somewhereinusa Report post Posted August 22, 2009 I've been lurking here for a while, picking up ideas.My first projects were some dog collars, because I couldn't find anyone to make what I wanted.(Boy were those things expensive when I got done) I have a friend that is an author, soooo every author needs a journal, right? I have no idea if she actually uses one. Anyway, I wanted to make something a little fancier than a piece of leather with a cord wrapped around it. I also wanted to make it refillable in case she actually uses it. I couldn't find any kind of notebook refill that was exactly what I wanted the end product to be like. Why do the marketers think that we all want cheap, or something like everyone else. (Do you know that you cant buy a pickup truck with all of the niceties and rubber floor mats ,instead of carpet, so that it's easier to wash out the brown stuff?) I found some really nice 32# cotton paper that looks nice, then I had to learn how to bind that together into a notebook. I had also never run a sewing macnine before. The leather binding on the notebook part looks nice, but even 2oz is to stiff, and I had one dropped stitch in a real obvious place. This is what I ended up with. All in all I'm quite pleased with the end result. I've got a whole lot of ideas for more projects, but the day job gets in the way, since I'm only home about 2 days every 2 weeks. Comments welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETW Grumpy Report post Posted August 22, 2009 That's very nicely done. You've discovered the heart of leatherwork, imho. Making things because nobody else makes what you want, innovation, a willingness to try new things, etc. You also learned a little about bookbinding and sewing machines. Very cool. Keep posting pics of your work. This is a great resource. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timd Report post Posted August 22, 2009 That's pretty sharp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
