Heartless Report post Posted May 25, 2023 New here and new to leather crafting. Have always admired well crafted leather goods and tooling? oh yeah! so i have finally decided to try my hand at this craft, and so far I am enjoying it very much. still trying to decide which way I really want to go, thus the different pieces.. 1. suede teddy bear, 2. pistol case made of Cowboy pull-up, lined with natural shearling, 3. veg tan skull votive and 4. the front & back panels for what will be another pistol case the teddy bear is all suede, body seams stitched on my grandmother's old Necchi Lelia 513 that I inherited, the other stuff is (or will be) all hand stitched. I also have a small-ish satchel bag I made using a dieselpunk-ro pattern (love his stuff!) - need to take some pics of that yet. the tooled panels are my first "real" attempt at tooling.. I did a bit of fooling around on some scrap pieces to get a feel for the tools, and to see how well my hands could handle doing it (arthritis issues). I know it is not perfect, not by any stretch, but feel i did ok for a beginner. the basket weave is all hand cut and beveled.. couple of goofs in there, but these are for myself at this point, so I am ok with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted May 25, 2023 WELCOME! Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heartless Report post Posted May 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Hags said: WELCOME! Nice work. Thanks! =) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rleather Report post Posted May 25, 2023 Your tooling, as well as all the projects are very impressive for a beginner. Welcome to the addiction! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heartless Report post Posted May 26, 2023 1 hour ago, rleather said: Your tooling, as well as all the projects are very impressive for a beginner. Welcome to the addiction! thank you, very much.. i spent many hours watching videos - lots and lots of videos! before i ever picked up a tool sewing comes naturally to me, I learned that from my Grandmother when I was very young.. learned on the very machine i now own. the artistic side, well, i have always had, or so I am told... leather is just a new medium for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted May 26, 2023 Well done and welcome from SW Missouri. Have been at leatherworking for a couple of years and am still learning new stuff daily. Enjoy the knowledge and projects from around the world here. Keep sharing your work. It looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heartless Report post Posted May 26, 2023 thanks @PastorBob - and I do try to learn something new everyday, regardless of what it is... the day we stop learning is the day they put us 6ft under. =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
