Leather techniques

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

After the week with the guest teacher we were supposed to translate the techniques we learned into our own materials, leather. I chose to work with a nappa leather, the colour is called “petr…

Texture, cuir #ReitmansJeans For soft leather, you can put cording under, and encase with strong leather glue. Then proceed to cut the pattern pieces.

Leather manipulation ideas coming soon...

Leather Fish-Scale Cuffs: I've been seeing this type of detailing used a lot lately on leather clothing and festival wear, and I wanted to see if I could replicate it. As it turns out, it's quite an easy technique and I think the results are so beautiful, with an organic, s…

Modern: Leather laser cut Rococo floral

The layered approach to weaving creates a high degree of depth and texture as we can actively see the different levels. The woven textile above is a inspirational geometric structure that I would love to investigate further through experimentation.

Leather Fish-Scale Cuffs: I've been seeing this type of detailing used a lot lately on leather clothing and festival wear, and I wanted to see if I could replicate it. As it turns out, it's quite an easy technique and I think the results are so beautiful, with an organic, s…