Any Books Or Video Guides On Fine Leather Working?

[KeepItSimple]

I find the Armitage Leather YouTube channel very helpful for hand stitching.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8urn9l3pybW5LztUa6zbOA

He goes into a lot of detail on how to hand stitch leather and how to make your stitching look top knotch

[raysouth]

Hello keepitSimple,

Just watched the video you suggested and it was great. Do you, or anyone else, have any idea where such a box holding clamp might be available? With my hands, something like this would be a valuable asset.

Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

God Bless.

Ray

[Colt W Knight]

I really like Stohlman books for techniques and such, but a lot of the patterns are out dated in a lot of his books.

[verus22]

I have all of the above books. I love the Leather Case manuals by Al Stohlman (all 3), and the Leatherconnection manuals (I have all 4) go into all the little nitty-gritty details (that I love!), but can be hard to follow at times (videos would have been great, but a good imagination helps!). They are VERY detailed. I only have one of the Japanese books so far, but despite the language barrier, the pictures make it easy to follow, especially if you have prior knowledge of the basics. Valerie Michael's book is also a great reference! Also, Al Stohlman's "Art of Hand Sewing Leather" is another great book! Videos: anything by Nigel Armitage (Armitage Leather), Ian Akinson (Leodis Leather), Tandy Leather, Springfield Leather, all on youtube, really great tutorials!!! I don't carve or stamp, so I can't help you there, sorry! Hope this helps!