Description
Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/jr7K3eDd9hc
This sling represents a Giant Deep Sea Isopod, and it’s absolutely not an insect, beetle, cockroach or anything else, it’s a beautiful marine crustacean. Some may refer to it as a pill bug or roly poly which are its terrestrial relatives.
This project is for more experienced leather crafters as it may be somewhat scary for a beginner. The pattern consists of 86 pieces and would take about 3-5 days to assemble, depending on how fast you work.
The pattern has stitching holes marked for 5mm stitching irons, but on some pieces the stitch length may vary slightly to fit in confined spaces, obtain the correct shape and avoid unnecessary tension.
Video about how to print the patterns and solve common printing problems: https://youtu.be/iBfn8cXseMY
Size: approx.
Length: 14 1/2”
Width: 5 1/2”
Depth: 4”
Formats: A4, US Letter and 24″ wide PDF + SVG
What you are gonna need:
Tools:
Knife or scissors, stitching irons, maul or mallet, hole punch, pair of harness needles, waxed thread. In case of using rivets, rivet setter.
Materials:
Everything except the parts listed below: 4-5 oz medium to medium-firm temper (not anything as stiff as cardboard because the head is stitched in a turned manner and you may get stuck there).
Eyes (the base): 4-5 oz veg tan
Eyes (the “pupils”): thin dark leather, glossy or with “metallic” effect, or at least anything dark.
Belly, outer part: 1-2 oz lambskin, sheep skin, or goat skin.
Belly “sixpack” filling: padding polyester or foam or cotton, whatever you have on hand.
Legs: 3-3.5 oz soft to medium leather
Hardware:
2 x 1” D-rings
1 x 9” zipper
6 x rivets or Chicago screws
