Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
Preparing for Sewing 3
A course by Beth Dow , Leather Goods Maker
About the video: Preparing for Sewing 3
Overview
“Now that I've prepared the edges of the pocket, the next step is to position it. I will place it onto the body of my bag and mark out its placement, before punching in the stitching holes. ”
In this video lesson Beth Dow addresses the topic: Preparing for Sewing 3, 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 The pocket will be here roughly. I want to make sure I get a good placement here, so I can mark those edges. One thing you can do is put this down, and use your ruler. I'll lay this upside down because this is the edge I want to see. I'll lay this on a line, on the grid. This grid is a useful tool in the studio. I see these marks here. If I center that, I'll do this here, starting with the 1 on that end. This patterned piece... is 10.5 inches wide. There we go. I'm marking it there. I'm lining it with this line here along that edge, and place that here. I can see wher...”
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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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