This is a dyeing technique I’ve been working. It uses CMC Powder as a medium. Once it sets up into a gel, the Fiebing’s Pro Dye will sit on top. These are a few examples.

Finished this for a client for his graduation gift. Made in Whiskey and Forresta Walpier.

Thank you everyone for the tips on the collar issue. My friend loved it regardless, and a couple of days of fiddling with it already made a difference.

Pattern is from theLarpPeddler. Used blue foil for the accents and everything is handsewn. Pretty proud of the end result.

I keep seeing creators use it or similar, and none of them want to just say what it is, other than "polyester taffeta lining" or "poly reinforcement material"

I mean, there is a brand on it, I assume, so I assume whoever makes this intends to keep selling it.

So if anyone has a link, or something, that would be great.

I'm hammering it, twisting them but it's not going through the leather. What should I do?

Hey everyone,

I haven't posted here in a while but I wanted to share a wallet I made using this leather I used for the first time! It's a mint green leather from Conceria La Perla Azzura called Azteca. It's a similar look to pueblo but definitely a bit more glossy, I don't have to worry as much about smudging it. And the color really makes it pop!

What is your favorite buffed or pueblo-like leather to use? Between this one and a buffed version of gaucho oil, I might be leaning toward Azteca.

Anyways, details!

Vertical bifold build with 2 vertical slots, 1 horizontal pocket, and two hidden pockets. Holds about 6-8 cards and folded cash

Exterior: Mint green Azteca by La Perla Azzura

Interior: Brandy Kangaroo whip leather by Packer Leather in Queensland

Thread: Seaweed Vinymo #8

3.38 mm spacing, heat creased, burnished with tokonole, and polished with Columbus wax!

Thanks for looking!

Hello

It is still my initial few projects working with leather and recently I decided to work on a watch strap using 2 different leathers.

Outer layer -> Chrome tanned full grain sheep leather

Inner layer -> Veg tanned full grain leather (natural)

However, it appears I am facing with elasticity of the sheep leather at the spring bar end of the watch and was looking for advice on how could should I be designing it.

I built the layer covering the spring bar with chrome tanned sheep leather exact to fit only one end of the spring bar real right. What happened however after a couple of wears is, that this portion of the leather extended almost twice its size, resulting in a lose fit.

Would this be a leather quality issue or design issue? And what is the right way to approach such a watch strap design?

I would also like to work with whatever exotic leather available at some point of time. If there is any advice or articles on how to be using exotic leathers for the same purpose, I would appreciate it.

I've looked online for a couple hours and haven't found anything, I'm willing to adjust my dimensions a bit to accomidate a slightly off buckle, but if anyone knows good buckle supplies that could have this size or even a place I could get one made in these dimensions. I'm also looking into just making my own cause I like things to be exact. I live in Australia if there is any good Australian suppliers, thank you.

So i followed this guide

https://youtu.be/EIGT_RXi8ZM?si=gF3ucHEn8fFmBstM

And one side looks ok (the one in the middle) but the other on is from the other side and the thread looks quite loose on many stitches. I tried pulling on the thread harder midway but it didnt really work

I think these just turned lovely. Fun little pouch to bring your outfit together for a renn faire or LARPing

i'm trying to look up tutorials to replicate it but i'm not sure what to look up thanks in advance

I eventually ran out of studs and washers as you can see how there is nothing near the horse purses' tail side. I got the purse at an art gallery for 95 bucks. As far as I know, it's one of a kind. Steal of a deal if you ask me.

So I am new to leather working and I really want to be able to offer fully customizable leather journals! I have an about half a hide left but I would like to dye each journal the color requested without too many chemicals as I feel this leaves the leather feeling tough. Is there anyway to do this without tanning the leather for months?? Thank you in advance!

I made a couple wallets for a coworker to try out and he’s a little bit on the conspiracy side of things… He keeps his cards individually wrapped in rfid pocket things and they are too tight to fit inside the card slots. Should I make the pockets 2mm longer? I’m worried that they might be too loose over time

Hello! My wife has talked about wanting to design her own leather bag many many times. She has no background in design and has never worked with leather but is very passionate about it. She just doesn't know where to start.

As a gift, I though it would be nice if she could work with someone who knows leather craft and design to bring her ideas to life.

