4 Ways to Harden Leather
Hardening leather is a good way to make your leather a little extra durable. Whether you want to make armor or just add some extra strength to your leather project, we have a couple tips to help you. Throughout history…
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7 Different Ways To Stitch Leather By Hand
When stitching leather it is good to be able to have a couple different methods to choose from. These seven different ways to stitch leather will help you create a more unique finish. They will also help you get around…
6 Steps to Hand Sew Leather
Sewing leather by hand can become very frustrating at times and can make or break your leather craft work. This quick guide will teach you how to hand sew leather or more commonly known as the saddle stitching. There are…
How to Sew a Zipper Into Leather
When sewing a zipper onto leather it can me a little intimidating. But just like sewing leather to leather or any other fabric it will be the same process. The only difference is that you may be sewing your project…
3 Ways to Age Leather
Leather is a very unique fabric in that it will age very well and create a very cool look. The longer you have a leather item you will start to notice the color fading and spots that will start to…
How to Line Leather Items
Lining leather items can be used in many different forms and it depends greatly on what you are looking to accomplish. Do you want to add some thickness, or is it just for aesthetics? No matter your reasoning to line…
3 Ways to Restore Faded Leather
Aging leather can be very appealing for some and for others it becomes a very unappealing look. This will tend to happen on natural or veg-tanned leather as chrome tanned and other chemical tans will take much longer to wear…
How to Make a Leather Template
Making a leather template can be very intimidating. But before you go along ripping wallets apart measuring the sizes to recreate. We are going to go over how to make a leather template then computerize it to a downloadable pdf…
How to Make a Cutting Template for Leather
When cutting and tracing a leather template it can be very hard to use regular paper. As you trace with an awl, there is no hard surface to butt the awl against. So today we will help go over a…
How to Care for Leather
Leather can last a long lifetime if cared for properly. Although some people may like an old aged looking piece of leather, it is still good to know how to properly take care of leather. This is why we…
Difference Between Leather and Suede
When working with leather you will sometimes need to add filler or add a little extra flavor in your project. Suede works great with leather as they are both from the same hide. Leather and suede have distinct differences…
2 Ways to Dye Leather
Dyeing leather is a simple and messy way to spruce up your leather project. And these methods of how to dye leather is pretty universal whether you have top-grain or full grain, veg-tanned or pre-dyed veg-tanned leather. If you…