Moroccan The Leather Card Holder

A card holder is one of those objects that most people settle for rather than choose. This one is worth choosing. It's made from a single piece of full-grain leather, folded and stitched at the edges, with four card slots and a central pocket for folded cash or a transit card. The leather is firm enough to keep its shape in a pocket but thin enough not to create bulk. The stitching is done in a thread that matches the leather exactly, so the seams read as part of the design rather than a construction detail. The edges are burnished by hand, which gives them a smooth, rounded finish that won't catch on fabric. This is the card holder you keep for ten years and then pass on to someone who will keep it for ten more.