Members LederRudi Posted May 21, 2016 Author Members Report Posted May 21, 2016 Thank you, Buttons! Quote "If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?" Tuco Ramírez
Members Jess Jones Posted May 24, 2016 Members Report Posted May 24, 2016 Great job on the bag. I am working on bag #8 right now. Had to finally take the plunge and teach myself. I LOVE it! Keep up the great work =) Quote "Intentionally box yourself into a corner on every project. Then find the courage within yourself to overcome it via the imagination and questions. Stay hungry. Stay curious. With time and heart, you WILL succeed." -Jess Jones
Members geckostraps Posted May 24, 2016 Members Report Posted May 24, 2016 Really nice!! I want to try one of these Quote
Members Pancho Elizalde Posted May 25, 2016 Members Report Posted May 25, 2016 I like your bag so much and it is a kind present for your daughter, congratulations! Quote
Members LederRudi Posted May 25, 2016 Author Members Report Posted May 25, 2016 Thank you all for your encouraging comments! So I'll keep at it and won't give away my tools as promised after looking at some excellent work posted here on LWnet ... All that stuff was simply too expensive ;). To tell the truth, I'm rather proud of this bag. Next time I'll avoid some minor mistakes I made. For example the zippers. They don't all open from the same side because I didn't take into consideration that two pockets would face each other and the flap pocket would be turned upside down. Or that part of the flap that's lined with black leather which I glued in flush with the natural leather. This method required two stitch lines and does not prevent some gaping when the fla is turned over. Next time I'd fold over the natural leather and sew the fold onto the black lining. Quote "If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?" Tuco Ramírez
Members EfrainBG Posted November 10, 2016 Members Report Posted November 10, 2016 really nice work there, LederRudi! Quote
Members Jess Jones Posted November 14, 2016 Members Report Posted November 14, 2016 Very talented work for sure. Great job! Quote "Intentionally box yourself into a corner on every project. Then find the courage within yourself to overcome it via the imagination and questions. Stay hungry. Stay curious. With time and heart, you WILL succeed." -Jess Jones
Members Mattsbagger Posted November 21, 2016 Members Report Posted November 21, 2016 On 5/16/2016 at 4:23 AM, LederRudi said: Thank you both for the kind words! Glad you liked the bag! Windrider, you are probably right: Lacing and sewing is like belt and suspenders. But then...dry splycing and lose ends of half an inch of lace tucked under the loops...so not working for a customer and not being obliged to compare expenditure and profit I did the belt and suspenders thing for the peace of my mind. I'll have to reconsider that for future projects (my wife's colleagues have shown interest in a simple handbag that I've made for her a while ago). Bikermutt, I handed the bag over yesterday and I think my daughter really liked it. Now I can fall back on the Tandy messenger bag kit that I'd planned to process originally. Making a tote for your wife and her being an art teacher won't be an easy task I guess. My wife prevented me from using the shoulder strap that I'd made for a previous project on which to use it she'd already prevented me with her objections based on aesthetic reasoning...and she is not an arts expert... My wife also vetoed the style strap I was putting on a bag. Belt style one. So now my 9 yr old daughter is stamping and sewing it for herself. Quote
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