Hand Sewn Satchel: First Project, I'd love some feedback!

[kiwican]

Great job! Nice to see someone else from Ontario here 

[Buttons]

What an amazing job for a first project. 

[ThatTallChick]

22 hours ago, Tugadude said:

Springfield Leather Co. now stocks Tokonole and they are a very good supplier.  Check their website out.  Plus, they support the forum, so that is a plus.

https://www.springfieldleather.com/

Oh that's pretty awesome! I was looking for something in Canada so that I didn't have to pay duty and the like but the "support[ing] the forum" point is really selling it to be honest.

22 hours ago, CastleLeatherWorks said:

Great job for a first project and quite ambitious i would say. i think you did very well.

if you cleaned up the edges and the little bits of nap i cant see anything major or that needs work.

i like the dyed color and stitching looks good although the thread is a little heavy for my liking.

im sure this bag will last for a long time and develop a nice patina.'\

Keep it up

 

Thank you! I've picked up some tokonole and I'll burn off the stray hairs then burnish the edges again and see what happens! 

I recently heard how much a leather piece will change over it's lifetime-- I had no idea! It'll be exciting to see how the bag changes... so far I'm already finding the buckle easier to open and close. 

19 hours ago, kiwican said:

Great job! Nice to see someone else from Ontario here 

Thank you! And hello fellow Ontarian 

[Buttons]

really, such an incredible first project. 
And check out Nigel

https://www.armitageleather.com/

 

 

[Buttons]

My first briefcase. 

[JayEhl]

You did all that stitching by hand?  And here I am complaining about my stitch work on simple and much smaller projects!   Man, that's something I would be proud of, let alone the magnitude of such a project!   Great job!

 

[ThatTallChick]

On 3/24/2021 at 11:00 AM, JayEhl said:

You did all that stitching by hand?  And here I am complaining about my stitch work on simple and much smaller projects!   Man, that's something I would be proud of, let alone the magnitude of such a project!   Great job!

 

Thank you! I find it really relaxing if I'm being honest haha I guess it's probably similar in sensation to crocheting or knitting; I just set up in front of the TV and had at 'er! I admittedly had a few times where I needed to put the project down for a few days out of frustration- from breaking needles and such but I quickly learned that an awl is my friend... as is a pair of needle nose pliers wrapped in leather (as without the leather it was really marking up my needles). 

[chuck123wapati]

Great job a very ambitious start to the craft. 

[ThatTallChick]

On 3/26/2021 at 11:20 AM, chuck123wapati said:

Great job a very ambitious start to the craft. 

Thank you! It was a lot of fun and taught me a lot 

[Buttons]

Amazing!

I made one like that only it was tooled. 
you’re gonna love working with leather.