Boba Fett Pouch Assembly Tips

This is a two-part adaptation of the pattern found on the previous page that will provide a sleeve for a belt to pass through. You can use glue provided it's good for leather (or vinyl if you decide to go with that). For that purpose, Contact Cement (Lepage #6) works very well if you follow the instructions. And you will need to stitch some parts to provide the best hold and to give the best look. The stitching is integrated with the stitching that is visible on the cover of the pouch.

You'll need to start by printing out this pattern and transferring it to a heavier piece of paper, like poster board. Use the PDF if you can. Otherwise, you will have to scale the pattern before you transfer it to poster board. The Belt Back section of Part 2 needs to be adjusted for the thickness of the belt that you will use. The gray part of the pattern represents the belt thickness, this part needs to be reduced (most likely) or increased according to your belt. Remember that you have to consider the belt thickness twice.

Once your pattern is adjusted and your leather is cut, before you glue anything, you need to stitch the two parts on the A and B lines. The B line on the front cover is made so the stitching goes on to the cover just like the original belt pouches. Once the stitches are made, you can glue the other parts and finish your pouches just like the OWJA shows you.

One part variant

If you do not want to have a two-part pouch, simply add the cover (gray lined part) of the second part to the back section of the first part. You can then follow all the steps on the previous pages, using the new pattern.

One part variant with belt sleeve

You can adapt this design to have a one-part pouch with the belt sleeve described in the two-part pouch. Add a minimum of half an inch to both Flap-back pieces so that they overlap. Replace the Back section of the pouch with the Belt Back and Cover sections with the adjustment for the belt thickness. With the new pattern, cut your leather.

Once the leather is cut, skim the overlapping additions to the Flap-back (make them thinner in other words) in order to glue them at the assembly to form the back of the pouch. Glue or stich the front part but do not glue the Belt-Back to the flaps.

The Belt Back is glued only at the bottom part (A) instead of being stitched. If you can stitch it that's great but it's way too cramped for me to try once everything is glued in place. Stitch the top part (B) following the lines just like for the two-part pouch.