Introduction

[huskerjulie]

As I start this introduction I must tell you that I chose Comic sans font for I do have a sense of humor. I also chose red as I am a diehard Husker...lived here my whole life.

I am 40! Have 5 children 13 to 6 (twins) and have spent the better part of my career life as a registered nurse working alongside my husband who has worked with both our own cattle and managed very large ranches in the Sandhills. Presently we have Registered Red Angus and AQHA horses. That said, we spend our summers with our children attending Junior and Junior High Rodeos. Soon it will be High School. Five children means tack, saddles and western dress.

I have set a new goal that means I no longer have to travel an hour or more to work everyday. My dream is to start doing leatherwork....chaps, bridles, and in the future saddles....as well as leather artwork. I seem to have become more creative the older I have become. This isn't some off the wall dream, for it is the one I have had for years. It is that now I am able to afford doing a few more things and quit the medical profession, at least for the most part.

MY PROBLEM AND REQUEST FOR HELP; I need a sewing machine to go with the one I use to quilt! I do not want a light weight one. I prefer to start out with a heavy industrial strength one and then sell if I prove a disaster!!! I would also like to have someone point me towards some good DVD's or VCR's that can guide me through some of the basic steps. I have several books but do better watching others do it before I try to attempt it.

ALSO; I am a photographer as well as a writer. I would like to know some of the tricks of taking my photos and putting them onto the leather canvas.

Feel free to write or to call as I love to talk when given the chance. I have a lot of questions but will leave many for later or for the tele!

Julie

Welcome to leatherworker.net, Julie! I edited out your email and phone number to prevent you from getting bombed with spam. Forum members can click on your name and contact you through your profile information. ~~Johanna

[wolvenstien]

Hello, and Welcome Home!

As for sewing machines: http://www.leatherworker.net/forum/index.p...wtopic=1024&hl=

Good Luck to you.....

[Beaverslayer]

Welcome to the forum Julie,

You will find here that there is an abundance of info and helping people. Most every question will get answered...other than where to find time with 5 kids around...Good luck tough.

Ken

[abn]

Welcome, Julie!

[The Major]

Welcome.

[Art]

Hi Julie,

As far as photos on leather, nobody needs to say more than Billy 2-Shews (Bill Stockil). He made a video which is still available at Hidecrafters. about $50. Stock # is 0069-01.

Welcome aboard,

Art

As I start this introduction I must tell you that I chose Comic sans font for I do have a sense of humor. I also chose red as I am a diehard Husker...lived here my whole life.

I am 40! Have 5 children 13 to 6 (twins) and have spent the better part of my career life as a registered nurse working alongside my husband who has worked with both our own cattle and managed very large ranches in the Sandhills. Presently we have Registered Red Angus and AQHA horses. That said, we spend our summers with our children attending Junior and Junior High Rodeos. Soon it will be High School. Five children means tack, saddles and western dress.

I have set a new goal that means I no longer have to travel an hour or more to work everyday. My dream is to start doing leatherwork....chaps, bridles, and in the future saddles....as well as leather artwork. I seem to have become more creative the older I have become. This isn't some off the wall dream, for it is the one I have had for years. It is that now I am able to afford doing a few more things and quit the medical profession, at least for the most part.

MY PROBLEM AND REQUEST FOR HELP; I need a sewing machine to go with the one I use to quilt! I do not want a light weight one. I prefer to start out with a heavy industrial strength one and then sell if I prove a disaster!!! I would also like to have someone point me towards some good DVD's or VCR's that can guide me through some of the basic steps. I have several books but do better watching others do it before I try to attempt it.

ALSO; I am a photographer as well as a writer. I would like to know some of the tricks of taking my photos and putting them onto the leather canvas.

Feel free to write or to call as I love to talk when given the chance. I have a lot of questions but will leave many for later or for the tele!

Julie

Welcome to leatherworker.net, Julie! I edited out your email and phone number to prevent you from getting bombed with spam. Forum members can click on your name and contact you through your profile information. ~~Johanna

[Regis]

Welcome Julie,

You've come to the right place for help and discussion. You will need a LARGE coffee to read through sewing machine info. There are a number of experts here on machines and Art is here often.

Once again, glad to have you join and looking forward to your work.

Regis

[JustWakinUp]

Hello Julie,

Welcome to the forum

[ClayB]

ALSO; I am a photographer as well as a writer. I would like to know some of the tricks of taking my photos and putting them onto the leather canvas.

Hi Julie and welcome to this forum. I think you have come to the right place to find help getting started. The best place to get videos on different leatherwork techniques is Hidecrafter. They have videos covering lots of different subjects.

As for putting your photos on leather, are you thinking like t-shirt transfer or actually carving the photo into the leather? Both can be done, but the techniques would be very different.

Clay

[freak]

WOW. You sound like a woman on a mission and youi're hitting the gates a running. Broveaux !! I can't wait to see what you come up with.

[Johanna]

http://leatherworker.net/technique.pdf

I'm going to try to get Billy's galleries moved over to here now that his website os offline.

Johanna

[ClayB]

http://leatherworker.net/technique.pdf

I'm going to try to get Billy's galleries moved over to here now that his website os offline.

Johanna

I hope you can get Billy's galleries moved here somewhere. It was always so much fun to see what his next masterpiece was. I miss seeing them, and talking to him about how he was doing things. : Sure would be fun if he would get well enough to spend a little time here.

I think the link to the "technique" shows an earlier version of how Billy did things, before he starting using the transfer medium. Do you know if the DVD is still going to be available somewhere? And for that matter, do you know if Frank ever finished the book he was doing on the technique (you still here Frank?)

I am looking forward to seeing the pics again once you get them up, and continue to send good thoughts and wishes Billy's way.

Clay

[Johanna]

The dvd can be available for download w/Billy's permission. The galleries can go here on leatherworker.net w/ Billy's permission. The technique pdf explains the embossing steps needed to use the transfer technique.

For those of you who don't know the story, Billy was in the US for an IFoLG show in 1995 and wandered into a Hobby Lobby or Michaels, found a plastic bottle of Plaid fabric tranfer medium, and history was born.

As soon as I get an answer, I will get his work back up for all to see.

Johanna