Members imocow Posted January 14, 2022 Members Report Posted January 14, 2022 I'm just getting started with leather craft - I wanted to make a bag out of a single A4 piece of leather, and this is the result Also had a go at making the pattern into a printable pdf Quote
Members imocow Posted January 14, 2022 Author Members Report Posted January 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, DrmCa said: Nice. What's A4? The paper size! (210 x 297mm) - the place I ordered my leather from had A4-size pieces that were very affordable, so it seemed like a good place to start before buying a larger amount of leather Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 14, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 14, 2022 A4 is a European measure of area, usually used for paper, = 8.25 inches by 11.5 inches, approx Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted January 14, 2022 CFM Report Posted January 14, 2022 6 hours ago, DrmCa said: Nice. What's A4? One of 2 formulas that didn't work before we came up with C4? Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 14, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said: One of 2 formulas that didn't work before we came up with C4? No. the measures are ; size A, B, C, D, E. Envelopes are often in C sizes. My printer used to use a B size for printing my magazines. D sizes are often used for cash payment envelopes and E size is a speciality size Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 14, 2022 CFM Report Posted January 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said: One of 2 formulas that didn't work before we came up with C4? Just now, fredk said: No. the measures are ; size A, B, C, D, E. Envelopes are often in C sizes. My printer used to use a B size for printing my magazines. D sizes are often used for cash payment envelopes and E size is a speciality size c4 is an explosive! Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 14, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 14, 2022 Just now, chuck123wapati said: c4 is an explosive! oh, I didn't know that, not needing to use it. I prefer Semtex any way Quote
Members Bert03241 Posted January 14, 2022 Members Report Posted January 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, fredk said: No. the measures are ; size A, B, C, D, E. Envelopes are often in C sizes. My printer used to use a B size for printing my magazines. D sizes are often used for cash payment envelopes and E size is a speciality size OMG he's Joking I like det cord OL Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted January 14, 2022 CFM Report Posted January 14, 2022 3 hours ago, fredk said: oh, I didn't know that, not needing to use it. I prefer Semtex any way C4 was my go-to when I was blowing things up for the Army, 45+ years ago. I like it, easy to use, you can cook your rations on it, even fish with it. Quote
Members Klara Posted January 15, 2022 Members Report Posted January 15, 2022 22 hours ago, imocow said: I'm just getting started with leather craft - I wanted to make a bag out of a single A4 piece of leather, and this is the result Also had a go at making the pattern into a printable pdf That's really nice! Could you show us a picture from the side, please? I'm interested in the gusset and the bottom corners... Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 15, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 10:48 AM, imocow said: I'm just getting started with leather craft - I wanted to make a bag out of a single A4 piece of leather, and this is the result Also had a go at making the pattern into a printable pdf Are you sure its A4? It looks more like A3 to me Quote
Members Klara Posted January 16, 2022 Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 21 hours ago, fredk said: Are you sure its A4? It looks more like A3 to me I thought the same thing, but then I held an A4 notebook against me and it's actually pretty big. I suspect the side seam is in the middle so that both front and back contribute to the gusset. Or??? I believe A3 printers are pretty rare... Quote
Members chrisash Posted January 16, 2022 Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) For our US friends this is the European standard paper sizes, Each size double the side of the next i.e A5 doubles to A4 and so on Edited January 16, 2022 by chrisash Quote
Members Handstitched Posted January 16, 2022 Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 O'h for goodness sake !!!!!!!! Is this about a nice bag that the maker has made or the size of a bit of bloody paper ???? @imocow Its a lovely bag, I quite like it . I too have experimented with .. 'cough ahem'...... " bags with a similar dimension to paper", going by customer demand. Not too big or bulky . Looks like a one piece creation ?? . I have done two piece creations using kangaroo hide. Mostly 'one offs ' . Keep up the good work HS Quote
Members imocow Posted January 16, 2022 Author Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 9:06 AM, Klara said: That's really nice! Could you show us a picture from the side, please? I'm interested in the gusset and the bottom corners... Here's the side! It's stitched right side to wrong side because I wanted a smooth rounded sort of shape Quote
Members imocow Posted January 16, 2022 Author Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 12:03 PM, fredk said: Are you sure its A4? It looks more like A3 to me Definitely A4 (but that doesn't include the leather for the straps). It does happen to be pictured on a particularly small person here which makes it look bigger! The final bag is approx 14 x 9 x 3cm (5.6 x 3.6 x 1.2") 5 hours ago, Handstitched said: O'h for goodness sake !!!!!!!! Is this about a nice bag that the maker has made or the size of a bit of bloody paper ???? @imocow Its a lovely bag, I quite like it . I too have experimented with .. 'cough ahem'...... " bags with a similar dimension to paper", going by customer demand. Not too big or bulky . Looks like a one piece creation ?? . I have done two piece creations using kangaroo hide. Mostly 'one offs ' . Keep up the good work HS Thanks Yep, a single piece (except the small strips enclosing the D-loops) Quote
Members DrmCa Posted January 16, 2022 Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, imocow said: It's stitched right side to wrong side because I wanted a smooth rounded sort of shape Wow! You must have small hands, to accomplish that! How did you get needles/awls in there? Quote
Members chrisash Posted January 16, 2022 Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Handstitched said: O'h for goodness sake !!!!!!!! Is this about a nice bag that the maker has made or the size of a bit of bloody paper ???? @imocow Its a lovely bag, I quite like it . I too have experimented with .. 'cough ahem'...... " bags with a similar dimension to paper", going by customer demand. Not too big or bulky . Looks like a one piece creation ?? . I have done two piece creations using kangaroo hide. Mostly 'one offs ' . Keep up the good work HS There did seem to be confusion so I clarified, did you have a few to many tinnies Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 16, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 16, 2022 45 minutes ago, imocow said: Definitely A4 (but that doesn't include the leather for the straps). It does happen to be pictured on a particularly small person here which makes it look bigger! The final bag is approx 14 x 9 x 3cm (5.6 x 3.6 x 1.2") Thanks, gotchya. Its a fine bit of using what you have to the mostest degree Quote
Members imocow Posted January 16, 2022 Author Members Report Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, DrmCa said: Wow! You must have small hands, to accomplish that! How did you get needles/awls in there? Haha, I actually have pretty large hands (for a woman), but yes, getting the needles in there was quite tricky - I did both short sides first so I was sort of working my way up and out of the bag as it came together Quote
Members Klara Posted January 17, 2022 Members Report Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks for the pictures! It's not how I imagined, but most probably looks better. The bottom corners sure look tricky... and the rest not too easy either. I think that's a case where I wouls punch the holes all the way through so I could work without awl - did you? Quote
Members imocow Posted January 17, 2022 Author Members Report Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Klara said: Thanks for the pictures! It's not how I imagined, but most probably looks better. The bottom corners sure look tricky... and the rest not too easy either. I think that's a case where I wouls punch the holes all the way through so I could work without awl - did you? Yes, I punched it all first and didn't use an awl Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 17, 2022 CFM Report Posted January 17, 2022 I don't know if its a4 but its A OK Quote
Members JayEhl Posted January 19, 2022 Members Report Posted January 19, 2022 With those D rings you could easily add an accessorry of a shorter strap to make it a clutch or handle thingy. Excellent work! Quote
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