Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
Tools and Materials
A course by Beth Dow , Leather Goods Maker
About the video: Tools and Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the tools you need to make this project, from the necessary basics and the optional extras! I will also give a brief overview of the brands that I prefer to use. ”
In this video lesson Beth Dow addresses the topic: Tools and Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags. Learn how to handcraft original handbags with unique textures from scratch using vegetable-tanned hide and the two-needle stitch.
Partial transcription of the video
“So we got to see the leather that we'll be using to make this project. In this lesson, I'm going to introduce the tools and materials that we need to work alongside the leather. I'll begin with surfaces Since this is an introductory project, I'm trying to come up with different ways of being resourceful. so you don't need to buy too many things all at once. I'm going to show you some simple ways to begin with leather and One of the things here in front of me is marble mat for cooking and it's nice and solid. and it's thick enough to withstand the different tools that we will be banging into...”
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Course summary for: Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
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Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Sewing
Beth Dow
A course by Beth Dow
Beth Dow is a multidisciplinary visual artist, photographer and craftswoman who splits her time between digital and physical works of art from her studio in Minneapolis. She has a Masters of Fine Art in Photography.
Beth has taught leatherwork at the Penland School of Crafts and North House Folk School, and she also teaches photography and leatherwork at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. She sells hand-made goods through her shop, Fieldwork Goods. Beth’s photography has been shown in several museum collections and exhibitions across the US and China.
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