Leather craft workshop

[chebe]

Last weekend I took a "Beginner's Leather-Craft Workshop" at the Dublin Leather Store. They warned us we'd be tired afterwards, but did not convey just how tired. It's like sewing, but on hard mode. I had a great time, and am fairly hooked.

Basically, we got pieces of 'pink' natural vegetable tanned leather, cut it, dyed it with water-based dyes, buffed with balm, marked and punched stitch holes, stitched closed, then finished by burnishing edges or applying a wax coat.

Hand dyed and stitched leather needle-holder
Photo by chebe

Hand dyed and stitched leather document/passport wallet/cover, outside
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Hand dyed and stitched leather document/passport wallet/cover, inside
Photo by chebe