Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Create a stunning handmade leather purse featuring chrome pull-up leather, turquoise crocodile embossed overlays, hand-stitched gussets, and beautiful hardware. Chuck Dorsett from Weaver Leather Supply shares this intermediate project that proves gorgeous leather designs don’t have to be complicated.

Download the FREE leather crafting pattern and find all the materials and tools used here: weaverleathersupply.com/collections/make-a-gorgeous-turquoise-crocodile-leather-purse

In this tutorial, Chuck covers:
• Creating & customizing patterns
• Cutting & assembling pull-up and croc leather
• Sewing with an industrial leather machine
• Hand-stitching using a sewing pony
• Installing snaps, rivets, buckles, and D-rings
• Strap making, edge finishing & hardware placement

Project Highlights:
• Leather patterning with poster board & durable sheeting
• Jasper chrome pull-up leather in Coffee Bean
• Turquoise crocodile-embossed overlay
• Saddle-stitched gussets
• Hand-cut straps with finished edges
• Segma snap closures & Chicago screws

Materials Used:
Shop all materials at WeaverLeatherSupply.com — product list and links below.

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⏱️ Chapters
0:38 Pattern & Measurements
3:05 Choosing Leather
4:05 Cutting the Leather
8:38 Prepping for Sewing
10:31 Machine Sewing
12:41 Setting Snaps
14:49 Hand Sewing Gussets
28:56 Cutting Straps
31:50 Punching Holes & Setting Hardware
38:51 Adding a Buckle
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LEATHER

Jasper Chrome Pull-Up Leather
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/jasper-chrome-pull-up-leather-side-4-to-5-oz

Embossed Leather, 2-3 oz., Croc
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/embossed-leather-croc

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HARDWARE & MATERIALS

Pattern Sheet
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/pattern-sheet-24-x-45

Double-Sided Adhesive Tape (3/16”)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/double-sided-adhesive-tape

Segma Snaps
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/2205-segma-snaps

Ritza 25 Tiger Thread, 0.8 mm
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/ritza-25-tiger-thread-0-8-mm-50-meter-spool

Double Cap Rivets
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/2200-double-cap-rivets

English Stirrup Buckle, 3/4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/c-1605

D-Ring, 3/4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/411-dee

Chicago Screws (Floral & Plain)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/d5038-chicago-screws
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/d5038-chicago-screws-with-floral-design

Fiebing’s Leathercrafter’s Cement
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/fiebings-leathercrafters-cement

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TOOLS

Scratch Awl
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/4-heavy-duty-scratch-awl-3-1-2

Safety Cutting Ruler
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/safety-cutting-ruler

Snap Off Knife 6-1/4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/cushion-grip-snap-off-knife-6-1-4

Silent Poundo Board
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/silent-poundo-board

12” Steel Square (Non-Slip Tape)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/12-x-8-steel-square-with-non-slip-tape

Weaver 303 Sewing Machine (Servo Motor)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/weaver-303-sewing-machine-complete-stand-servo-motor

Leather Marking Pen
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/leather-marking-pen

Round Punch (1/8”, 3/16”)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/master-tool-round-hole-punch

Rawhide Mallet
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/rawhide-mallet

Deluxe 4P Snap & Rivet Setter
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/deluxe-4p-snap-rivet-setter

Marble Tooling Slab
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/marble-tooling-slab

Poly Cutting Board (12” x 16”)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/poly-cutting-board-12-x-16

Wing Divider, 4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/quick-release-wing-divider

Flat Chisel Set (1/8”)
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/1-8-flat-chisel-set-4pc

Stitching Pony
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/stitching-pony

John James Saddler’s Harness Needles
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/john-james-saddlers-harness-needles

Wooden Strap Cutter
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/wooden-strap-cutter

Oblong Punch, 3/4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/master-tool-oblong-leather-punch

Round Strap End Punch, 3/4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/master-tool-round-strap-end-punch

English Point Punch, 3/4”
👉 weaverleathersupply.com/products/master-tool-english-point-strap-end-punch