[Gatesedge] leather craft

[egrayfox]

I have the Celtic Book and lots of tools for leather left over from my Dad.

Still there are fibers inside the skins of animals.

So it could still be a fiber art.

Eric
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From: "Ruth Srock" <cast1es at yahoo.com>
To: "Gates Edge" <gatesedge at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: [Gatesedge] leather craft


>
>  Stopped in at Tandy Leather Factory.  In addition to selling leather 
> goods and leather working tools, they also offer classes in leather 
> working.  I looked around their shop and saw many items suitable to the 
> Medieval period, and wondered if any of you would be interested in 
> learning to make products useful for your gear or camping.  Items I noted 
> included a folding stool, various beverage conatiners, belts, steer horn 
> powder pouch (might make a canteen of sorts), leather wine sacks, leather 
> armor (leg), etc.  Saw a great book of Celtic leather designs.  When I 
> spoke with the shop owners, the young woman said she was committed to 
> making a leather corset for a customer, but it was her first one. Although 
> they did not have any in the shop, I suspect once you've learned the 
> craft, you could also make Medieval looking leather shoes.
>
>  I'm not sure that this exactly falls under fiber arts, but thought I'd 
> see if anyone was interested in this craft, and worry about the details 
> later.
>
> Georgann
>
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