ID Badge Holder & Wallet Acrylic Template Set

Create a versatile leather ID badge holder that combines visible identification, card storage, and optional lanyard attachment in one compact design.

The ID Badge Holder & Wallet Acrylic Template Set provides the pattern components needed to make a practical badge holder for work, events, schools, conferences, access credentials, and everyday identification.

The finished design features a front pocket secured by a snap, an optional ID-card window, and a rear pocket for additional cards. The pattern also includes space for a ¼-inch eyelet, allowing the maker to add a D-ring or other compatible attachment point for a lanyard, neck strap, clip, or tether.

Use the templates with a pencil, pen, scratch awl, or other leather-marking tool to transfer each component onto the leather. The rigid acrylic edges may also be carefully used alongside sharp leather knives and other appropriate cutting tools.

What’s Included

This acrylic template set includes the primary pattern components needed to construct the ID badge holder and wallet.

Relevant information is permanently laser-engraved directly onto the acrylic where applicable, including:

• Pattern-piece identification
• Piece orientation
• Pocket-alignment references
• Stitching-hole locations
• Snap-placement guidance
• Optional ID-window layout
• Eyelet location
• Fold or assembly references
• Skiving guidance
• Construction notes

Review all engraved markings before cutting, punching, skiving, gluing, stitching, or installing hardware.

Front Snap Pocket

The front pocket is designed to be secured with a compatible snap closure.

This enclosed pocket can be used to carry items such as:

• An identification card
• Access credentials
• Payment cards
• Business cards
• A hotel key card
• Folded notes or receipts
• Other similarly sized essentials

Before installing the snap, confirm that the selected cap, socket, stud, post length, and setting tools are appropriate for the leather thickness.

Optional ID Window

The pattern includes the option to create a visible ID-card window in the front pocket.

This allows the holder to display identification without requiring the card to be removed each time it is checked.

Depending on the intended use, the maker may:

• Leave the opening unlined
• Install a transparent window material
• Adjust the opening for the specific credential
• Omit the window entirely and make a solid leather pocket

Before cutting the optional opening, confirm the dimensions and orientation of the ID card or badge the finished holder is intended to carry.

Standard identification cards are often similar in size, but employee badges, event credentials, access cards, and government-issued IDs can vary.

Rear Card Pocket

A rear pocket provides additional storage while keeping frequently used cards separate from the front compartment.

It may be used for:

• Payment cards
• Access cards
• Business cards
• Transit cards
• Backup identification
• Other flat essentials

The final capacity will depend on the leather thickness, pocket depth, stitch placement, and how fully the finished holder has broken in.

Optional Lanyard Attachment

The design includes an allowance for a:

• ¼-inch eyelet

A compatible D-ring or other attachment component may be added at this location so the finished holder can be connected to a:

• Neck lanyard
• Leather strap
• Retractable badge reel
• Belt clip
• Key ring
• Tether or safety attachment

Hardware dimensions vary by supplier. Confirm that the eyelet, D-ring, strap, and related hardware are compatible with one another before cutting or assembling the leather.

Reinforce the attachment area when necessary for the intended load and frequency of use.

Hand Stitch or Machine Sew

The badge holder can be constructed using either:

• Traditional hand saddle stitching
• A leather-capable sewing machine

The template includes holes or references for marking stitch placement.

When machine sewing, the maker may use the engraved references for alignment while choosing a stitch length appropriate for the leather and thread.

When hand stitching, select a thread size, needle combination, and final hole style that fit the leather thickness and intended appearance.

Choosing Your Leather

This project is generally best suited to relatively thin, firm leather that can hold its shape without becoming excessively bulky where the pockets overlap.

Suitable options may include:

• Vegetable-tanned leather
• Kangaroo leather
• Calfskin
• Goat leather
• Thin English bridle leather
• Thin harness leather
• Firm chrome-tanned leather
• A combination of exterior and pocket leathers

When selecting material, consider:

• The total thickness created by overlapping pockets
• The firmness and temper of the hide
• Whether an ID window will be installed
• The thickness limits of the snap and eyelet hardware
• Whether the holder will be worn from a lanyard
• Whether the edges will be burnished, painted, folded, or left natural
• Whether the project will be hand stitched or machine sewn

Leather that is too heavy may create unnecessary bulk and interfere with card access or hardware installation. Leather that is too soft may not support the badge, window, and lanyard attachment as intended.

Test the selected leather and hardware combination before beginning small-batch production.

Plan the Assembly

Before permanently assembling the holder:

1. Confirm the intended badge or card dimensions.
2. Decide whether to include the optional ID window.
3. Transfer all pocket, stitch, snap, eyelet, and alignment references.
4. Dry-stack the components in their intended order.
5. Confirm card access and pocket orientation.
6. Test the fold and overlap areas.
7. Skive layered sections where indicated or necessary.
8. Confirm the snap and eyelet post lengths.
9. Glue, stitch, and install hardware in the proper sequence.
10. Test the finished lanyard attachment before use.

Make the Design Your Own

The badge holder provides room for customization through:

• Company or organization logos
• Employee names
• Initials or monograms
• School or team marks
• Event branding
• Maker’s marks
• Laser engraving
• Hand stamping
• Contrasting pocket leathers
• Decorative stitching
• Custom window shapes
• Painted or burnished edges
• Brass, nickel, copper, or black hardware

This makes the design suitable for individual use, employee gifts, event credentials, corporate orders, conferences, schools, and branded merchandise.

Designed for Repeatable Results

The rigid acrylic templates help you:

• Maintain consistent component shapes
• Align front and rear pockets accurately
• Transfer stitch and hardware locations
• Position the optional ID window consistently
• Arrange the pattern efficiently on the hide
• See grain, scars, color variation, and surface character beneath the tinted acrylic
• Avoid undesirable areas before cutting
• Reduce repeated measuring and pattern redrawing
• Reproduce the holder for gifts, custom orders, or small-batch production

Built for Daily Workshop Use

Each Odin Leather Goods acrylic template is:

• Laser-cut from durable 1/8-inch tinted cast acrylic
• Built for frequent use in hobby and production workshops
• Transparent enough to see the leather beneath the template
• Suitable for use with pencils, pens, scratch awls, and other leather-marking tools
• Durable enough to carefully use alongside sharp leatherworking knives and cutting tools
• Permanently engraved with relevant notes and construction markings
• Designed and made in Texas by working leathercrafters

Unlike paper or cardstock patterns, the rigid acrylic will not easily bend, distort, tear, or wear out through repeated use.

Acrylic Color

Due to changing material availability and supply lines, your template may be made from green-, blue-, or orange-tinted acrylic. Acrylic color is not selectable and may vary from the product photographs.

The color does not affect the template’s dimensions, durability, markings, or functionality.

Important Notes

This listing is for the acrylic template set only. Leather, transparent window material, thread, needles, adhesives, snaps, eyelets, D-rings, lanyards, tools, identification cards, finished badge holders, and other supplies are not included.

The acrylic may arrive with a removable protective film on one or both sides. Remove the film before using the templates.

Confirm the dimensions of the intended ID card, badge, or credential before cutting the optional window or producing multiple holders.

Hardware dimensions and post lengths vary by supplier. Confirm compatibility with the selected leather thickness before installation.

Inspect the completed eyelet, D-ring, and lanyard attachment before use. The finished holder should not be used to support heavy equipment or other loads beyond its intended purpose.