tashabear

There are lots of versions of baby carriers, from all over the world, but I've never seen one made out of leather. There are lots of patterns for baby-wearing systems here. A couple of my friends use ring slings when the child is an infant and mei tais when the kid is older. They all said that being able to adjust the width of the straps and the position of the baby was key to comfort for both the parent and the baby.

After they're extracted, they need to be installed properly as well; just saving them to the fonts folder doesn't do it. This is how I do it: 1. Download the zip files containing the fonts to the desktop. 2. Create a folder called "fonts" on the desktop. 3. Double-click on the zip files I downloaded and move the font files from the zip folder to the "fonts" folder. 4. Click on Start --> Control Panel --> Fonts. In Windows Vista, this will open an Explorer window. (If you have XP instead of Vista, let me know and I will make instructions for XP.) 5. Right-click on Fonts in the side panel and select "Install New Font..." 6. In the dialog box that pops up, navigate to the Desktop using Folders box (the file path is usually c:/Users/[your username]/Desktop/fonts). 7. Select the font(s) you want to install (Select All works well for me) and click Install. You can put the downloaded zip file and the fonts folder in the Trash when you're done; the Font Install utility copies the files over to the Fonts folder. This is why I download everything I want in a session, move the files over to one folder to select from, and *then* install them, because there are a bunch of steps.

That's ingenious! Nicely done.

I LOVE THAT TOILET SEAT! That's so awesome...

What do you do if the font maker restricts the use of their font for commercial use?

That looks so cool! Nicely done!

Have you checked out your local SCA group, or asked on armourarchive.org?

If you case the leather well, you might be pleasantly surprised. But don't use your hard-earned wings; buy some from Ranger Joe's or something.

I've always had good luck slicking edges with water, a rough cloth, and a bit of beeswax.

I've been on Title 10 active duty on and off for the past four years; I'm an Army transportation officer. Just now I'm trying to build up the leatherwork commissions and will be applying to teach fiber arts at the local community college.

Bathtub?

My technique has always been to iron on a larger piece than I need, then cut to size. So much easier than trying to trim to a shape.

Heat N Bond? I have a folder to line for a customer; this could do the trick! I have contact cement, but I'm used to fusible interfacing, so I like this idea. I don't have a t-shirt press; what do you think would be an appropriate temperature for a regular iron?

Really... and it adheres to the leather? I wonder if it would work on a pigskin lining... It'd probably burn the pigskin, though.

I found this: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Home...bbit-Hides.aspxAre you planning on tanning the hides with the Scouts, or doing them yourself so the kids have something to work with? I've long wanted to teach pioneer skills, though there are a lot that I don't know myself yet.

(all caps = yelling. Just sayin'.) Take a look at a fabric store, see what they have.

You can use nail polish instead of thread lock if you can't get it.

I agree, except I'd want it for a purse! With the connectors set up right, it could do double duty.

RIT is a fabric dye, but available as a powder. I advise against using it as a fabric dye, as it's very hard on fibers, but leather is sturdier than, say, silk. I haven't had a chance to try making leather dyes with it, but I'm looking forward to it.

Oh, it's SO much better. I was getting a little sick of the wonky database calls the old one used, telling me there were five pages of items and two of them were blank, and so forth. And they seem to have images of impressions of all the Craftools, which saves me time and effort for my inventory. I'm yoinking the pictures rather than make the impressions myself.

How wide? You might want to look for a velvet/velveteen (correct spelling, so you can find it online if you go that route) ribbon, so you don't have to worry about dealing with raw fabric edges. That sort of fabric is thick and doesn't fold easily, so hemming it to make it look nice will make it a little lumpy and/or thick.

Soy wax is from soybeans. Beeswax is from bees. Soy wax makes vegans happy, because it doesn't exploit the poor widdle bees.

That's awesome! What did you use for the big metal plates? My husband will totally geek out on that.

Take a flexible tape measure to it.

I don't know where you are, but here in MA, it's free to register your business, and worth the effort for the doors it can open. I know you don't intend to do this as much more than a hobby, but my dad did the same thing as a gunsmith and registered his business to smooth the way for ordering some things he just couldn't get as a hobbyist. Might be worth taking a gander at your state's Department of Revenue website.