Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
Sewing with the Siddle Stitch 3
A course by Beth Dow , Leather Goods Maker
About the video: Sewing with the Siddle Stitch 3
Overview
“Finally, in the last part of this lesson, I will show you how to set the stitches by hammering the edges of the leather. I will also explain the importance of scraping off any excess wax as you go. ”
In this video lesson Beth Dow addresses the topic: Sewing with the Siddle Stitch 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
“Now that we have snipped off our threads, we've finished our row of stitching, We need to set that in. I'm going to show you how to do that. Move my clam out of the way. So on this, marblework surface, you want something Very smooth. If it's got lots of scratches or sharp edges to the surface, you are likely to get leave traces of those scratches and scuffs in your leather. So it's nice to have a really smooth, solid surface for this. and one that's very straight. I'm gonna take my handy dandy hammerhead my simple tool. And tap down the stitches. That's all I'm going to do. Just tap it. I'm...”
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Course summary for: Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
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Craft, Fashion -
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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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