Engraved Leather Phone Case

Step by step guide

Add your own style to your mobile phone, by personalising this quality leather phone case with your initials or a design that reflects your personality. Check out our instructions and templates below and make a unique, individual piece, that everyone will love.

Preparation

Required material:

11 x 6 inch piece of microfiber e.g. Alcantara®

Used Trotec Laser:

Speedy 300
80 watts
2 inch lens

Step by Step

Step 1: Preparing the cutting file

Download the template file for the phone case. Open it in your preferred graphics software and edit the initials to those of the person the phone pocket is for.

laser engraved leather case — Prepare two laser cut and engraved pieces of leather

Step 2: Laser cutting the leather

Send the graphic file to the laser software with the parameters recommended below. Please note that the parameters may vary depending on the machine you are using and the laser power available.

LASER SETTINGS

Engraving parameters (black graphic)
Power: 40 %, Speed: 80 %, Resolution: 500 ppi, air assist: ON

Cutting parameters (red lines)
Power: 40 %, Speed: 4 %, Frequency: 1000 Hz, air assist: ON

sewing laser cut leather — The two pieces have to be sewn together

Step 3: Assembling the parts

To finalise your engraved phone case you need to fold the two leather pieces and stitch them together along the dotted line which has been perforated by the laser. Do the same for the key chain.