Anne Bonnys Locker Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Hi all, Darren here from sunny Australia. As a kid I lived in the Sydney suburb of Botany, a place redolent with the smell of tanneries so I used to muck around with small leather projects such as key fobs and my own archery accessories. My interest has been drawn back to leather by a strange path. I opened a vintage and antique furniture store and through my partner was drawn into the world of vintage sewing machines. Two years later I started importing a hand crank machine modelled on the old Bradbury shoe patcher. This has led to a lot of enquiries for reasonably priced leather machines - mostly from people who want hand crank or treadle! So now I find my days filled with selling my ABLE 290 and my days off spent experimenting with modern interpretations of hand and treadle driven machines. Naturally this has resparked my interest working with leather so I am now planning a few projects for "trials" purposes on these machines. It is a great thing when you can mix business with pleasure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Ah, so you're having a relapse in your addiction......Welcome to Leatherworker.net! Or I guess maybe I should write it this way: We've several members from the land of Foster's, I'm sure you'll find them on here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Welcome Darren, from Geelong Victoria Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem Report post Posted April 21, 2011 Welcome Darren from a West Aussie. Cheers, Clair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TapTapTap Report post Posted April 23, 2011 Welcome mate from the NSW Central Coast. Taptaptap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted April 23, 2011 Welcome to the forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonGwiazda Report post Posted May 13, 2011 G'Day mate from South Australia! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
99Reza Report post Posted May 20, 2011 G'Day from sunny Queensland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
