Leathercraft Tools 101 [ New 2024 Beginner's Tool Guide]
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- In this leather craft beginner's guide, I cover the basic leathercraft tools and leatherwork tips and tricks needed to get started in leathercraft. This tutorial shows the different leather craft tools you need and how to choose the right ones for your project. After recommending the best beginner leathercraft tools and materials, I'll show you how to start with some simple beginner projects. I'll walk you through each step of making card holders using various tools, from cutting and stitching to finishing. By the end of this video, you'll have all the knowledge and skills you need to start creating beautiful leather goods! We hope you enjoy this beginner-friendly guide to leathercraft.
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Are you interested in learning leathercraft? Essential tools and materials for beginners. Basic tools and techniques of leathercraft, and how to use them to make your own leather projects. You will learn how to choose the right type of leather for your project, such as vegetable-tanned leather, chrome-tanned leather, oil-tanned leather, etc., cut leather with a sharp knife, a rotary cutter, or a leather punch, mark and measure leather with a ruler, a compass, an awl, or a stitching groover, stitch leather with a needle, a thread, and a stitching pony, punch holes in leather with a pricking iron, a chisel, or a hole punch, burnish leather edges with a burnisher, a piece of canvas, or beeswax, dye leather with leather dye, acrylic paint, or oil, and finish leather with a leather conditioner, a leather balm, or Tokonole. Examples of leather card holders made with different tools. Make other projects with these tools. Some great beginner projects are leather wallets, leather belts, leather keychains, leather bracelets, leather notebook covers, leather holsters, and more.
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Hello, everyone! I should have been more clear about needles: "Harness needles" are blunt-ended needles that can vary in size. Smaller needles are best for smaller projects and vice versa. For softer leathers, "glovers needles" are recommended. BUT if you already owm a set of sewing needles with a large enough eye to fit your thread, you can stick with that for now while you're learning. ALSO, *if you would like to order something from me* , I put a Google form in the description above that you can use to submit a custom order. Feel free to ask for anything you like, and I will let you know if I can make it! Thanks for watching.
This was super helpful - thanks!
I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for watching.
Very helpful unlike most of the craftsmen.
I'm glad you found this helpful! I appreciate the comment, and thanks for watching.
Been dealing with stress and anxiety i impulse buy things many leather craft items were among them i think its about time I put em to good use thanks alot 😁
Have fun! I'll be releasing a beginner's project guide soon, too.
I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled thanks for the heads up 👍
Nice and clear! Thanks for the info.
And with this I found I was missing only a few essential bits I can pick up soon..thanks for the video!
Sweet! Have fun. It's an awesome and useful hobby.
Thank you so much. I am not new to leather, but I am new to handstiching leather. You gave a very clear presentation that did not leave me confused like some of the other videos on this topic have.
I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching.
this is very cool and clear, thank you🤤🤤🤤
You're welcome! Thanks for watching 😊
Something I had trouble working out at the start is making the holes for stitching, mostly what to have under it. I damaged my desk a little, and have gone right through my cutting mat! Doing it with a thick bit of sacrificial leather under it like you have is good, and I think worth pointing out when you do your stitching guide. Presently I am using a thick bit of metal as a solid surface, a cutting mat, and then a sheet of silicon rubber I got from work. While the leather under it is a little better, the only leather I have thick enough is a strap offcut, which is a little narrow to use comfortably. For my last (only so far) project, I got most of the hardware from Ebay and Etsy as an alternative to amazon, but don't know what the options are like over there in the US.
Anyway, liked the vid and subscribed to see more.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found something useful here. As for the leather I punch on top of, it's two pieces of leather glued together. Maybe that strap offcut you have can be cut in half and glued the same? Worth a try.
I've definitely seen some other experienced crafters who have a ton of extra leather make themselves a punching surface out of several layers 12x12 squares of leather. I, however, like to use every scrap I have. So I just use a little strip of it.
Thanks 😊
Thank you, too! I appreciate you watching my videos.
So Castillo, I have a question for you. It's kinda unrealated to your video. Why are all of the beginners tutorials about keychains and wallets? I have one leather project under my belt. I made a soft leather coin pouch. The kind with the tie at the top and looks like a small leather bag and always contains lots of interesting, mysterious treasures... I feel like this is what people really want to make. It's way cooler than wallets and keychains.
That's a good point. I think that things like card holder wallets, key chains, bracelets, etc. tend to be pretty easy to make, while also giving the maker a fair amount of practice in cutting, gluing, and stitching. But you're right, there are many more beginner-friendly projects that are great for new makers! I will soon make a "beginner's projects" video, and a coin pouch / dice pouch might just be able to make it on the list.
Pretty pointless, nothing about size of anything ? spacing, needles size, useless
For spacing, I'm assuming you're talking about the pricking irons? Spacing is pretty pointless for a beginner. Just buy anything. Each maker is different, and the size and spacing they will be most comfortable with will be established as they buy more tools. As for needle size, a pack of harness needles typically gives you a variety of sizes. But if one were to buy a singular size, It's not hard to figure out what size to should get. Make small thing - small needle. Make big thing - big needle.
As far as needles I recommend harness needles for hand stitching.They have a blunt point which will really save your finger tips. They come in different sizes that are compatible with different size thread.
Very nice