Leathercrafting DIY: 32 Timeless Projects Plus Techniques

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Teaches the basic skills of leatherworking, plus 32 clean, contemporary-style projects. The hundreds of step-by-step photos show makers every detail clearly, leading even beginners to success. Using leather has been popular through the millennia, and today's maker continues to be on the lookout for new patterns and skill-building tips. This book offers both. The 32 projects stand out for their contemporary, clean, modern style, and the how-to information gives new ways for beginner and intermediate-level leathercrafters to try Featuring hundreds of very clear step-by-step photos, these projects give beginner and intermediate-level crafters everything needed to make contemporary, stylish leather items. First up are 23 projects based on simple structures, then 9 more based on intermediate structures, arranged in skill-building sequence. That approach - emphasising the underlying shapes that leatherwork is based on - allows you to understand the concepts behind the work for better results. Enjoy making bags, water bottle holders, ornaments, office accessories, binoculars cases, and more, and learn ways to use dyeing, decorating methods, embossing, and metal fittings. The basics are here for learning or reference, including preparing patterns, rough cutting, transferring patterns, punching stitching holes, cutting, burnishing, gluing, and finishing. Each of these leather creations allows for infinite variations, making this your go-to project resource for years to come. AUTHORS: Pigpong is Yoko Kanaha and Piggy Tsujioka's arts and craft production unit. From product planning and book design to illustration and displays, Pigpong delivers unique projects full of originality. Pigpong is based in Tokyo, Japan. SELLING POINTS: . Includes detailed patterns for each of the 32 projects . Hundreds of step-by-step photos and colour diagrams make the instructions a breeze to follow . Projects for beginners and intermediate-level crafters, taught in skill-level sequence 520 colour images

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Pigpong is Yoko Ganaha and Piggy Tsujiokas arts and craft production unit. From product planning and book design to illustration and displays, Pigpong delivers unique projects full of originality. Pigpong is based in Tokyo, Japan. Pigpong is Yoko Kanaha and Piggy Tsujiokas arts and craft production unit. From product planning and book design to illustration and displays, Pigpong delivers unique projects full of originality. Pigpong is based in Tokyo, Japan.