My latest cross body bag/purse.

[toxo]

She wanted "Warm". Was a lot of sponge dabbing.

[Frodo]

Bag looks good but that strap needs a little burnishing and the backside slicked

 the top rivet At the D ring. on the left. Is that a shadow?   or is the rivet pulled away from the leather like it ways set crooked.

 

[toxo]

2 hours ago, Frodo said:

Bag looks good but that strap needs a little burnishing and the backside slicked

 the top rivet At the D ring. on the left. Is that a shadow?   or is the rivet pulled away from the leather like it ways set crooked.

 

Frodo I've no doubt you're capable of good work but imo you rarely put in the yards to show us.

For me, it's a balance between who I'm doing it for (maybe mates rates), the practical purpose, (a tool bag or a lady's handbag), the time I've got in it and the cost of materials but whatever the project is there's no reason why I can't make the effort within those parameters to do a good looking job.

I could have done a very different job on this bag. I could have burnished everything to death, put swivel clips on wider, doubled up and stitched straps etc etc but this bag is for a friend of my daughters and so is mates rates and then some. She's paying what some folk charge for the hot foiled initials alone and I guarantee she's gonna love it and cherish it.

I'll also add that bags like this can be tricky because there's no straight line to work with. Just lining up the initials took an hour. Remember you only get one go at it. Get it wrong and the whole thing is ruined.

[Tequila]

@toxo as long as you like it and more importantly the person getting likes it, well then that’s all that counts.  Personally I think it looks good, and I’d love to hear how you did the dye work. 

[AdamDavis]

I dig the color and “marbeled” sort of effect! Very nice.

[Frodo]

In case anyone is interested,  Tony designs some really nice Bags.  a digital down load of the pattern with every thing laid out including the holes

along with a step by step tutorial .  

 

 

 

[toxo]

4 hours ago, Frodo said:

In case anyone is interested,  Tony designs some really nice Bags.  a digital down load of the pattern with every thing laid out including the holes

along with a step by step tutorial . 

And there's Frodo!

[toxo]

Thanks @Tequila and @AdamDavis

The dye job was an experiment. The trick is to use one of those sponges with lots of big odd shaped holes. In my local shop they call em art or craft sponges. Start out leaving lots of gaps, once it's covered you can't uncover it and you can always do more later. Remember that dye usually dries lighter and on each subsequent series of dabs any colour that's gone over twice or three times is gonna be darker than the first coat. I use a hair dryer between each colour and stand back to decide what colour to do next. Two coats of Resolene or similar will protect it and have it shining like a mirror. Good luck and don't forget to show us the results.

[AzShooter]

I love this bag and think you did a fantastic job.  I understand doing a job for the money paid.  Not everyone can afford what good leatherwork costs but you made it possible for the woman to have what she wanted.

Nice job.

[RockyAussie]

5 hours ago, Frodo said:

In case anyone is interested,  Tony designs some really nice Bags.  a digital down load of the pattern with every thing laid out including the holes

along with a step by step tutorial .  

Does the pattern have another keeper in it for that strap hanging out?

@toxo looks pretty darn good to me