Ladies Clutch/make-Up Bag

[thefanninator]

Finally getting some time to do some leather work.

[thefanninator]

Thought I'd post another photo of this one and a few more small clutches I finished recently.

[Keebz]

The stitching around the clasp is nice it added a nice touch

[MonicaJacobson]

Cool. What kind of leather are these made of? I don't know why I didn't see this back in July....

[thefanninator]

I've been recycling things since I'm about out of materials. The black is Horween Essex.

Remember the dopp kits we make a few months back? I scrapped mine and made a clutch with U-shaped gussets... I took that apart and made the envelope clutch....it's Spanish Calfskin from Hardtke, the Terracotta (orange) is Sokoto goatskin from Siegel. 9 SPI and I finally ordered some orange Lin Cable 632 to match and a brass magnetic clasp from Bucklebuy.

Edited August 31, 2015 by thefanninator

[MonicaJacobson]

Nice! I have some of the black essex now - it's really nice stuff.

I was thinking about your work recently, one, because I've been revisiting the fenice edge paint I gave up on (it's working well, though I think I want matte rather than shiny), and because I'm completely over the pigskin lining stuff, and was trying to decide if I should spring for some of the crazier thin leathers you sent me pieces of. This particular stuff would probably be sinful to use for lining, but I know some people use varieties of goatskin for that.

[thefanninator]

I also made a Horween Chromexcel belt recently. I'll have to send my stuff to Monica to photograph!

The keeper is stitched in according to Valerie Michael's Book The Leatherworking Handbook. The twist on the backside is a pretty cool technique.

Edited September 1, 2015 by thefanninator