Bi-Zen ‮✨📷🖋 @wxcafe@imaginair.es

Okay these two panels are good

Alright! Trimmed the flap, burnished the edges... I think that’s done!

Suddenly understand the expression “cutting corners” a lot more directly 😬

Shouuuuuld be just fine

Cut off the wings...

Alright in terms of dimensions this is looking much better

Time to uh do some work since it’s work hours yknow? But I’ll finish that later today

Alright I’ve punched the holes on both sides, next step is stitching (but that’ll be tomorrow)

you, clever: calculate the bending radius and add material as needed
me, an absolute moron: adds material, then just bends it around a pen to see where to punch holes (sharpie marks on this picture)

Alright I’m calling that one done

Well, it might be too small for full sized pens, but with 75% it looks pretty good :)

Got a few dimensions to fix on the next one, but for now I’m gonna burnish the edges so I can call that one done

Now all I need to do is thin the flap so it fits in the buckle, and then burnish all the edges!

And then start making the second one that’s to size lol 😓

Trimmed the wings, it looks good 🥰

Finally 😭

Alright let’s start again at this
Switched to white/cream thread cause I’ll run out of black thread otherwise lol

Also oof ouch my hands hurt everywhere 😩

Oookay so I re-stitched the center, buuuut unforeseen consequence: now the flap can’t work. This can only work with shorter pens. At this point I think I’m gonna finish it for myself and then make a better, working version as the gift I was intending this to be

(First pic is with a standard-size sharpie, second is with a smaller-size fountain pen)

stitching that whole thing; ~4h
unstitching it: ~1h

also my leather is all creased now but Iiii think that's fine

alright, halfway done with the stitching!!

wait how the fuck is it 10:40 already

Stitching sucks 😔 but i’m getting there

That being said: well fuck, went through the desk protector