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Model No.001Small bifold card holder
Free
- Holds
- 2 card pockets (2–6 cards) · a once-folded note (USD-size and slimmer)Each card pocket holds 1–3 cards. Large pockets are too deep for cards: they are for banknotes, receipts and documents.
- Level
- First project
- Size
- 82 × 108 mm folded (≈3.2 × 4.3 in) · 164 × 108 mm open (≈6.5 × 4.3 in)
- Openings
6 styles, all included
straight, bump, trapezoid, batwing, ramp left, ramp right- Pieces
- Medium Exterior × 1
Small Pocket × 2
Free, and staying free
- Paper A4 and US Letter, both included
- Iron spacing all six: 2.7, 3, 3.38, 3.85, 4 and 5 mm
ZIP, 4.7 MB · no signup, no email. Not a teaser and not watermarked — the same quality as every paid model. If you build it, I'd like to see it: @aptuspatterns.
What's in the download
- Pattern sheets for all six iron spacings, with the 20 mm and 1 inch scale check, glue marks and all six opening styles
- Step-by-step instructions for this model, with the tool list and the glue width for your spacing
- Recommendations for leather and thread, and the terms & licence (sell what you make)
- A4 and US Letter · one ZIP
How to use the download
- Read the Terms & licence: what you may do with the pattern and with what you make from it.
- Read the Recommendations: leather, thread and iron spacing.
- Open the Instructions: print them or follow them on screen.
- Choose your paper folder (A4 or US Letter) and open the file for your iron spacing.
- Check the print index on page 1: it lists the pages you need for the opening style you chose.
- Print only those pages at 100% / actual size, and check the 20 mm (or 1 inch) ruler before you cut.
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