Leather Crafts

Nice way to go out, @Sara-s

 

Thanks @Paul Turner Here is a pic.

 

We had our spring luncheon a couple of days ago. During the luncheon, the new officers were installed (I should have brought my power tools.). After the installation ceremony, a couple of us had gifts for them.. The wristbands were well-received.

 

I recently upgraded from my 7th gen iPad, to a 10th gen. The sizes aren't quite the same, so it doesn't fit into the sleeve I had made for the older one. To clarify, I have a keyboard case for it. The sleeve is to put the whole thing (case & all) into when I am taking it some place, such as on a trip/ in my luggage.

So I started the new sleeve yesterday. Leather is cut & stamped. Today I punched a couple of holes for snaps & then dyed it magenta. Once the dye sets, I will give it a coat of acrylic sealer.

Next steps will be to put in the snaps, glue down the sides & finally sew it. Pics when it's done.

 

I finished the iPad sleeve;

 

Veg-tan 3-4 ounce. The thread is bonded nylon.

 

I made a leather grip for my cast iron frying pan some time ago. (Pic is somewhere in this thread.) It's gotten a bit scorched so it was time to replace it. I made a new one yesterday. Here is a side-by-side comparison. I trust you will know which is the new one.

 

I use to carry one like this all though my years in college.



A Swiss military messager / document bag ..... not leather but wore like iron. Wish I still had it.

 

Lasted over two years!

 

I carry a battery pack with me, for recharging my iPhone, Apple Watch, etc when out of the house. Along with it, I also need a couple of connector cables. So I did a quick little project yesterday.

I made a simple pouch out of pink chrome-tanned leather;

 

Today, I made a quick repair. My leather eyeglass case (normally carried in my handbag) lost a rivet. Fortunately, I always have rivets in the house (yes, I really said that) so I got out the snap pliers & replaced it.

 

Starting on my next project. I travel with a valet tray to keep things organized on a hotel nightstand. But (as I mentioned in another thread) I got sick on my most recent trip. Unfortunately, my valet tray was ruined when I barfed on it.

So I have the new one cut, punched-holes for the snaps- creased & stamped. When it's dry, later, I will dye the leather. Pics once it's dyed.

 

@Sara-s
Leather crafts, ukulele, archery...
You certainly keep on the move. Good for you!

 

…you forgot about quilting.

 

Yes, I did.
Sorry 'bout that.

 

Almost done; I need to line the center with some thin black leather, but it hasn’t arrived yet.

 

I finished the last step. I lined the center with a layer of thin lamb leather.

 

I got to do the best kind of alteration yesterday. I wore a belt I hadn’t worn in a while. I used my belt cutter to shorten it by 2” (Followed, of course, by burnishing the cut ends.)

 

I wanted to learn a new stitch- the baseball stitch- for an upcoming project. After some help from YouTube, I made a simple leather grip for one of my mallets. Not bad for a first try.