Create Custom Hand-Sewn Leather Bags
Cementing the End Panels 2
A course by Beth Dow , Leather Goods Maker
About the video: Cementing the End Panels 2
Overview
“I will now show you how to trim the seam of the side panels with a sharp knife. You will learn the essential measures to take to ensure you handle the tool safely. ”
In this video lesson Beth Dow addresses the topic: Cementing the End Panels 2, 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
“ Cementing the End Panels Now I'll show you how to trim this. We use a knife for this. There are some safety considerations, but you can do this. You can do this. I'll use this knife. Open it a lot. I've got a few segments of the blade open. You may not want to do that when you're cutting because they will snap off. That's why they're there, but I'm not using them in that way. I'm using it as an extended blade. If you have a very sharp, thin knife, a different knife, you can use that too, but you'll need a very sharp edge. I've got this extended edge. I want to talk about the safe handling...”
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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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