A good wallet

There is no shortage of wallets posted here, but when I lost my wallet a couple of years ago, none of them did it for me, so I made my own.  You'll need some sewing skills for this one, but the result is a pro-ish looking wallet that, depending on what materials you use, will last a long time.  For materials, Tyvek envelopes are good, but anything with good tear and abrasion resistance will do (e.g. mylar, airline baggage tickets, your old parachute pants - you get the idea).  For mine, I used a Tyvek envelope for the interior and the packaging from some bike tires for the exterior.

Also, my first version of this (not posted) tore a little too easily and I could only patch it so much, so I added a fabric liner to this version to give it some added resilience.

Step 1 Tools and Materials

You'll need some tools:

• Sewing Machine (you could also sew by hand)
• A blindstitch/edgestich presser foot for your machine (optional, but will make your stitching much straighter)
• Spray adhesive
• Scissors
• Ruler

And some materials:

• Exterior and interior (Tyvek or some other tear resistant material)
• Silk
• Spray adhesive
• Double fold bias tape (go to the fabric store for this)
• Thread