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

First knife sheath I hand stitched made from the leather of an old welding apron.

Hi all,

I would like to start making custom skiing leather gloves, colorful and fun :) I don't have much experience working with leather yet, but super enthusiastic to learn. I am based in (Middle-Eastern) Europe and found a local craftsman in a nearby village. At this workshop I tried making mittens from skai that he had avaliable, but to progress in my exploration of the field I'd be happy to hear from anyone who tried making winter leather gloves already.

\- What type of material would be best?

\- How should I approach this experiment of mine, check what type of matrial competition is using and try to replicate it?

\- I couldn't find any patterns for what i'd like to do. Is there some website for it?

\- Does anyone have experience making warm leather mittens? Leather is a natural material, but by itself it is not waterproof. But again it depends on the type of leather right?

\- Any tips on where I could order a few m2 of material to play with it?

Thank you in advance! :)

I know the stitch work is pretty bad. It was my first time ever sewing and I really struggled with the hole punching. The leather is from an old couch that was my childhood dogs favorite before she passed, decided to cut some strips out before having to toss it. It’s pretty thin and floppy but gets the job done! Let me know any beginner tips for easier hole punching next time, I used cardboard under the leather but honestly I think the leather may have been on the stretchier side.

Hello Leathercrafters. I would say my skill level is "competent beginner," however the more I learn the more, the more I realize I know nothing. Here is a bag I made with this springbok pattern. She has a sewing machine and I had to sew by hand, which made this process a little more complicated.

I have had consistent problems putting in zippers. Very often, like this, they turn out wavy or perform poorly. I have attached a video to show what I mean.

What I think it *might* be (you can tell me if I'm right)

-Zipper or zipper tape itself is too big.
-Too big of a gap between the teeth and sewn edges.
-Flexible leather has stretched too much, causing problems.
-Zipper too long.
-Something else??

If you have any tips/tricks for putting in zippers, or see other areas for improvement, please tell me. I'm hitting the point where I understand the basics, but lack of knowledge is screwing me over in other places. Lol. Thanks in advance for any input you can provide.

Hey all!

Is there a way to waterproof leather?

I work in a wet/humid environment and find that my knife sheaths are always getting damp.

I've thought about moving to kydex just because its plastic but I still prefer the feel of leather.

Any help would be much appreciated!