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Very nice!
Thank you for this advice. Such as canvas? Upholstery fabric? Nylon? What do you recommend?Weedy,
Make your bags out of a lighter, more durable material than leather. Packs and duffel bags get heavy enough without starting heavy.
Thank you. I am just now seeing this.View attachment 3186 View attachment 3189 View attachment 3186 hey weedygarden .... I am by no means a professional...but if I might offer a few words of advice ...it would be ... a good pair of yellow wiss snipes for cutting ...scissors are ok but the snipes are less strain on your hand and cut leather quite well....and #2 dermal...don't pouch holes drill them it seems to work well for me....all the rest is thought thinking it through before you cut or drill...here's a few things that might give you an ideal or two a small one compartment pack I made from goat skin an sheep skin from start to finish....
I didn't even realize they had classes. I will have to investigate those as well. I want to hear what you make, what you learn and how you liked it, please.Taking an intro class at Tandy this weekend! :lil guy:
I didn't even realize they had classes. I will have to investigate those as well. I want to hear what you make, what you learn and how you liked it, please.
Thanks. I will check out Youtube as well as the store.Will do.
Just as an FYI, I checked the website for the closest Tandy to me, but didn't see any classes listed. But I found a series of videos on YouTube that made me feel like "I can do that" and decided I would get the materials (or at least some of them - it's expensive!) and give it a try. When I got to the store, they had fliers listing some simple intro classes. So you may need to make a phone call to your local store as well as checking their website.
The videos I'm talking about are on the Tandy channel on YouTube - they're by Jim Linnell and he makes a wallet (something like 13 videos?). The first half of the videos deal with stamping and tooling, and I highly recommend watching them in order, if you get the chance.
Lots of good videos! Thank you!Will do.
Just as an FYI, I checked the website for the closest Tandy to me, but didn't see any classes listed. But I found a series of videos on YouTube that made me feel like "I can do that" and decided I would get the materials (or at least some of them - it's expensive!) and give it a try. When I got to the store, they had fliers listing some simple intro classes. So you may need to make a phone call to your local store as well as checking their website.
The videos I'm talking about are on the Tandy channel on YouTube - they're by Jim Linnell and he makes a wallet (something like 13 videos?). The first half of the videos deal with stamping and tooling, and I highly recommend watching them in order, if you get the chance.
I am wanting to make myself a leather purse, but have no experience of working with leather since I was a child. Any recommendations for places to learn?
@goshengirl how as the class?Taking an intro class at Tandy this weekend! :lil guy:
@goshengirl how as the class?
looks like a good start, good for youIt was a good class (a leather tooling class - I was the only student, lol) One of those "follow along with the instructor" classes, gave me a good chance to try a variety of different tools. I'd bought some supplies to work with the other week, but was afraid to start anything - but now that I've actually cut into leather in the class, it's like an ice-breaker. I'm not so hesitant to start a project on my own now.
Here's what I did - not my style, but I enjoyed trying the different tools:
The basic stamping tools were straightforward, but the shading tools require a lot more finesse (at least, for me).looks like a good start, good for you
I remember that tooling is tricky and that you have to be very careful to get it right. That is what I remember from my childhood experiences of working with leather. I did get a Tandy catalog and saw the kits. I need to figure out about taking some classes.The basic stamping tools were straightforward, but the shading tools require a lot more finesse (at least, for me).
But it was good to just start handling the leather, and to be in the store and see some of the things other folks are doing - lots of ideas. So I would definitely recommend taking a class if someone were interested.
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