Mother & Daughter Totes

[Mother & Daughter Totes]

I had a go at doing a tote bag for my goddaughter I then decided to do one for her 18 month old as she was trying to carry her mothers but obviously couldn't

[Recent Projects]

Thanks everyone, I've still got a huge amount of stuff to learn but it's very encouraging to receive those comments.

[Buying my first piece of leather in UK - advice please]

On 6/23/2019 at 11:59 AM, Allotment17 said:

Looking at the Le Provo site in their natural veg-tan section, would this also be the right sort of thing? (a bit cheaper!).

This may or may not be of some use to you but all of the following are done with Le Prevo’s 1.8mm shoulder with the exception of the bifolds the outer is 1.8mm the inners are with le Prevo’s veg Tan Goat.

All except one dyed with Feibings dyes

 

[A few recent projects]

19 hours ago, KJD2121 said:

I loved the last wallet.  Can you tell me what the SPI is?  Your stitching is very nice.

Thanks, if I remember correctly that wallet was done with 3.85mm 4z pricking irons (7spi)

[Wild deerskin passport wallet]

1 hour ago, splinters said:

Really like your design and the craftsmanship. Well done! Also, thanks for the details on the SPI,  pricking irons and stitching material. Thanks for asking the questions MarkCdub. Was thinking the same. 

BTW stormcrow, was your deer skin supplier in the UK? Thanks 

Thanks, yes the wild deerskin is from a UK company A.A. Crack it is labelled as "Wild Deerskin - Rustic Tan 1.4 - 1.6mm but the piece I used for this is a little thicker at 1.8mm

[Recent Projects]

14 hours ago, MarkCdub said:

Do you hand cut your leather or use a press and dies?

Hi Mark all my stuff is hand cut as I just do this as a hobby so I don't need a press and dies. 

[Wild deerskin passport wallet]

14 hours ago, MarkCdub said:

I love it!  The stitching as perfect.  What spi and size thread did you use?

Thanks, if I remember correctly this was done with my 4z pricking irons 3.85mm (put "4z pricking irons aliexpress" into google to find them) and .55mm Yue Fung waxed linen thread.

[Recent Projects]

A few of my recent projects.

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[Wild deerskin passport wallet]

On 7/8/2019 at 2:13 AM, YinTx said:

Nice stitching, both sides to boot!  What color thread is that?

YinTx

Thanks the thread is dark brown Yue Fung waxed linen .55mm 

[Wild deerskin passport wallet]

Thanks, I'd say it is a medium temper it's approx 1.8mm thick. 

[Wild deerskin passport wallet]

I've been playing around with a new design for a passport wallet today so I tried it out with this rustic tan wild deerskin. 

 

[A few recent projects]

Thanks, yes the dopp bag is African Kudu I bought it from aa crack in the UK. 

[A few recent projects]

A small selection of some of my recent projects with African Kudu horween and wild deerskin. 

[First Dopp bag]

4 minutes ago, SilverForgeStudio said:

Awesome- being softer/more supple- is it 4-5 oz or heavier?

It’s 2mm so 5oz

[First Dopp bag]

12 minutes ago, SilverForgeStudio said:

Love the Kudu- did you wax the finish or is that natural? excellent stitching to boot- BRAVO

Thanks, that’s the natural finish of the kudu. It’s very soft so the turning was considerably easier than I thought it would be.

[First Dopp bag]

I just did a search on YouTube for dopp bag and watched a couple of videos on there and made a pattern based on what I saw on there. One of the videos used a fabric lining so used that for ideas. https://youtu.be/uBR5VHiDeFc

[First Dopp bag]

A few firsts with this one my first Dopp bag, first go at using a zip, first turned bag and first go at adding a fabric lining. Bag is done with African Kudu and natural veg tan. 

 

[Royal Blue edge dye]

13 hours ago, chrisash said:

Looking for UK supplier of a good quality edge dye/paint in Royal Blue, just a small bottle

Giardini 1058 would do but cannot find on Google UK

I've just checked my order history on the Giardini site and looks like I've got some of the 1058 if you want I can send you some to try out just message me an address and I'll send some.

[Royal Blue edge dye]

11 hours ago, chrisash said:

Thanks harry, but they will not let me order without a vat number and being a hobby i dont have one

Any other good makes with Royal Blue edge 

I've had 3 orders from Gardini in june and july 2018 and I don't have a vat number I cant remember them asking for one maybe if they did I would have just ignored it. 

[My 3rd go at making a bag]

23 minutes ago, BlakesBlades said:

That's a nice bag, good job.

What are the little straps (like the one you put your mark on) for? Just structural or is there another purpose?

Thanks, the straps at the top of the gusset is something I copied from some other bags I’ve seen (bag review). The intention is to prevent the stitching at the top from being unduly stretched if the bag is overfilled. Not sure how practical it is but I thought I’d try it out seeing as I’m just learning how to do bags.

[My 3rd go at making a bag]

1 hour ago, Rbarleatherworks said:

Very Nice Love the color... what kind of leather is that that you used?

Thanks, It's 2.5mm veg tan that I dyed with feibings spirit dye then conditioned with Sedgwick leather conditioner. The flesh side it treated with tan kote. 

[My 3rd go at making a bag]

Some photos of my 3rd go at making a bag, I still need to do a strap for it though. I did make one but I wasn't happy with the quality of the leather strap blank I got from ebay!! so I've just bought some better leather to do another.

I began this ages ago but I kept putting off doing it as I have limited work space and limited time so I kept doing smaller projects instead. I recently bought some Horween leather that I want to use for a bag but I decided I couldn't begin that till I had finished this one which helped to motivate me to finish.

The bag was done to fit my old 15" laptop so its quite a big bag, my next one will probably be for a smaller laptop.

Leather is hand dyed veg tan, fiebing british tan and medium brown. stitched with tiger thread (.6mm) I'd have preferred to have used some some of my current favourite thread yue fung waxed linen but I actually started this bag about 6 months ago which was before I discovered yue fung so I had to continue with the tiger thread. Hopefully my next one won't take so long to do  

 

 

[Black Mountains Leather Tools]

On 07/12/2018 at 6:28 AM, hwinbermuda said:

Thanks Stormcrow,

All of the IT triggers point to their domain providers in Canada.

From my understanding of UK sales sites, they seem to be lacking in basic details.

It's a shame as it would be great to have more suppliers in the UK.

If you have a receipt with contact details please pm me as I like the look of one of the tools.

Thank you

Harry

Sorry I’ve checked but I don’t have any receipts .

[Black Mountains Leather Tools]

 

I've just checked their now closed Etsy shop and according to that they are based in Abergavenny, Wales

[Black Mountains Leather Tools]

As far as I know they are UK based as I've probably ordered from them about 5/6 times now and they have always delivered to me in UK in about 2 days.

I've mainly been ordering Yue Fung threads but I recently ordered their brass utility knife with D2 steel blade and I am extremely happy with it, I prefer it to my Indispensable knife much more comfortable in my hand and the blade is excellent quality too way better than the Tina blades I have for my Indispensable.