Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
Preparing for Sewing 1
A course by Beth Dow , Leather Goods Maker
About the video: Preparing for Sewing 1
Overview
“To get started, you will learn how to finish the top edges of your tote bag and prepare the side seams for sewing. I will demonstrate how to use the beveling tool. ”
In this video lesson Beth Dow addresses the topic: Preparing for Sewing 1, 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
“ Preparing for Sewing In this lesson, I'll show you how to prepare the leather. There are things that we need to have in place before we sew. There are many things to consider. This is the large rectangular body of the bag. As you see, it will go up like this. Both of these smaller ends of the rectangle will be the top front and back of the bag and there are some things we want to do to give it a nice finish. They are mostly decorative but they will feel better in the hand if we take care of some things first. I'll show you how we do this. I can just do this on the cutting mat. I need a bi...”
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Course summary for: Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
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Category
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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