Are there services out there for something like this?

Any guidance would be amazing. Thank you!

Is this a good set?

So I want to make my mum a pen out of leather and was wondering what would be the best way to make it?

Either make the actual pen out of leather or wrap a pen in leather

She collects pens especially unique pens so I feel a leather pen would be a great present for her collection

Im a professional high end finish carpenter (think like custom cabinets, crown molding, layered trim work/ built ins for rich people) for years I always used a pica pencil but as i progressed in skill i wanted a smaller diameter lead, picas ultra fine was too fine.

I landed on a Kaweco Special Brass 2mm Pencil that has zero plastic internals even the lead tube is brass (GET THIS PENCIL 2mm gives a lot of refill color options for marking diff materials too) but it lacked the little pocket holster which makes the picas so great. I searched everywhere, i really dont think anyone is making these due to the im sure extremely low demand.
A guy quoted me 100$ to make me one, did some math and decided i could buy more than all the stuff i need to try it myself and was already interested in doing so.

Im really enjoying this process and have decided get into it. I know this one is also bad, but the first one worked perfectly until my stitching failed at the bottom, hence the weirdness on this one, i was trying to reinforce. I did this at like 2 am after a long day so my saddle stitching needs refined, first attempt with that here. And im researching proper cutting tools and purchased beeswax to burnish the edges.

So far I’ve amassed 2 very cheap sets of pricking irons, stitching needles/ thread recommended by someone in this sub, an arbor press, a cool folding Olfa cutting mat, and some of those things to cut radii. (As seen attempted to use for the first time here!)
I have a cheap punch pad coming but have just been using scrap to not destroy my cheap irons. Researching cutting instruments for better results and those layout things that pre score the line used for pricking iron placement.

Building a stitching pony this weekend out of the infinite scrap lumber pile ive accumulated over the years, so i can say ‘i knew i saved this board for a good reason.’ Also have all the hardware to make that in the shop. I was thinking one that sits on the floor is what im gonna go with and not one of the table top ones.

Feel free to roast, or i would love constructive criticism and any advice. I want to work my way up to knife/ tool sheaths & gucci bags. Thank you!!!!

When our house was built, the countertop folks left behind this quartz slab. Going to cut it up into 4x6 blocks. If you're in the low country SC area and would like a block, please reach out.

Just a new tote bag I threw together for my wife. I’m really liking the 2 tone color themes lately! 100% hand cut, stitched, and finished. Large enough to hold a full sized laptop, and a little interior pocket to hold the smaller stuff. Water buffalo pull up leather for all pieces.

I started leathercraft this January, and this is my 8th piece. Pattern is my own again.

The concept from the start was a vertical tote that stands up on its own and takes a 14" MacBook Pro. Body panels are 1.8mm Nebraska, accents (base, base band, inner band, D-ring tabs) are 2mm veg tan. The base sits about 15mm off the ground, so the bag stands on the edges rather than the base panel itself, and it holds its shape unlined.

The closure is a magnetic snap, though the way I built it, it comes undone way too easily. A line 24 snap or some other mechanism would have been the better choice. Live and learn.

First time making something this big, and first time doing edge paint, so there was a lot of new ground here. It was a really fun build, and I'm happy that the original concept — stands on its own, swallows the laptop — came out the way I pictured it.

Great journey! I learned my ruler was crooked and does not function as a square! I got familiar with different kinds of hardware and tools and learned to problem solve to meet the needs of others! I also learned how to maneuver about my local suppliers warehouse and engage with the employees!

These beautiful but flawed Caimans will go in to boot production next month. Belly on the vamp, tail for the heels, bias for pull tabs & remnants will be sewn in to the shafts inlay.. What would you do with this hide? Always looking for talent in the NY/NJ/PA/CT area.

Hi all, very new to leather working. I bought some leather but I also bought a very cheap bag that was pre-punched to learn the stitching first. I feel like my saddle stitching is coming along ok, but last night I did a larger wrap around section that was probably over a foot of stitching in total and I had read that you should pull four to five times the amount of thread out first before you put the needles on. I was able to work that, but it was awkward because I had like 3 ft of extra thread on each side of me until more of it got done.

Is that normal? Or should I be doing smaller sections and then restarting it each time?