Dwight Report post Posted January 24, 2022 About 60 years ago . . . I made a purse for a lady for her birthday . . . stamped and all. IIRC . . . the pattern was leaves, flowers, stems . . . etc. . . . that "Old Fashioned Stuff" I'm going to start (maybe) back into the custom . . . hand stamped . . . purse market . . . I'm looking for those older patterns . . . not at all thrilled with the skull and crossbones junk being done today . . . Any help would be greatly appreciated . . . including something I saw a number of years back . . . it was a "sort of" pattern pack . . . where you picked which piece you wanted and bent and twisted it to make your own total pattern . . . it was just a bunch of different pieces . . . you picked and chose which ones fit your needs for that job. Thanks . . . may God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunkasapa Report post Posted January 24, 2022 I will look through my printed material when I get to my bench. I think I have some old stuff on the shelf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted January 24, 2022 Many of them from 30, 40, 50 years ago still available. I remember when some of these were new releases. https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/tagged/pattern-pak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted January 24, 2022 Yes, some excellent patterns in the library, all of them free! Oh, I just saw a new one you may like (not a purse pattern, though!) It's new to me, anyway! https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/the-good-shepherd-pattern-2641 Great for a Bible cover! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted January 25, 2022 I have a significant collection of patterns that I have purchased, many not Tandy patterns, for purses and such, dating back to the 1940's, maybe earlier. Not sure how to show you what I have, but willing to give it a go if you are interested. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrmCa Report post Posted January 25, 2022 I have a book by W.C.Double "Design and construction of handbags" in PDF format. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites