Members TheTrooper Posted January 8, 2008 Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 Hello @all, here I have my first real leather project I´ve made as an X-Mas present. It´s an hand stitched leather bag with a tooled patch on it. What do you think ?!? Cheers, Marcel Quote FKA adamant-leather Feel free to visit my site adamant-leather.de
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 8, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 8, 2008 looks nice. Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Roger Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 nice clean bag! stitching looks good and consistant Quote
Members johnny7 Posted January 8, 2008 Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 NICE BAG, STITCHING LOOKS GREAT. Quote
Members TheTrooper Posted January 8, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 Thanks a lot guys... I have to do the stitiching by hand, bacause I don´t have a proper sewing machine for leather. I mean it takes longer (especially for a beginner), but from my point of view it also brings out the real "handmade" character of a project. Cheers, Marcel Quote FKA adamant-leather Feel free to visit my site adamant-leather.de
TomSwede Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 I like that bag! Looks great for bringing home those heavy milkbottles from the store and probably more environmental friendly than the plastic bags that are so popular where I live. I can only agree with your opinion about the handmade characteristics, I really like the craftmanship to show through, now if I could just get rid of "sloppy work" too, ha ha All the best and keep up that good work! Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted January 8, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 8, 2008 looks great.........keep em comming.... that was a lot of fun , was it not.. Quote Luke
Members dbarleather Posted January 8, 2008 Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 Beautiful work! Looks like it will hold up great. Make sure you keep it around so that you can look back at it in 5-10 years, I bet it will make you smile. Congratulations! Quote http://www.dbarleather.com
Ambassador Don101 Posted January 8, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 8, 2008 Marcel congrats on the first project its a nice piece you can be proud to show, Don Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted January 9, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 9, 2008 Very nice piece! Only one thing I can see you could improve- At the heel side of the bevel, run a modeling tool along the ridge to smooth is out a little. All in all, a superb job. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members CitizenKate Posted January 9, 2008 Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 Very nice piece, Marcel. I would have never guessed this was someone's first project. It has a very clean and finished appearance to it. Kate Quote
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted January 9, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 9, 2008 Great looking bag Marcel, and for your first project and hand stitching I say you did a marvelous job. Keep it up. Ken Quote Beaverslayer Custom Leather<br />Wearable Works of Art https://www.facebook...erCustomLeather
Members TheTrooper Posted January 9, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) @all THX a lot for the kind words and hints. Can´t wait to start my next project. But therefore I still need some materials, hope to get my package from Tandy very soon. But the delivery to germany takes some time :-) Regards, Marcel Edited January 9, 2008 by adamant-leather Quote FKA adamant-leather Feel free to visit my site adamant-leather.de
Ambassador Don101 Posted January 9, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 9, 2008 Have you tried here http://www.lederhaus.de/ http://www.leder-hobby.de/ http://www.thebeargallery.de/ Don Quote
Members TheTrooper Posted January 9, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) I checked all of them and a lot of stuff I already bought from the bear gallery. But the dollar exchange rate is so nice, that I order directly from tandy. Sadly the geman distributors don´t offer all the sale discounts which Tandy has in the US. And the peoples at Tandy are always nice and helpfull, so I prefer ordering directly from them. The only thing I always order directly in germany is my leather itself. Don, wich company do you prefer for ordering leather in germany ?? Regards, Marcel Edited January 9, 2008 by adamant-leather Quote FKA adamant-leather Feel free to visit my site adamant-leather.de
Ambassador Don101 Posted January 9, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 9, 2008 i have a problem at the moment with leather as i was geting leather from bremen and a couple of years a go the place closed down so i was using another place in bremen but it has let me down so i will have to try another place out im not sure at the moment, if ill go with lederhaus or http://www.kobel-leder.de/index_de.html or here http://www.kilger.de/index.cfm , Don Quote
Members TheTrooper Posted January 11, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 11, 2008 Hello Don, you may also check out also this site Sohre Leder. From there I got my last leather. Cheers, Marcel Quote FKA adamant-leather Feel free to visit my site adamant-leather.de
howardb Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Thanks a lot guys...I have to do the stitiching by hand, bacause I don´t have a proper sewing machine for leather. I mean it takes longer (especially for a beginner), but from my point of view it also brings out the real "handmade" character of a project. Cheers, Marcel Marcel, Nice work. I was going to ask about the stitching as it looks perfect! This post answered that question. Very nicely done! Brent Quote Brent Howard CALG, HLG
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