Adding a Multi Directional Belt Loop to Knife Pouch

So many people like to wear their knife pouch horizontally. So why not have a multi direction belt loop.

From start to completion.

In this tutorial we will:

Deconstruct my most popular knife pouch.

Make a new multi direction belt loop.

Make a new template.

Add a diagram to the Bible.

Colour the belt loop.

Touch up the colour of the well used pouch.

Add a felt liner (optional)

Sew all the components together.

Polish the entire item.

Lets start.

This popular knife pouch was made to wear in a vertical position. Now it is being modified to fit in either vehicle or horizontal positions

Carefully cutting the saddle stitches.

Use a utility knife and be careful. It is very easy to slip and damage the item.

Open the leather out and pick the stitches from the rough side.

Pick out all the old stitches

This is to fit 1.5 inch / 38mm strap. I am using two belt templates for size and position.

Start sketching a template

Cut the template out

Dust off the inside and cut a peice of felt

Coming together. The excess felt will be trimmed of last.

Cutva peice of leather

Mark the leather by tracing

Cut the leather to size

Stitch groove the leather

Check the fit

Mark the new stitch lines

Pun h the new stitch holes

Update your Bible

Touch up the old leather and colour the new

Spike the new stith holes

Polish the leather new and old

Apply Contact adhesive on the inside. Avoid the stitch holes. You do not need to cover the lot

Apply some contact adhesive to the felt, and spread the contact on the leather. It will look messy. Let the glue go tacky then press the felt in place. Place weight on the felt to hold in down until dry.

Once dry you have two options.
1 Trim the felt.
2 Leave the felt as is to be trimmed later.

In the above picture I left the felt to be trimmed for later.

Method 2. Here I have trimmed the felt and started stitching. I found method 2 to work better on the pouch. But method 1 works better when doing strap work.

Stitch starting at the corner of the fold, this will ensure everything lines up properly

A torch or cigarette lighter works well to burn the felt back to meet the leather perfectly.

Colour the entire item again

Rub all the edges to a desired finish

Polish

Back view.

Looks great. Now try it on

Fits perfectly 👌 Looks Great 👍