Eirewolf

Nice work! I love the patchwork rabbit. I'm thinking of doing some stitched masks for a near-future project.

Thank you for sharing! I have no idea how to use this pattern yet, but maybe when I get more experienced I will.

I got a custom order from a groom-to-be who would be having a masquerade wedding. He liked my existing Ram's Horned Dragon masks, but wanted more detailing in the face. Some of the best changes can come from a customer request! I've been meaning to add scale details to that design anyway, and this was the perfect time to do it. The scales down the middle of the face, around the eyes, and along the jawline (as well as the horn details) were all carved, while the rest of the scales were embossed into the leather with a stylus. The first pictures are of the wedding mask. The red one is the same design done for practice before the commissioned one.

I've been using the thin cardboard of cereal boxes, for small enough pieces. (Hey, it's free, after I eat the cereal.) Plastic would certainly be more durable though.

This is STUNNING! I love everything about it, but especially the raised pauldrons.

Thank you all! I've done a few dragons in leather, too.

Thanks for the welcome! Nice to meet you too. I really like your hair sticks and woven cuffs. (I'm looking at your sold items on Etsy.)

That's the icon for the website you're on. (When you're here at Leatherworker.net, you probably see a cow there.) To the left of that, I see the "S" because I have NoScript. This is what it looks like: Sometimes the "S" has a "no" symbol covering it, which means NoScript is currently not allowing scripts for the site you're on. The "no" symbol beside the "S" means that NoScript is blocking at least one script -- in this case, nitrosell.com and liveperson.net (which SpringfieldLeather.net uses on their site). If you right-click the "S," it shows you what scripts are being blocked, and lets you allow (or temporarily allow) those scripts so that the website will function as the programmers intended. (Sometimes scripts are intended to track your movements online, which is one of the reasons people use NoScript.) If you don't see that "S" anywhere, you probably don't have NoScript installed (and in that case, I don't know why SpringfieldLeather.net wouldn't be working for you).

Yep, NoScript might be blocking a script. On my browser, there is an "S" in a white circle, just to the left of the location bar. If you see that, right-click on it and say Allow or Temporarily Allow Springfieldleather (and any other scripts on that page that might need to run).

Thanks for the welcome! I have seen some of the amazing masks here, and I will definitely check out the armor.

Hilarious response. Another option, after the second "No you're not" + demand to speak to the boss: Chuckle, say "Just a moment please," put the caller on hold for a few seconds, then come back on with the exact same voice. "This is the boss; how may I help you?" On second thought, that means you have to deal with them a little longer. I like your version much better.

Hi everyone! I'm new to Leatherworker.net, and fairly new (since January 2011) to leatherworking. I've been a sculptor for several years (usually small-scale fantasy creatures), and have always wanted to do maskmaking. I tried paper maché but didn't care for the process. I'd seen leather masks at Ren Faires and such, and been fascinated (and also mystified) by them. I had no idea how they were made... until I ran across the Merimask tutorial on YouTube, and realized that maybe I could do this too! So I bought a side of leather and some tools, and haven't looked back since! I'm hooked. I've made a bunch of masks (you can see some of them in my gallery here), and recently I've started making wrist cuffs and other things as well. Eventually I want to make more accessories, and maybe even work my way up to full suits of armor. One of the things I love about leatherworking is that the learning curve isn't so steep as to be discouraging -- I can start making things right away -- but there is also so much more to learn that it should keep my interest for the rest of my life. I want to learn everything. That's one of the reasons I'm here (the other reason being, to meet other leatherworkers)!

Hi everyone! I'm new to Leatherworker.net, and fairly new (since January 2011) to leatherworking. I've been a sculptor for several years (usually small-scale fantasy creatures), and have always wanted to do maskmaking. I tried paper maché but didn't care for the process. I'd seen leather masks at Ren Faires and such, and been fascinated (and also mystified) by them. I had no idea how they were made... until I ran across the Merimask tutorial on YouTube, and realized that maybe I could do this too! So I bought a side of leather and some tools, and haven't looked back since! I'm hooked. I've made a bunch of masks (you can see some of them in my gallery here), and recently I've started making wrist cuffs and other things as well. Eventually I want to make more accessories, and maybe even work my way up to full suits of armor. One of the things I love about leatherworking is that the learning curve isn't so steep as to be discouraging -- I can start making things right away -- but there is also so much more to learn that it should keep my interest for the rest of my life. I want to learn everything. That's one of the reasons I'm here (the other reason being, to meet other leatherworkers)! (I'll post this in the Member Gallery as well, but I thought it might be more likely to be seen by fellow maskmakers here!)