Members SouthPaw Posted November 20, 2008 Members Report Posted November 20, 2008 thank you for the info on the gel....sorry for the delay in responding was out of the office & home very late... its great to meet another southpaw....since there are only about 10% of the world that are... and it looks like both my sons will be joining that list as well.....in a way i hate it for them in others ways i think what are the odds...my youngest was on the fence and used both hands for a while but seems to only use the left to write and color with now...we have been very sure not to try to get them to do one hand or the other and just let them decide....my oldest right off seemed to want to use the left hand....you would give him things he would take it with the right the move it to the left to use. would love to see a pic of your folio, did you make it? alot of times i get a spirl notebook and turn it upside down (spirl to the rt) to draw or write in. this seems to be a left hand friendly craft/art, being new i havent had to try to reverse to many things...at least yet. anything you have noticed? any tips? i have done a little stamping,carving and even some braiding...about to start my first checkbook cover (that is what i wanted the gel for) this will be my first project outside of pratice and for me Quote SouthPawArt.com Southpaw Art - Etsy
TomSwede Posted November 20, 2008 Report Posted November 20, 2008 That is a very neat ringbinder. Beautiful lacing and nice tooling! Good job!! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Contributing Member UKRay Posted November 20, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted November 20, 2008 Those really are a lovely job, Holly, especially that lacing. I liked the way you bevelled those Celtic designs too, a very cool piece of work! Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Members wildrose Posted November 20, 2008 Author Members Report Posted November 20, 2008 [atachment=17579:007.JPG] Here are some pics of my 10 yr old folio. This was done back when Tandy was selling these as kits. I didn't bevel it at all...it was at a stage where I despised bevelling and wasn't very good at it - so it's only carved and backgrounded. However, I never cease to get compliments on it. The whole thing has held up beautifully, and I carry it with me most everywhere. There are some scuffs on the back, but overall it still looks great. The only tool I've had to adjust is the strap cutter, and I'm fairly ambidextrous with that anyhow. I did have some trouble getting a left handed stitching palm, but I found one through HideCrafters a while back. I would LOVE for my son to be left handed - my sister and I are it for our family. He seems to be heading the righty way though. I do always give him the choice: I set the pen/crayon in front of him and ask him to pick it up. I can only hope they aren't pressuring him in preschool one way or the other. thank you for the info on the gel....sorry for the delay in responding was out of the office & home very late...its great to meet another southpaw....since there are only about 10% of the world that are... and it looks like both my sons will be joining that list as well.....in a way i hate it for them in others ways i think what are the odds...my youngest was on the fence and used both hands for a while but seems to only use the left to write and color with now...we have been very sure not to try to get them to do one hand or the other and just let them decide....my oldest right off seemed to want to use the left hand....you would give him things he would take it with the right the move it to the left to use. would love to see a pic of your folio, did you make it? alot of times i get a spirl notebook and turn it upside down (spirl to the rt) to draw or write in. this seems to be a left hand friendly craft/art, being new i havent had to try to reverse to many things...at least yet. anything you have noticed? any tips? i have done a little stamping,carving and even some braiding...about to start my first checkbook cover (that is what i wanted the gel for) this will be my first project outside of pratice and for me Quote Holly Moore Wild Rose Creations http://www.wrcleather.com
Members SouthPaw Posted November 21, 2008 Members Report Posted November 21, 2008 Thk you Holly the folio looks great, you would never know its age looking at it....the design is very cool...and im sure most people would never know you didnt bevel the edges. maybe down the road i will look at doing something this size....one step at a time....i might add some lacing around the edge....i like the look of the round braid on the edges...kinda like the 3 rings you started this post with....and maybe add a thin strap thru the middle for a spiral drawing notebook to attach....ok...now i might have to draw this up while its running around in my head! Quote SouthPawArt.com Southpaw Art - Etsy
Members 8thsinner Posted November 21, 2008 Members Report Posted November 21, 2008 Some great looking binders there. And looking through, if anyone else is wanting to draw celtic knots, theres a really simple method I found... I have one page in my note book dedicated to Dots in ink, when I get bored my partner and I either play squares on it or I practice drawing these... Have a look http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_0yegDdIw Quote Doing the right thing is bleeding for the cause. Website Facebook
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