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Hello all, I am still a bit new to leather crafting. I’ve been doing it for a little over a year now. I took 2 classes at my local maker space and then dived in and made a free fanny pack from creativeawl.com.
I have made quite a few of their patterns and am looking for new inspiration to make my pieces more unique and one of a kind even if it is…
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Welcome! I love Creative Awl. I’ve made probably 6 of their patterns. This one is the Victoria bag I made for my wife.
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Thank you and nice! Yes they have great patterns. Im in love with all the dragons they incorporate into their designs. My fave tho is the druid leaf bag. I make the small version a lot.
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When I first started, I took a few of Peter Nitz’ courses. This is one of the few courses he has available for free, this course is amazing at showing people how to saddle stitch with the “angle” on both sides.
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I hope this is useful for someone. I use Leathercraft CAD is a free CAD software specifically designed for leathercraft pattern drawing. It’s being developed by a single developer out of Japan – Luthier TN. This is mainly my process on making a pattern – from drawing it, to turning it into a possible mockup, and finally doing it -…
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This one here: https://stitchables.net/patterns/leather-wallet/ – It’s pretty close to what I had in mind. The stitching was a pain, but it worked lol
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A tip for how to punch the corner hole with your irons so the thread sits correctly once sewn. Alternatively, a round hole at the corner can be done. 🙂
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This is literally the one thing that I learned that completely changed stitching for me. It made all the difference!
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