yay! Lol and who doesn't like to beak out into an accent every so often? Hahah 😂
Hi buddy hope you are doing well, four years on😊
Looking for some leather, mind boggles by the different names.
What's the name of this kind of leather that you used? How thick
Can you list the tools you are using for the leather cover?
I was just Wondering what all the tools you used are called so I can try this myself x
+Amy Isles hi! They're all in the description box under the vid. I also included links to where I purchased everything. 💛💛💛 hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.
Gorgeous notebook you did there!! It made me want to make my own now ;) You mentioned that you are using a waxed string. Do you know how thick it is? I can only find 1mm waxed strings, but I feel like they might be too thick..
Love your video! Thank you for posting this. Will you please link to the supplies that you used in this video? Though I really just want to know exactly which leather you got from Tandy. Is it the 6-7 oz Craftsman or Craftsman Oak?
Hi! I'll edit the description box to add the links and everything. But I believe it's the craftsman from Tandy. They go on sale a lot, so I would wait for a sale. They get marked down a lot.
Thank you for your reply! I went to Tandy yesterday and got me some leather. I was like a kid in a candy store! :) Thanks so much for your help.
+itsHadrian When do you think you'll add those links to the products from Tandy? I'm lucky to have a Tandy where I live to go check it out.
hi. what brand is the waxed cord?
What size are the punches that you used?
Try living in Phoenix where it's 120 on the shade before noon.
Do you ever sell your planner covers on Depop?
Wow, this is awesome but I would like to get the names of supplies you used, can't find it, can you please give us your supplies list?
I found the black elastic in multiple colors here : amzn.to/2FkWGKy
I really want to know the rest of the story....LOL! Did your mother's friend LOVE it?!?!?! I know I WOULD HAVE! I just ordered leather to make my firs one. I have faux leather I am using to practice with while I wait...
Yay! Let me know how it turns out! And she LOVED IT! Lol, she was so super excited for it. I painted the cover of a notebook for her too, so fun!
Hi again, can you write a list of the tools you used in your video? The tools are not listed in the description box (eg: what size is the tools you use for making the holes with the fork looking thingy lol and the needles). And I tried your link and it doesn't work :-(. I love your work, thank you so much for the great video. :)
I was wondering where you get your leather from...
Hi! I have all the links for where I got everything in the discretion box of the video, but I got mine from the Tandy Leather store.
Where did you find the tools to make the wholes and other things. The website sited above does not exist. Can you at least tell me the name of them and what they are called so i can find them on my own. thanks
Where did you get your leather?
Hi Hadrian, here I am with another question. Are those chisel you used 3mm or 4mm??
+Mimi Soest no worries! Questions are always welcome. And they are 4 mm 😊 you could definitely use a 3mm too, but that just means more seeing 😳 which I didn't want to do, lol.
+itsHadrian thank for answering my question :)
Yes that will be a lot of stitching :p
Will have to see on piece of leather if i like what I see otherwise will buy the 4MM.
Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing your method. (Oh, and from now on, the white dot on the face is the latest big fashion trend!)
LOL. Hahhahaa. And you're very welcome! :-)
Wuawww really luv how you describe everything to the T.... You rare very artistic person. Cant wait for you next video :)
Is the elastic 1 mm or 2 mm?
+Mimi Soest omg! Thank you thank thank you so much for your kind words! :-) I believe it's a 2 mm elastic. I wanted it to be thicker and stronger. I've tried the smaller 1 mm and it was so flimsy. The 2 mm is a little harder to find at craft stores, but I found my large spool at Joann's in the jewelry section.
+itsHadrian thank you so much for the info. Wish we had some Joann's here in Europe. But I think maybe on the Inet :)
+Mimi Soest oh! I totally forgot to put links for everything. I'll have those up later, but yes! I found it on amazon. I would have ordered on there, but I didn't want to wait 😊
+itsHadrian is ok. Watching this video inspire me to make one myself even though having 2 Foxyfix already hihi
This is my last question: how thick is the leather
you used for this Fauxdori?
Awww, thank you! And I love the Foxy Fix notebooks! I have one myself. They didn't make a cover for the Hobonichi Techo Cousin, which is the reason I decided to try and make my own, and I'm so happy it came out so successfully, lol. And the thickness of the leather I purchased was 1.6mm-2mm. And please let me know if you have any more questions, and if you do decide to try and make your own, let me know how it goes! I would love to know how it turned out :-)
I know a few people have asked, but can you update the description and add the linker name of the leather. The list is definitely not in the description box. Only the camera is listed. Thank you so much!!
I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE PUNCH TO MAKE THE HOLES INTO THE LEATHER?
😮 I ❤️ it do you sell them by any chance because I want one ☝️ please
+Crestfallen Bee that's so sweet of you, but unfortunately I don't sell them, but if I ever decide to I will let you know. But I totally recommend foxyfix.com. I'm pretty obsessed with their notebooks.
itsHadrian 😩it's ok if you do decide on selling them please keep me in mind I would love one or maybe 2 lol 😂
Where can i find the elastics
😎👍
How thick is the leather?
Hi,
I am looking forward so much to get to see your video, however, for some reason your video stops playing and gives me en error at 0:48. This is the only video that gives me an error as I have tested my connection by loading similar videos.
Hi! That's so weird. This video should work. It's one of my oldest ones. Maybe there was just some weird technical difficulty?
A challenge for you... Make a leather bookmark with some tooling design
That would be pretty cool! I've always wanted to try tooling. I'll definitely look into it for sure! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Why didn't u use a needle with the stretch cord?