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The bright colour of this old leatherwork shop has caught my eye before, and with the sun shining on it this day I thought I would snap a couple of photos. Not long after I saw an article in the local paper, the older gent who carries out the precise, delicate repair work is a WWII veteran, and served in the Polish regiment that included the famous Wojtek the bear (who has his own statue in Princes Street Gardens here in Edinburgh), and is finally stepping back to enjoy a well-earned retirement.
A Demo shoot for a local leatherworking Artist. Unfortunately the artist did not provide (currently) an accessible page so I cannot link to his work. If youre curious, shoot me a message and I will see if I can get him your information.
Ravenna corset with a OOAK center front panel: hand-carved vegetable tanned leather in the image of an escutchion (keyhole).
Leather respirator drafted and built by me! The straps have snaps so that it can be put on and taken off easily.
Solo travel for women in India is not always simple. I suspect that Indian female tourists get the greatest amount of discouragement and harassment, but I often feel that those of us whose appearance lets us reside in the middle of the foreigner-local tourist spectrum still experience a level of entitlement from men that white tourists might not.
On the left is my host in Hodka, an artisan creating beautiful leatherwork. A woman at an NGO hooked me up with him because other homestays were more expensive, and this was considered a more "authentic" one, without any sales pressure. I loved the compound of round mud huts, visiting the leather workshop here, and the warmly welcoming family, especially the elaborately-dressed kids and my host's beautiful mother. Meanwhile, I was frequently fighting the amorous artisan off behind his wonderful family's back...and of course since the homestay wasn't free, I'd paid for that privilege.
I wanted to make a case in thick leather to see how difficult it is to use really thick 4mm leather. It turns out to be pretty hard because all of the stitches on the corners are done at 45 degrees to the leather. I don't see how a standard sewing machine would be able to do this. Maybe all the old ones were done by hand. Anyway, it is possible to do by hand and I got much better and faster as I proceeded. The technique is essentially, stick a bodkin in through one piece and out the other (at 45 degrees) then make the stitch then repeat. It is easy to see where to stick the bodkin in, but making sure it comes out in the right place is tricky.
Newest design in leather crafting.
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This hand sewn and wrapped leather necklace pouch is inspired by medicine bags worn by some Indigenous people of the Americas. The purpose of wearing a medicine bag was to carry items that resonated with wearer and promoted spiritual well-being. Stones, crystals, trinkets, photos, feathers, essential oils, amulets....anything that might be discovered on and energetically aid in one's journey through life may be worn in the pouch.
The crystals shown around this specific bag have been added inside this Spirit Bag as well for "crystal healing" with also the added use of certain stones to be worn on the body or placed under pillows of a loved one or, yourself. To help ward off sickness, shed negative energy or absorb positive energy.
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this is my brother. he makes jeans and does custom leatherwork.
recently he reupholstered this chair, which is pretty rad.
[Printed silk, design by G. Lebart; clover and campion (catchfly), embossed and tooled leather frame]
G. Lebart (French illustrator, early 20th century)
1900 color lithograph 36 cm (height) x 26.3 cm (width)
Scanned from: Album De La Décoration. Paris: Librairie des arts décoratifs
See MCAD Library's catalog record for this book.