Bison Leather, Ideas?

[Erystawi]

Hello, I've got some 3 small pieces of bison leather, all different colour, ca 25cm x 30cm.

I've never used this soft leather before, has anyone of you?

And maybe share some ideas of what I can use it for?

Eva from Norway

[Matt T]

Something for yourself? Something to sell? To give to a friend?

First things that come to mind are a wallet or phone holder

Edited April 18, 2014 by Matt T

[DavidL]

if its big enough you can make a dog collar. Buffalo is very strong, even chrome tanned and judging from your picture your puppy is small, so strength is less of an issue. I like your dog btw, what breed of dog is he/she?

[Glendon]

Those actually sound like pretty decently sized pieces. 25cm by 30cm for us backwards Americans is 9 3/4" by 11" give or take. With three of those, you can do a few nice pocket items. Like Matt said, a wallet, or phone case. Knife or tool shieth, card case, pouch or belt bag, dopp bag, key case. If you want to go artsy, leather flowers, they may be big enough for a leather picture frame, wrist bands, I'm a bit of a fan of braided leather rings. Depending on how much usible space you have, you might be able to get a clutch purse out of it. There are a lot of smaller projects you can do.

[Erystawi]

Hello! My dog is a Jack Russell Terrier boy, maybe a collar could be fun trying to do

well, I have been thinking about how to stitch bison leather, I do not have a sewingmachine. It is so thin, I don't think making a stitch groove would work for this thin, soft leather I have. How would you do the stitching? Then I thought I could lace it, by punching holes, for example for a purse/bag, of some kind. The bits of bison leather I have, are full usable cuts.

[DavidL]

You could lace it for sure and add metal eyelets or you could try saddle stitching with overstitch wheel and a stitching awl. An overstitch wheel will work on soft leather if it is rolled over a few time. Lacing will be easier and look better unless you are really really good at hand stitching.

[rlpullman]

I have used bison on several items. I love that stuff. It has such a nice soft feel, yet is quite strong. It sews nicely with a machine. I would not use a stitch groove. It should work ok for hand stitching, just watch your tension.