Book "THE LEATHER CRAFT HANDBOOK" - Techniques for embossing on leather

LEATHER PUSHING MANUAL

This little booklet, in English, will give you a first approach to the tools and techniques for pushing leather. Personalize your natural vegetable leather creations by creating or simply reproducing different patterns or borders, everything becomes simple with this little booklet.

Ideal for beginners!

The texts are in English, but the diagrams are easy to understand! On each page, an explanation of a spinning technique or the use of a tool.

32 pages
Dimensions of the book: 14 x 21.5 cm

Tony LAIER & Kay LAIER
Distributed by TANDY LEATHER FACTORY

SUMMARY :
- Setting up a work space
- Preparing the leather
- Transfer designs
- Basic stamps
- How to stamp borders
- Design a pattern
- Make a background (like basket weaving)
- Spinning: sharpening, spinning tips
- Use of modelers and plotters
- Using the knife to open
- The different stamps for camouflage, hammering, embossing
- The dye
- Edge finishing
- The lacing
- Installation of decorative accessories: rivets, eyelets
- Tips for making a belt