I visited my local re-opened Tandy this week, seemed mostly normal operations. Mediocre selection, mediocre prices, but no wait or cost for shipping and at least you can pick your pieces out yourself.
Lol, that sounds about right. The thing with a nice burnished edge is that if it’s there, the average person *might* notice and care. But only a leather worker knows to look for it and miss it if it’s not there.
Just curious if anyone has purchased from Kemovan Craft and would care to comment on tool quality? (https://www.etsy.com/shop/KemovanCraft)
A quick search here turned up one self-promotion and not much else. Etsy pics look nice enough to me, and prices are reasonable.
I’d love to learn this as well. I bought some pasted back leather last year from Zack White Leather for a commission of some coin purses and man was it ever nice to work with.
Yep, that’s the stuff. Also heard it called centerline tape as it usually has a guide stripe down the middle. It’s like magic for some repairs, I’ll bet it works great as you say for a little extra grip!
Hi @Mynkibird!
First the good news: all are welcome here and I don’t expect anyone to tell you to get lost. Plenty on here from your side of the pond too.
And the bad news: the likelihood of you being able to lighten this couch and have it survive the process looking like something you want to keep in your home is very very low in my opinion.
Adapt your needs to what they can supply. They are a vital source of help and information and by buying some from them you'll work up a very useful contact
Have you asked them specifically about what leathers they might be able to get for you on special order? I wonder if they might be able to at least save you some shipping $$ by throwing in something for you alongside their regular orders from their suppliers.
I’ve definitely seen the same at my Tandy, their leathers vary widely even when nominally the same. Thickness is often way off as well. It pays to be choosy and poke through the whole stack to find the better pieces at a given price point. Or buy from one of the various reputable online sellers.
Love it! Thanks for sharing something that’s totally different from the standard fare here. With the basic shape set, shouldn’t be too hard to make some relatively minor changes to do other animals as well.
Have you seen Cechaflo’s steering wheel stitches on YouTube? I don’t see this exact stitch but he has lots of variations that might give ideas. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoSIdv1C9uyR89bDwrd95ClwEfco6fqtg