Make reMade USA’s Recycled-Leather iPhone Case (DIY Tutorial)
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Whether Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone 4, which is set to make landfall today, is just a faster rehash of its predecessor remains to be seen. Here's a do-over we can get behind, however: a sleek iPhone case that reMade USA's Shannon South threw together using recycled leather scraps. Click through our slideshow to find out how you can snag one of your own in no time.
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
- Scrap leather
- Pen
- Standard hole punch
- Scissors
- A few binder clips
- Ruler (ideally a square)
STEP ONE
Measure your phone and add ½ inch to the length and ¾ inch to the width.
The iPhone is 4.5x 2.5 inches, so the cut leather rectangles need to be 5 x 3¼ inches.
STEP TWO
Cut out two rectangles to fit your phone and cut ¼-inch strips to use as the stitching. Depending on the length of your scrap, you may need to piece these together by tying them together end to end.
STEP THREE
Use the binder clips to hold the two rectangles in place when you make the holes, so they line up.
STEP FOUR
Punch holes around three edges of the rectangles, keeping the pieces together.
STEP FIVE
The leather pieces should look like this before you start weaving.
STEP SIX
Trim the ends of the strips so that they are tapered. Begin weaving by tying one end of the leather strip through the first set of holes.
STEP SEVEN
Loop the leather through each set of holes until you reach the end.
STEP EIGHT
When you reach the last hole, knot it closed.
STEP NINE
Tie another piece of leather strip to the last hole to create a loop if your strip is not long enough.