AndyL1 Report post Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Hey all, Just finished this little purse up last night. I'm not sure what type of leather the body is made from but it's very nice stuff... great grain and color to it. Celtic horses tooled into some 5/6oz veg tan. This measures roughly 8x10 inches. Adjustable buckled strap. More pics to come! Cheers, Andy Edited January 29, 2014 by AndyL1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted January 28, 2014 Andy that is beautiful and I love the hardware you chose to go with it. Cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted January 28, 2014 Very well done job. Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted January 29, 2014 Andy that is beautiful and I love the hardware you chose to go with it. Cheryl Very well done job. Looks great! Thank you both! I really like this one too. I have enough of this leather to make 2 more and I can't wait to get started. Here is a photo of the back. I tried editing the original post to include this photo but I guess you can only edit a post once? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted January 29, 2014 Really nice leather carving and bag! I love your artwork choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craftsman827 Report post Posted January 29, 2014 Very nice bag, Andy ! Did you hand stitch ? Looks realy nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GamberLeathercrafter Report post Posted January 29, 2014 Sweet looking bag. I think I can answer that question, wether you hand sewed or not. I hand sew everything and I say you used a machine. Stitches are deeper when hand sewn. Great job, hope you have seen some of my bags. Keep it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 Really nice leather carving and bag! I love your artwork choice. Very nice bag, Andy ! Did you hand stitch ? Looks realy nice. Thanks! Machine sewn on my old Juki LS321. I used to hand stitch before I got my machine... can't compete with the time saving and I haven't had one fail yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craftsman827 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 Thanks! Machine sewn on my old Juki LS321. I used to hand stitch before I got my machine... can't compete with the time saving and I haven't had one fail yet! i've been hand stitching for 35 years. retiring from my regular job, will be leather working full time next year. looking to purchase a good all around leather stitcher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jshill Report post Posted January 30, 2014 Really nice looking bag Andy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted January 31, 2014 Great work, Andy! Beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Really nice looking bag Andy. Great work, Andy! Beautiful! Thanks to you both! Currently working on a second one of the same leather but different design. Hope to get it done soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eccho Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Just beautiful! I absolutely love the leather, wish I had a shelf full of it. You have a great eye for color, design, and hardware. Not everyone can pull it all together and make it look as it was meant to be. I am still bad for wanting to finish a project and simply using the hardware I have on hand, instead of ordering something that would compliment the piece. Nicely done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Just beautiful! I absolutely love the leather, wish I had a shelf full of it. You have a great eye for color, design, and hardware. Not everyone can pull it all together and make it look as it was meant to be. I am still bad for wanting to finish a project and simply using the hardware I have on hand, instead of ordering something that would compliment the piece. Nicely done! Thanks Eccho! I wish I had more of this leather too. I have enough right now to make a couple more bags, then I'll need to see if I can get some. This all started based on a (very) crude sketch I drew up. See attached. Also, the inside is fairly simple with just a pocket sewn to the inside back panel. I normally put little darts in the bottom corners of the pocket as it helps to keep it somewhat open. This leather was thin and supple enough that they weren't required. Edited February 7, 2014 by AndyL1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinp Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Very nice looking bag, great design and leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WScott Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Gorgeous leathers; love the coloring and of course the construction is superb. Good stuff!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyR Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Looks amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted February 11, 2014 Very nice looking bag, great design and leather Gorgeous leathers; love the coloring and of course the construction is superb. Good stuff!! Looks amazing Thanks all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpip4x4 Report post Posted February 14, 2014 wow fantastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tiggertlee Report post Posted February 21, 2014 Beautiful work! Really inspiring! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScotsPagan Report post Posted February 22, 2014 Beautiful work and I love the horses design.. What thickness/weight of leather was that...I want to make similar bag at some point (with celtic dogs not horses, mind), and I'm new to working leather so I'm unsure what sort of weight I should buy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyL1 Report post Posted February 25, 2014 wow fantastic! Beautiful work! Really inspiring! Beautiful work and I love the horses design.. What thickness/weight of leather was that...I want to make similar bag at some point (with celtic dogs not horses, mind), and I'm new to working leather so I'm unsure what sort of weight I should buy... Thanks all! This one is getting some nice attention it seems. Glad I could pass along some inspiration. @ScotsPagan this leather was some chrome tanned cow hide I picked up. It's really nice stuff and I seem to have bought the last side of it when I went to get more the other day. I think it's in the 4-5 oz range. Fairly soft and flexible but seemed to stiffen a little due to the way I constructed the bag (with the seams being sewn and three layers for the back side). Can't wait to see your bag with the tooling. I'll keep an eye out for your post. Cheers, Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScotsPagan Report post Posted February 27, 2014 Heh, be a while yet, I have a knife-sheath kit sitting looking at me right now, then I want to try a wallet and I think 4-5oz would be too much for a wallet, so it would be at least 2 leather purchases down the road...but thanks...I'm stickied here now so I can refer back.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDAZ Report post Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Great Stuff! I sometimes sit in with a local band called Puca which is the name of a mythical Celtic horse. I sent them a link to the pic. www.pucamusic.com (I also did their web site) Cya! Bob Edited February 27, 2014 by BDAZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
