Projects in Leather : Techniques, Patterns, and Step-by-step Instructions for Making over 20 Projects With Endless Variations

The ultimate guide to take your leatherworking projects to the next level!

• Over 20 step-by-step projects that range from simple to complex, such as belts, bracelets, ID tags, key fobs, pouches, trays, and more
• Learn leather crafting techniques including stamping, carving, braiding, lacing, coloring, stitching, adding hardware, and more
• Helpful overviews on setting up your workspace, supplies, selecting, cutting, and prepping leather, extending patterns, and other essential basics
• Authors Tony and Kay Laier are also the authors of the wildly popular Get Started in Leather Crafting

Learn leather crafts from the masters!

Inside this must-have how-to leather crafts book, authors and master leather artisans Tony Laier and Kay Laier provide insight on a variety of leathercraft techniques, including using modeling tools, edge treatment, carving with a swivel knife, adding snaps, grommets, eyelets, and rivets, and other skill-building techniques to add beautiful details and textures.

The project section features 22 step-by-step leather projects which start simply, then slowly increase in difficulty.

Projects include:

• Belts
• Pet collars and leashes
• Reenactment accessories
• Personalized frames
• Glass holder wraps
• Wristbands
• Luggage tags
• Ornaments
• Decorative molded-leather bowls
• Soft drawstring bags
• Crossbody and shoulder bags
• And much more!

Each project comes with extensive step-by-step instructions, beautiful color project photos, and creative ideas and guidance for color variations, knots, braiding, lacing, stitching, and creating the perfect finish with or without hardware. Also included are overviews on setting up a workspace, basic supplies, working with tooling patterns, preparing your leather, understanding adhesives, keeping your tools sharp, and other essentials, plus easy-to-use patterns. Learn how to create amazing designs with stamping and punch tools, color and edge-finish a project, form, mold, emboss, and embellish your work, and more!

The must-have guide for aspiring leatherworkers, with Projects in Leather you'll get all the know-how you need to make your own creative leather crafts!

"This book shows how to make over 20 different small leathercraft projects, with multiple styles and variations of each one. Tony's distinctive and precise style of leathercrafting is clearly explained by Kay's clear illustrations and photographs. In addition to the patterns, there are thorough instructions along with expanded tips and techniques to improve your leathercrafting skills."
—Greg Sartor, President, Silver Creek Leather Co.

Tony Laier has over 40 years' experience in the leather industry as an award-winning leather artist, designer, writer, and teacher. Currently Director of Research and Development for Silver Creek Leather Company, Tony is also the master tooler for Steel Strike Leather Products, Inc., a high-end leather furniture company in Buena Vista, Colorado.

Kay Laier is an instructional writer with more than 40 years' experience in the leather arts. Kay is also a multi-media and computer artist, with a BFA from Texas Tech University.