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Crafts classes: leather bag tutorial. Here is the tutorial some of you have been asking for – the Leather Purse.

crafts classes: leather bag tutorial

Making a Custom Handbag from a photo. Return to index This time, instead of copying a bag we have been sent, we are going to make a leather handbag from a magazine advertisement photo.

Making a Custom Handbag from a photo

This was scanned and e-mailed to me I had to put it in paint shop and adjust the color so that I could see as much of the construction details as possible. The first thing that pops out is that they use velcro on the pouch flaps that they stitch on with an automatic bar tack machine... How Tacky. This is the low tech approach. OK, we have made our pattern and cut out the leather for the sides and bottom. Now we start making the pouches and sewing them on. Make Custom Leather Handbag, how to. The first step in making a leather handbag is to find a picture of a handbag you like, or draw a picture of something you want.

Make Custom Leather Handbag, how to

You then need to decide what methods you will use in it's construction. There are different methods for constructing leather handbags the same as there are for houses. There is the log house, the A frame, the frame house. They can have different windows, foundations, dormers etc. The same is true of handbag construction. After you know the different types of handbag construction you can combine methods to get the result you want.

How To Make A DIY Leather Crossbody Bag. Post by Andrea They say necessity is the mother of invention, and I’d have to agree with them when it comes to most of my DIY projects.

How To Make A DIY Leather Crossbody Bag

I really love my simple leather pouch from American Apparel, so much so that my friend and I figured out how to make our own last year. But I kept running into the same problem when using it to go out for casual events like concerts and picnics, and that was where to put it and how to hold it when running around after kids or when the dining table was too full. So I decided to blend the functionality of a crossbody bag and the simplicity of the leather pouch into one great leather purse I could use all summer long. This project does involve sewing, but since it’s primarily straight line sewing, someone with intermediate sewing skills should be able to tackle this project. You’ll need leather, cut into several different dimensions; my bag measures 8″x9″ when complete, so I cut 2 pieces 9″x10″, 2 pieces 1.25″x1.5″, 2 pieces 3″x3/4″ and 2 pieces 46″x1″.

Leather Owl Bag ∙ How To by Claire A. Lush & Plush Trends from Fabric.com: Trendy Faux Leather Handbag. Red Leather.

Lush & Plush Trends from Fabric.com: Trendy Faux Leather Handbag

Read that out loud three times fast. (Go ahead... Crafts - Leather. Vidéos de maroquineries - Tandy Leather Factory - EU. Pour expédition: Germany (Modifier) Rechercher par référence d’article ou mot-clé Commande rapide de catalogue.

Vidéos de maroquineries - Tandy Leather Factory - EU

Recycled Belt Leather Bracelets. There are currently no images from other crafters. close Terms & Conditions You must enter into this Agreement if you want to submit digital images or other content to Prime Publishing through Sharing Customer Images (the "Service").

Recycled Belt Leather Bracelets

As used in this Agreement, "we" or "Prime Publishing" means Prime Publishing, LLC. and "you" means the individual or entity submitting materials to Prime Publishing. Any individual or entity that wants to use the Service must accept the terms of this Agreement without change. Magic Braided Leather Tutorial. Seriously this tutorial is magic.

Magic Braided Leather Tutorial

I’ve been wanting to share it with you for about a year now, but it’s taken me so long to sit down & figure out the best way to explain myself. See, I discovered how to do this while mindlessly watching an episode of House. My mother-in-law has a rad purse from the ’70s or so; it’s leather with a very cool handle. Parts of the handle are braided & parts are smooth. I thought it was just insanely cool how the handle was braided with closed ends!! I’ll be sharing this today on KSL’s Studio 5!

(of course the pattern pieces above aren’t the same, I was just too lazy to take a supplies pic that was practically the same as this one. hope you’ll forgive me.) DIY: Cut out Leather Cuff. Not long ago, I was reminded of how fun it was to cut out leather into fancy shapes (much like my mom’s cookbook).

DIY: Cut out Leather Cuff

Which spurred the idea of making some jewelry. I do love me some bracelets that don’t get in the way when I’m typing. Leatherwork Tutorial: How to make a handmade leather iPhone WalletHigh on Glue. Pattern: download pdf pattern for iPhone 4/4S case Tools used: Step One: cutting the parts You will need a total of 4 pieces of leather in 2 different thicknesses (these measurements fit iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S): The large outside piece: 285mm by 87mm at around 2.5-3mm thickness.

Leatherwork Tutorial: How to make a handmade leather iPhone WalletHigh on Glue

The inside piece that holds the phone: 130mm by 87mm at around 2.5-3mm thickness. Cutout. Handmade, custom & one-off leatherwork products made in Australia. Recommended tools & supplies: Leather Choice For the main part of the Kindle case (the front and back) you can use 3.6mm thick leather. Anything that’s thicker than 2.5mm will work fine but an extra mm makes the whole case much more rigid and heavy. Use a standard A4 sheet of paper as a template –€“ I found that the size works great for the Kindle 3.

The main leather cut Cutting Corners. Fun Arts & Craft classes to take in Hong Kong- #1) Leather Class (Purses, Bags, Wallets, etc) As 2011 has come to an end and it is a new beginning of 2012, one of my new years resolution is to learn more things. I wanted to share what classes I have taken so that I hope other people out there that have a similar new years resolution will find this useful and fun to read. My first project was to take a Leather class. The workshop is taken at a charming hip place called Butcher Lab in Kwun Tong. I had found this place via Groupon, where they are doing a special promotion and I had looked up their facebook page and really liked their simple, rustic purse designs.

The trial class is 350HKD for 3hours where we had a choice of making a leather coin case, luggage tag, business card holder and Iphone case. Butcher Lab has a cute cozy setup which can fit about 6 people in one class. The steps were as follows: We first had to cut out our pattern of our product, mine is the luggage tag. The front and back piece of leather are then sewed together... And Voila! Details: Pouch howto by ~Meow-chi on deviantART. DIY Handmade Leather Cuff Bracelet tutorial! f16bccc20a3bf2fffc90b3907da0cb91.jpg (Image JPEG, 550x1956 pixels) - Redimensionnée (56. Make reMade USA's Recycled-Leather iPhone Case (DIY Tutorial) Scrap leatherPenStandard hole punchScissorsA few binder clipsRuler (ideally a square) Measure your phone and add ½ inch to the length and ¾ inch to the width. The iPhone is 4.5x 2.5 inches, so the cut leather rectangles need to be 5 x 3¼ inches.

Cut out two rectangles to fit your phone and cut ¼-inch strips to use as the stitching. Depending on the length of your scrap, you may need to piece these together by tying them together end to end. Use the binder clips to hold the two rectangles in place when you make the holes, so they line up. Punch holes around three edges of the rectangles, keeping the pieces together. The leather pieces should look like this before you start weaving. Trim the ends of the strips so that they are tapered. Loop the leather through each set of holes until you reach the end.