serena

The hubby and I bought 2 leather vest and they are rather dry. What is the best thing to rejuvenate the leather? I will be sewing patches onto the leather at some point also.

I was asked to make an eye patch for a friend. What type of glue should I use as the outside Im going to use a 2 to 3 oz veggie tan and a pig skin lining.

Has anyone used a criut or cut ‘n' boss for embossing 2-3oz leather? I was wondering how well they work? As I was hoping to start using pieces to make inlays for journal covers, but if it doesnt work I dont want to spend $300 for the cut 'n' boss as it uses most of the embossing plates from other machines. I tried looking it up in the search bar with no success.

Im also interested and thank you for sharing.

All I can say is beautiful work, cant wait to see it in color. As far as the other questions Im not one that can answer, but look forward to hear from some of the others here.

You have a good start, so keep up the good work.

Beautiful work, Im sure the customer will be very pleased.

Awesome design and stamp work. Question for you though. Is the liner a cloth liner? If so how did you secure it to the leather without soaking the fabric and making it tacky when it dries? Ive tried using a white glue and after the glue dried for 24 hours the fabric was tacky/sticky.

What thickness linen thread do you use for making leather journals, 2,3,7 strand? Where do you get your linen thread for making journals? I would like to make my friends and family some leather journals and I am unsure of what to use for thread. Every tutorial that I can find on the internet says to use linen thread but doesnt say what thread count or where to get it from. Would Tandys waxed nylon work just as well or would the knots work loose because of the nylon.Here is the nylon thread Im talking about, http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/Lacing/1227-038.aspx Help please. Thanks, Serena

Looks very nice, I like the Knot work.

I think that you maybe being a little to hard on yourself. It looks great, I would use that for a Fairy/Elf or even a Ranger costume for Renaissance fair. What you are calling inconsistant I call part of the craft, as a few have said before if it was dead on it wouldnt look right. Just my 2 cents.

Tandy Leather has a pattern sheet for making roses, and the last time I went to my nearest shop they had classes they were offering on how to make them.

Welcome from another Minnesotan.

Here is what I was able to find, hope it helps. http://tombanwell.blogspot.com/2010/01/steampunk-leather-top-hat-tutorial.html

Thanks for help. I found a website that sells mugs like the one that I saw but Im not sure if it is the same seller or not. I would like to make my own mug for personal satifaction. Here is the site I found: http://www.renasleat.../glasswear.html