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A small workshop making leather and faux-leather eyeglass cases and supplying optical shops, often printed with the shop's name.
Where it fits:TürkiyeSyriaYemenMoroccoIndonesiaNigeriaThe Gambia
Industrial
A small workshop making leather and faux-leather eyeglass cases and supplying optical shops, often printed with the shop's name.
Where it fits:TürkiyeSyriaYemenMoroccoIndonesiaNigeriaThe Gambia
An eyeglass case is a companion product to the eyewear trade. Optical shops and eyewear makers need a steady supply of cases to hand over with every pair of glasses, and many want their shop or company name printed on them.
The work consists of designing a pattern, cutting the leather and lining, gluing them together around a cardboard core, pressing the case and closing its edges, then fitting the inner pad and snap closure and finishing it.
The workshop can make soft cases, semi-rigid cardboard-core cases, and hard cases built on ready-made metal shells covered in faux leather (estimate). The aim is a product that matches imported quality at a price that suits the local market.
Two workers can make about 60 to 120 simple cardboard-core cases a day, fewer for premium leather cases (estimate).
With 25 working days a month, that is roughly 1,500 to 3,000 cases a month (estimate).
Register the activity with the municipality, trade registry or craft chamber according to local requirements, and check the rules for home-based work if the workshop is at home.
No special licence is usually required. Skills needed are pattern-making, precise cutting, gluing, finishing and operating a hot-foil printer, which can be learned in 2 to 4 weeks of hands-on training (estimate).
| Equipment | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electric leather cutter (round knife) | 1 | Cuts leather and lining; ≈ $120 (estimate) |
| Steel cutting dies for case shapes | 3-4 | Faster, uniform cutting; ≈ $160 total (estimate) |
| Small manual or hydraulic press | 1 | Presses the case and closes edges; ≈ $350 (estimate) |
| Hand press for snaps and magnets | 1 | With setting dies; ≈ $80 (estimate) |
| Hot-foil stamping machine | 1 | Prints shop names and logos; ≈ $300 (estimate) |
| Industrial leather sewing machine | 1 | For soft and stitched cases, can be bought later; ≈ $450 (estimate) |
| Work tables, cutting mats, rulers, shears and skiving knives | 1 set | Basic hand tools; ≈ $200 (estimate) |
| Gluing tools (brushes, glue pots, heat gun) | 1 set | ≈ $60 (estimate) |
Electric leather cutter (round knife)
Quantity: 1
Cuts leather and lining; ≈ $120 (estimate)
Steel cutting dies for case shapes
Quantity: 3-4
Faster, uniform cutting; ≈ $160 total (estimate)
Small manual or hydraulic press
Quantity: 1
Presses the case and closes edges; ≈ $350 (estimate)
Hand press for snaps and magnets
Quantity: 1
With setting dies; ≈ $80 (estimate)
Hot-foil stamping machine
Quantity: 1
Prints shop names and logos; ≈ $300 (estimate)
Industrial leather sewing machine
Quantity: 1
For soft and stitched cases, can be bought later; ≈ $450 (estimate)
Work tables, cutting mats, rulers, shears and skiving knives
Quantity: 1 set
Basic hand tools; ≈ $200 (estimate)
Gluing tools (brushes, glue pots, heat gun)
Quantity: 1 set
Source: Local leather and fabric traders
Cost: $3–6 per metre (estimate)
Most used for optical-shop cases
Source: Tanneries and leather traders
Cost: $1.5–4 per sq ft (estimate)
For premium cases
Source: Leather traders
Cost: Depends on quality (estimate)
For soft cases
Source: Fabric traders
Cost: $1.5–3 per metre (estimate)
Protects lenses from scratches
Source: Paper and board suppliers
Cost: Under $0.05 per case (estimate)
Gives the case its shape
Source: Plastic and accessory suppliers
Cost: $0.06–0.18 per case (estimate)
Holds the glasses and closes the case
Source: Leather-supply and packaging shops
Cost: Depends on use (estimate)
Use well-ventilated gluing area
İktifa buys the equipment in the owner's name and presence, up to about $2,000. No cash changes hands.
The project starts working before any repayment, with mentoring through the first year.
Instalments follow a schedule agreed with the owner, based on the feasibility study.
Repayments, and 15% of profits to the local fund, equip the next skilled person.
Exact amounts and schedules are agreed for each project after the feasibility study.
Draw a pattern for the required case on thick card.
Lay the leather and lining on the pattern and cut them with the electric cutter, then cut the cardboard core.
Glue the lining to the leather with the cardboard core between them.
Press the case to shape and seal its edges.
Insert the plastic pad that cushions the glasses, then fit and press the snap that closes the case.
Print the customer's name or logo with the hot-foil machine when ordered (estimate).
Do the final finishing, check quality, pack and deliver.
Applicable countries
Large optical market and easy access to leather and supplies.
Local leather-craft skills and demand for a cheaper alternative to imports.
Adapt designs and prices to local purchasing power.
Strong leather tradition; compete with local artisans on printing and service.
Large market but strong competition from low-cost producers.
Depends on the size of the local optical market and material supply.
