Hand-worked lace

Lace Wallet™

A slim everyday wallet with a lace panel worked by hand into its front face. Made to be looked at as much as carried, and built to stay flat in a pocket.

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Burgundy leather cardholder with floral lace embroidery resting on dark purple fabric.
What you live with

Four things that decide whether a wallet works

The lace panel is the front face rather than a decoration laid on one. That changes what the wallet does at the edges, in a pocket, and after a year of use.

Close-up of a burgundy leather square with a cream crocheted floral panel inset in its center.

The panel carries the face

Because the lace spans the front, there is no stiffener behind it to prop the wallet up — it holds its shape without the bulge.

Upright burgundy notebook with patterned cream page edges on a dark textured stone surface.

It keeps to one thickness

Cards are held at the sides rather than stacked into the fold, so the spine stays put instead of swelling as it breaks in.

Open burgundy leather wallet with curved card slots, a blue-gray card, and a patterned ID window.

The wear points are reinforced

Stitching follows the card-slot edges and the fold — the two places a wallet gives out first.

Close-up of layered reddish-brown leather pieces with cream lining and stitched edges on dark fabric.

The fold is set by hand

The hinge is shaped while the leather is still pliable, so the wallet opens flat from the first week rather than after months of use.

The collection

Four pieces, photographed as they arrive

No styling tricks. Each wallet is shot in daylight on the surface it would actually sit on, so you can see the thread, the grain and the finish before you choose.

The making

The panel is worked before the wallet exists

The lace is made first, on its own, then set into the front face. Working in that order is what keeps the open weave open — a panel pressed under a lining loses the thing that makes it worth having.

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    Keep it out of standing water — an open weave holds moisture longer than the leather around it.

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    Store it away from direct sun. Prolonged light reaches the panel before it reaches the leather.

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    Clean the panel with a dry, soft cloth rather than a damp one.

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Hands make intricate white lace on a burgundy cushion surrounded by bobbins, pins, thread, and scissors.
Journal

Notes from behind the panel

One piece so far, on why the wallet is built around the lace rather than the lace added to the wallet.

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Find the piece that feels like yours

Have a look at the four pieces and see which one you would reach for every morning.

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