Albob Posted February 3, 2020 Report Posted February 3, 2020 My golf partner asked me to make a purse for his wife in time for her birthday. Now I have a habit of biting off more than I can chew, so I said I'd be honored. I'm not too proud to say that this one taught me a few hard lessons during the construction phase. All in all I'm happy with the final product and she loves it., Lined with green fabric in her favorite shade of green with a zippered pouch. 8/9 oz body and straps, hand tooled with craftaid pattern. Sewn on Cowboy 2300, and some hand stitching, 207 thread 16X12X3 You thoughts and comments always welcome. Quote When the poop hits the fan, we's all eleven bravos
Members Retswerb Posted February 3, 2020 Members Report Posted February 3, 2020 Hoo boy, that’s a beautiful bag! If you’ve got a significant other of your own I hope her bag needs are already tended or I can see some jealousy on the horizon. ;-) Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted February 3, 2020 Members Report Posted February 3, 2020 very Nice. Do you have any pictures of the interior of the bag? 7 hours ago, Retswerb said: Hoo boy, that’s a beautiful bag! If you’ve got a significant other of your own I hope her bag needs are already tended or I can see some jealousy on the horizon. ;-) I agree with Retswerb Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 3, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted February 3, 2020 Biting off more'n ya kin chew is how you git better. I got a buddy is a long distance runner - always runnin' - who reminds me that if you want to get GOOD at runnin' 2 miles, ya gotta practice runnin' FIVE. Came out of it well, though ... buddy's wife is happy, meaning buddy is happy, ya got some learnin's, and it's getting sent out so your wife can't be upset that it doesn't match her cabinets Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Rolandranch Posted February 8, 2020 Members Report Posted February 8, 2020 Very nice work there! Ryan Quote
Members Rhale Posted February 8, 2020 Members Report Posted February 8, 2020 Very beautiful! What craftaid pattern # is that, if you don’t mind me asking? Thanks Rodney Quote
Members onathread Posted February 8, 2020 Members Report Posted February 8, 2020 It's gorgeous! Quote
Members Sperrier Posted February 8, 2020 Members Report Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) the tooling is amazing. if you still have learning to do, my hobbiest eyes cannot see it. You should be very proud. Edited February 8, 2020 by Sperrier Quote
Albob Posted February 13, 2020 Author Report Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) On 2/12/2020 at 4:54 PM, cseeger said: Technically, yeah, it's impressive. Aesthetically? Meh. You may have missed the part where I wrote "your thoughts and comments always welcome" I'm not pandering for anything except input from others that like to work with leather. First lets agree that "aesthetics" is a personal point of view, your likes may not be the same as mine. I like the tooling, I like the two tone, I like that I tried to build a purse and I don't like the stitching. At 63 years old it takes a lot to Hurt my feelings and you're honest critique sure isn't going to do it, it won't even move the needle. Edited February 14, 2020 by Northmount remove rant Quote When the poop hits the fan, we's all eleven bravos
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