Small optical market; needs a demand check first.
Use this project model as the basis of your in-kind support application. Adapt it to your local market and capacity.
An eyeglass case is a companion product to the eyewear trade. Optical shops and eyewear makers need a steady supply of cases to hand over with every pair of glasses, and many want their shop or company name printed on them.
The work consists of designing a pattern, cutting the leather and lining, gluing them together around a cardboard core, pressing the case and closing its edges, then fitting the inner pad and snap closure and finishing it.
The workshop can make soft cases, semi-rigid cardboard-core cases, and hard cases built on ready-made metal shells covered in faux leather (estimate). The aim is a product that matches imported quality at a price that suits the local market.
Two workers can make about 60 to 120 simple cardboard-core cases a day, fewer for premium leather cases (estimate).
With 25 working days a month, that is roughly 1,500 to 3,000 cases a month (estimate).
Register the activity with the municipality, trade registry or craft chamber according to local requirements, and check the rules for home-based work if the workshop is at home.
No special licence is usually required. Skills needed are pattern-making, precise cutting, gluing, finishing and operating a hot-foil printer, which can be learned in 2 to 4 weeks of hands-on training (estimate).
| Equipment | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electric leather cutter (round knife) | 1 | Cuts leather and lining; ≈ $120 (estimate) |
| Steel cutting dies for case shapes | 3-4 | Faster, uniform cutting; ≈ $160 total (estimate) |
| Small manual or hydraulic press | 1 | Presses the case and closes edges; ≈ $350 (estimate) |
| Hand press for snaps and magnets | 1 | With setting dies; ≈ $80 (estimate) |
| Hot-foil stamping machine | 1 | Prints shop names and logos; ≈ $300 (estimate) |
| Industrial leather sewing machine | 1 | For soft and stitched cases, can be bought later; ≈ $450 (estimate) |
| Work tables, cutting mats, rulers, shears and skiving knives | 1 set | Basic hand tools; ≈ $200 (estimate) |
| Gluing tools (brushes, glue pots, heat gun) | 1 set | ≈ $60 (estimate) |
Electric leather cutter (round knife)
Quantity: 1
Cuts leather and lining; ≈ $120 (estimate)
Steel cutting dies for case shapes
Quantity: 3-4
Faster, uniform cutting; ≈ $160 total (estimate)
Small manual or hydraulic press
Quantity: 1
Presses the case and closes edges; ≈ $350 (estimate)
Hand press for snaps and magnets
Quantity: 1
With setting dies; ≈ $80 (estimate)
Hot-foil stamping machine
Quantity: 1
Prints shop names and logos; ≈ $300 (estimate)
Industrial leather sewing machine
Quantity: 1
For soft and stitched cases, can be bought later; ≈ $450 (estimate)
Work tables, cutting mats, rulers, shears and skiving knives
Quantity: 1 set
Basic hand tools; ≈ $200 (estimate)
Gluing tools (brushes, glue pots, heat gun)
Quantity: 1 set
Source: Local leather and fabric traders
Cost: $3–6 per metre (estimate)
Most used for optical-shop cases
Source: Tanneries and leather traders
Cost: $1.5–4 per sq ft (estimate)
For premium cases
Source: Leather traders
Cost: Depends on quality (estimate)
For soft cases
Source: Fabric traders
Cost: $1.5–3 per metre (estimate)
Protects lenses from scratches
Source: Paper and board suppliers
Cost: Under $0.05 per case (estimate)
Gives the case its shape
Source: Plastic and accessory suppliers
Cost: $0.06–0.18 per case (estimate)
Holds the glasses and closes the case
Source: Leather-supply and packaging shops
Cost: Depends on use (estimate)
Use well-ventilated gluing area
İktifa buys the equipment in the owner's name and presence, up to about $2,000. No cash changes hands.
The project starts working before any repayment, with mentoring through the first year.
Instalments follow a schedule agreed with the owner, based on the feasibility study.
Repayments, and 15% of profits to the local fund, equip the next skilled person.
Exact amounts and schedules are agreed for each project after the feasibility study.
Draw a pattern for the required case on thick card.
Lay the leather and lining on the pattern and cut them with the electric cutter, then cut the cardboard core.
Glue the lining to the leather with the cardboard core between them.
Press the case to shape and seal its edges.
Insert the plastic pad that cushions the glasses, then fit and press the snap that closes the case.
Print the customer's name or logo with the hot-foil machine when ordered (estimate).
Do the final finishing, check quality, pack and deliver.
Applicable countries
Large optical market and easy access to leather and supplies.
Local leather-craft skills and demand for a cheaper alternative to imports.
Adapt designs and prices to local purchasing power.
Strong leather tradition; compete with local artisans on printing and service.
Large market but strong competition from low-cost producers.
Depends on the size of the local optical market and material supply.
Small optical market; needs a demand check first.
Use this project model as the basis of your in-kind support application. Adapt it to your local market and capacity.
≈ $60 (estimate)
≈ $60 (estimate)
Türkiye
Syria
Yemen
Morocco
Indonesia
Nigeria
The Gambia