Leatherworking

A classmate asked me to make her a bag like I have. This was a great opportunity to improve the little things that I didn’t like that much in my own bag. The construction of the bag is mostly the same as my own, so for pictures of that go to the other post.

A few months back I made this tote bag for my brother’s girlfriend. Now I made another one. It’s slightly different: its bottom is made out of rhubarb-tanned sheep leather, made from sheep that graze freely on the Lüneburger Heide in Germany. I liked the sound of that!  I bought this stuff at Dictum (link), […]

A friend of mine asked me to make him a wallet. Requirements: it should be able to hold coins, bills, and 8 cards or so. I made him this wallet out of recycled veg-tanned leather and waxed linen. The outside comes from an old bag that had a lot of water damage. It also supplied […]

Update: I made another one of these, with new leather and red linen for the bottom. I’ve been using a blue “pukkel” (a Dutch marines supply bag that looks a bit like a haversack, very common in the Netherlands) every day the last couple of years. It’s made out of virtually indestructible canvas, it’s simple […]

On our way to our holiday destination in the south of Slovakia, my girlfriend an I visited Dictum last summer. I think it’s the largest store for traditional tools and supplies, located in southern Bavaria. Judging by the prestige and fame of this shop, I was hoping for a massive store to wander through for […]

My girlfriend made this wallet. I have no pictures of the making process because I wasn’t planning on blogging about it. But it turned out so nice that I just had to show it. Plus, I made the leather strap and put on the buttons, so I can brag a little too.

A lot of things have happened since my last blog post. I earned my Bachelor’s degree, went to Rome for a week and was admitted to the Master’s programme I applied for, to name a few. This is the reason I have not posted anything for a while. I have made some stuff that I […]