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RussianLeatherCrafting

Working on the Edge

The subject of processing the edges of the product is one of the main in leather crafting. This is matter that every master encounters from the beginning. And although it is widely covered in foreign literature, there are no much publications in Russian. We added our own.

ABCs..........Page 4

Leather Little Slipper......................Page 7

Уроки рисования..........16

How-to......... Page 20

The key theme of the issue is shoes made by hand. The topic is very large, gaining popularity among the masters. The heading includes three articles: continuation of conversation about the classic men’s shoes, the history of shoes and the general tailoring theory from Veronica Rassos (Brazil) and a practical article about the manual tailoring of moccasins (shoes).

At the end of the section there are pictures of chic shoes created by the Russian shoe-maker Vladimir Usatov.

At the first How-to we learn how to work without patterns. Create a case for iPhone based on a standard plastic base. Tighten it with the leather with carving. Soft cover with suede and armor-piercing protection against blows!

The second How-to from Dmitry Lobanov tells how to make a leather dial for a wall clock in the «Sheridan» style.

Issue Pattern......... Pages 26, 47

Continuing to publish the patterns of bags this time in detail we dismantle a man’s bag with ancient Russian ornament. Work on the bag did not have time to end before the issue, so the conversation will continue in issue number 4.

The stamping of the ornament on the front panel of the lid is described in detail.

The second article from Katerina Karavaeva tells about a women’s handbag painted in the Pop Art style.

It is unusual to use sidewall bags from oak. And the painting of the cover by hand.

Silk Brush......... Page 36

Workbench.......... Page 42

Very Skillful Hands.......... Page 53

50 Shade of CheburashkaIn the unreleased book as a How-to I wrote about working with shades of dyes,

the colouring of the «cover» of the book was dismantled. We publish this master class in a separate article.

A lot of photos of stage-by-stage coloring of the picture in shades. Diluting dyes, using acrylic paints.

or how to select the knife without cutting fingers

Iskander Akhmedzyanov writes about different types of knives for leather crafters.

Masters.......... Page 50

The Fantasy Craft workshop will present its works and tell about their work, creativity and themes.

Works of high class in the style of «fantasy» can compete with the best world workshops. About himself and his workshop wrote its leader Andrey Tavaron.

I’m a Little Horse!No, this is not the horse that was sung in the song.

This is another pony on which we’ll sew. A new article from Iskander about how to make the

device by itself, designed to fix the product during its stitching.

World Art.......... Page 56BOHO CHICK

Modern style. Probably the only one modern that stood out in a specific style and got its own name.

Learn about its features from the article by Daria Solomina.

Boho chic in clothing is a recent fashionable style direction which was launched in the early 90s of the XX century.

Boho chic style experienced its rapid flourishing in the 2004-2005s and was actively supported by model Kate Moss and actress Sienna Miller.