Leather Crafting in an afternoon
by Mickey Baskett
Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Craft luxurious and durable leather jewellery, journals, purses, and other accessories in a single afternoon! With simple language and numerous illustrations, this captivating introduction to the art of leathermaking covers all the tools and techniques for cutting, hole-punching, setting, sewing, woodburning, stamping, colouring, gluing, and finishing. Even beginners can give the lovely projects a try almost immediately. The Rawhide Laced Lampshade has leather feathers as ornamentation; add designs to the shade with acrylics, dyes, colored pencils, chalk, or charcoal. An attractive Leather and Hobnail Frame features rows of decorative brass upholstery tacks. Or make a tooled Rose Trivet, Wine Bottle Gift Bag, and more.