Sewing leather

Step-by-step guidance on how to sew leather by hand, the best stitches to use etc.

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Are you like me…stowing away your 15 year old leather jackets? ‘Not because they’ll ever come back into style or because they hold some kind of sentimental memories…but bec…

If you’ve never gotten the opportunity, I highly recommend you take a trip to visit a leather tannery and see all of the beautiful pieces of leatherwork that a true artist can make. I’ve always

Leather Stitching: How-To Three Ways: I do a lot of leather working projects on my channel and I often get asked how I do the leather stitching, so I thought I would make a how-to video on how I do three of the most common stitches and when and why I use them and what they’re best suite…

Beginner's Guide to Leatherworking: Interested in learning leatherworking? Check out my series of beginner leatherworking tutorials! I go through everything you'll need to know to get started, and I've included loads of troubleshooting in case you run into problems.

Many moons ago - in what seems like another life - I followed my heart to Ireland and made leather bags, purses and wallets for about 5 years. I don't think I ever enjoyed the leather-working process, but the results were always very satisfying. My relationship with leather hasn't changed since then. I'm a textiles gal at heart, but sometimes I think something will look good made in leather... so I make it. It's a quirky, tricksy material to wrangle - and completely unforgiving if you make a…

Leather isn’t an easy medium to work with, but it is so resilient that it’s well worth the time and effort! Because it is so tough, you need special equipment to be able to craft things! While some crafters may sew leather by hand or use a regular sewing machine, if you plan to work with leather frequently, you may want to consider purchasing a sewing machine for leather. We’ve compiled a list of the best leather sewing machines just for you!

Faux leather is used for all sorts of things, such as bags and jackets. If you want to learn how to sew faux leather, it’s not as difficult as you think. You just need to learn a few tricks for working with this fabric.

Wondering how you hold leather or suede together for sewing? The lapped seam is perfect for this! Learn how to sew a lapped seam when sewing leather, fleece, felt and suede with this tutorial.