Leather Crafts: In-Depth Information on Tools, Materials, and Techniques

by Valarie Franklin, Geoffrey Franklin

A big part of the artisanal/DIY movement is about authenticity and quality, with a return to simplicity, real values, genuine materials, and careful craftsmanship. Leather is one of those authentic materials, and while it has always been used for handbags and gloves, it’s also enjoying a resurgence in the field of crafts. Simple objects elegantly made of leather are featured everywhere on maker blogs, photo-sharing sites, tutorials, and craft marketplaces. Leather is in the real world, too, in heavily curated hipster boutiques and well-edited coffee shops that sell sundries.
 
Idiot’s Guides ® : Leather Crafts  offers 20 projects (illustrated with copious step-by-step photos), ranging from beginner to advanced, each one building on the skills that have been taught in prior projects. Unlike most existing books on leathercraft, which come with a heavy whiff of the ‘70s, this one has a sleek, modern aesthetic. The projects are functional, and the minimal, elegant embellishment and natural finishes will keep them timeless.

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2016

Reviews

[Nathalie.Mornudk.Com · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi, everyone.
I'm the editor of this book, and I'm very aware it's not clear where to access the templates. Here's how:
1 Select the book description for the paperback.
2 Click on "read more" to see the full description.
3 Scroll down to the bottom of the description, and you should see a subheading that says "Book extras." Under it, there should be a list of 18 project names that are red. These are links to the templates. Click on them.

I hope that helps! If it doesn't, email me and I'll send you PDFs of the templates.

Sincere apologies for the confusion,
Nathalie Mornu
nathaliemornu at hotmail dot com

[Shayshkers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the type of book that would be a treasure before the times of easy access to the database of human knowledge. Keeping that in mind, it's clearly written and concise with helpful pictures and lists. The explanation of the different types of leathers alone was very helpful. Would make great reference material.

[Randall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple but well documented and pictured basic leathercrafting.

[Donna Whitaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent step by step guide that will be the perfect reference book now and the future. The book provides templates for the projects but the templates are not located in the spot as indicated in the book. Also the templates are not scaled for printing, so if you are a complete beginner these may not assist with creating some of the advanced projects. I am familiar with pattern making but I would rather not go through all the adjustment of 'recreating' the templates.

[Pia]

Here's the link to the templates
https://walnutstudiolo.com/pages/ig-l...