This is a tutorial for my eyewear sleeve pattern. It is an easy build which requires knowledge of basic leather working techniques like hand stitching and edge finishing.

Leather selection

• 2 pieces of 0.8mm / 2oz Alran Sully – 170 x 190mm each*

* You can make this project without lining using a single piece of leather 1.6mm / 4oz thick

Tool Inventory

This is the complete list of tools and materials used for this tutorial. You can successfully complete this build without many of them, but you may achieve slightly different result. The details such as dimensions or brands of my equipment are mentioned mostly as an inspiration.

• Self-healing cutting matt 60 x 90cm (Vantage)
• Steel ruler 50cm
• Scratch awl
• Head knife 125mm (Blanchard)
• Contact glue (Intercom Ecostick 1816B)
• Glue spreader
• Roller
• Hole punch 4mm
• Leather maul
• Punching block 20 x 30cm (Craft Japan)
• Japanese skiving knife
• L’indispensable knife (Blanchard)
• Heat press
• Sanding block
• Sand paper – 240, 400 and 600 grit (Siawat)
• Edge creaser
• Edge paint (Uniters)
• High density foam block
• Compass 165mm (Blanchard)
• High-speed steel paring knife (Blanchard)
• Saddler’s Hammer #4 (Blanchard)
• Set of 3.38mm pricking irons – 2 and 10 prong (Blanchard)
• Harness needles #4 (John James)
• Linen thread 0.45mm (Meisi Superfine)
• Stitching awl
• Stitching clam
• Thread scissors