Laten Mid-Size Bifold Wallet Acrylic Template Set

Create a practical mid-size leather bifold with a durable, reusable acrylic template set designed for accurate cutting, consistent pocket alignment, and repeatable workshop production.

The Laten Mid-Size Bifold Wallet Acrylic Template Set provides the pattern components needed to recreate Odin Leather Goods’ mid-size bifold design.

The finished wallet offers more carrying capacity than a minimalist card wallet while maintaining a compact, everyday-carry profile. Its traditional folding construction provides makers with a useful foundation for creating a dependable leather wallet that can be adapted through material selection, pocket configuration, stitching, tooling, and edge finishing.

Use the templates with a pencil, pen, scratch awl, or other leather-marking tool to transfer each pattern 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 multi-piece acrylic template set includes the primary pattern components needed to construct the Laten Mid-Size Bifold Wallet.

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

• Pattern-piece identification
• Piece orientation
• Pocket-alignment references
• Stitching guides
• Hole-punch locations and sizes
• Fold locations
• Skiving guidance
• Assembly notes

Review all engraved markings before cutting, punching, skiving, gluing, stitching, or assembling the wallet.

A Versatile Mid-Size Bifold

The finished design occupies the space between a slim card wallet and a larger traditional billfold.

It is well suited for customers who want:

• More organization than a minimalist wallet
• A familiar folding-wallet format
• Room for everyday cards and folded currency
• A wallet that remains manageable in a front or rear pocket
• A balanced combination of capacity and compactness

The final carrying capacity will depend on the leather thickness, pocket configuration, construction method, and how fully the wallet has broken in.

Hand Stitch or Machine Sew

The wallet can be constructed using either:

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

Choose the method that best fits your tools, experience, production volume, and desired finished appearance.

When machine sewing, consider:

• Presser-foot clearance
• Needle and thread size
• The thickness created by overlapping pockets
• Clearance near folded areas
• The order in which interior components must be assembled

When hand stitching, select a stitch spacing, thread size, needle combination, and hole style appropriate for the leather being used.

Choosing Your Leather

Mid-size bifold wallets are generally best made from relatively thin, firm leather to control bulk where the pockets and body 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 interior leathers

When selecting materials, consider:

• The total thickness created by stacked components
• The firmness and temper of the leather
• Whether the wallet will be lined
• Whether the edges will be burnished, painted, folded, or left natural
• Whether the wallet will be hand stitched or machine sewn
• How quickly the wallet should soften and break in
• The amount of structure desired in the finished piece

A thicker exterior may be paired with thinner interior leather to create structure without adding unnecessary bulk.

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

Plan for Pocket Alignment

Accurate pocket positioning is essential to producing a wallet that folds correctly and maintains an even finished profile.

Before permanently assembling the wallet:

1. Transfer all alignment and stitching references.
2. Confirm the orientation of every pocket.
3. Dry-stack the components in their intended order.
4. Check that the pocket openings remain accessible.
5. Confirm that the completed interior will fold without excessive resistance.
6. Skive overlapping areas where indicated or necessary.
7. Glue and stitch the components in the proper sequence.

Small alignment errors can become more noticeable as multiple layers are assembled, so review the template markings carefully before construction.

Make the Design Your Own

The bifold format provides room for customization through:

• Contrasting exterior and interior leathers
• Decorative hand stitching
• Names, initials, or monograms
• Maker’s marks
• Laser engraving
• Hand stamping
• Tooled exterior panels
• Custom pocket shapes
• Painted or burnished edges
• Decorative creasing
• Contrasting thread
• Lined or unlined construction

The template establishes the essential proportions and component alignment while leaving the final leather, stitching, decoration, and edge treatment to the maker.

Designed for Repeatable Results

The rigid acrylic templates help you:

• Maintain consistent exterior and pocket shapes
• Position interior components accurately
• Transfer stitch and fold references
• Arrange pattern pieces 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 wallet for gifts, customer 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, lining, thread, needles, adhesives, tools, cards, currency, finished wallets, and other supplies are not included.

A supporting build video is not currently available.

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

Finished dimensions and carrying capacity may vary according to the leather thickness, pocket configuration, stitch placement, edge treatment, and construction method selected by the maker.