Members Tina Posted October 15, 2008 Members Report Posted October 15, 2008 Where is it, where is it?? I'm highly interested in seeing the work of someone who is great with that! Rod and Denise= Hellbent for leather?? Hard to remember all names, this site is growing I think. Tom I touched them The big flat "bowl" even had super nice pattern at the bottom, the teapot a favvo:-) Jag tor med 99% att jag varit och besökt "din pappersfabrik" När jag jobbade för Arla var vi upp mot Gävletrakten för tertapack hade en pappersfabrik där...Detta är sådär 15 år sedan:-) Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
TomSwede Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 After you look at the Stangers' site, you'll be able to pick out their pieces from the gallery easily! Johanna http://www.leatherwood.com.au/ Thanks Johanna! Very great and intricate stuff! Where is it, where is it?? I'm highly interested in seeing the work of someone who is great with that! Rod and Denise= Hellbent for leather??Hard to remember all names, this site is growing I think. Tom I touched them The big flat "bowl" even had super nice pattern at the bottom, the teapot a favvo:-) Jag tor med 99% att jag varit och besökt "din pappersfabrik" När jag jobbade för Arla var vi upp mot Gävletrakten för tertapack hade en pappersfabrik där...Detta är sådär 15 år sedan:-) Oh you lucky you! Det var nog mitt Korsnäs du besökte! Du skulle inte känna igen dig idag. Min pappmaskin, nr4 är helt ombyggd idag..tyvärr. Jag jobbade i rullmaskin då du var där. Jag har nog besökt din gamla arbetsplats för 7-8 år sedan. Strax utanför Stockholm. Lillebror Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Members MickWoolnough Posted October 15, 2008 Members Report Posted October 15, 2008 Hi there there is a leathercraft guild in Shepparton "the Goulburn leathercraft assoc , inc. A bloke by the name of Rob Felton who i met at dimensions in leather a few years ago is a member. Dont know if this is anywhere near you though. By the way Rob if you read this i lost your new email add. Mick Quote
Ian Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) Interesting, as I was talking to a guy who has a leather shop about an hour north of here. He has been in the business 35+ years. He said that when he started in Greenwich Village, leather shops were as common as tattoo shops are now. (Actually this guy was married to the sister of the drummer for 'Big Brother and the Holding Company'.) Anyway, back in those days, the only imported leather was high quality garments and luggage from Europe. Everything else, from jackets to saddles to wrist bands were made here. A friend of mine is a stained glass artist and makes incredible kalaidoscopes (sp?). He tells me that 2 of the stores that used to have his work, now sell similar items made in China. All the crafts are dying - furniture making, quilting, jewellry - even decoy carving - in favor of mass produced Asian copies. But, on the plus side, I am just about the only person in a 50 mile radius who does what I do, so I'm able to keep pretty busy. On the down side, I have only met a half dozen other leathercrafters in my life, so there's not much chance to form a community. As with many other aspects of today's life, it makes me grateful to be old. The kids born today will never know all the great things we had a chance to experience. Edited October 15, 2008 by Ian Quote http://blackcanyonleather.net/
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