I’ve been having fun printing and assembling the 6-Pocket Bifold Executive Wallet from the Glowforge Catalog. I’ve made one in cork fabric, and it’s the softest most supple wallet I’ve ever touched. The material feels strong and durable.
I purchased the fabric from website Thackery: Thoughtful Products, as it states that its cork fabric is laserable. The backing is made of 50% polyurethane, 35% cotton, and 15% polyester.
The cork is attached to fabric. Cork on one side, fabric on the other. It’s soft, like brushed cotton. However, I’m not exactly sure what the fabric is composed of.
It seems pretty durable. I understand that the cork is boiled which makes it elastic. It’s stretchy. When I get a chance later today, I’ll abuse a scrap of the cork fabric to see what it can handle.
Ouchie! Try rubber cement. It’s used by a lot of leather workers. Won’t hurt your needles, machine or hand, and in most cases will cleanly rub off the finished product.
I haven’t posted it yet, which probably explains why you missed it.
We’ve had people visiting for the past few weekends, and the Glowforge is in the guest bedroom. I wanted to do an engraving on the failed wallet before I post my project.
Did you cut the holes in for sewing with the Glowforge? Did you use any special thread, or regular fabric thread?
The pattern from the design catalog contains holes for sewing. The project was easy, as all I had to do was learn to saddle stitch and align the holes.
