Antique Leather Work Purse Purses Bag Bags Pattern CD!3
Leathercraft
CD
REPUBLICATION!
Originally Published in 1925!
Up for bid, is
a CD REPUBLICATION of a PRECIOUSLY RARE ORIGINAL "Leathercraft!" This SCARCE leather work instructional information
was put to paper by experienced leather work artists from the Flapper
Era! (Original is NOT for sale)
This HISTORIC item contains illustrations, photos,
instructions, diagrams, designs and fundamentals for creating a variety of
leather work art items.
These instructions are characteristic of the arts and crafts
done by our ancestors! During its heyday leatherwork was not just purses or
wallets. Book covers, chairs, boxes, wall decorations and much more were created
to beautify one's home, to given as gifts and to sell for an income. See
contents below.
This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version
of another wonderful original item revealing our heritage from early America and
European!What a historically educational and delightful art
instructional piece this is!
An excerpt:
"Given suitable material, good taste, and pratience to
acquire skill in the use of a few simple tools, many delightful
and individual things for persoanl use may be produced
in leather...One of the most
satisfying qualities of leathercraft is the extreme durability of
the finished work, and because of this, the earnest worker will endeavour to produce
something which will be a lasting source of pleasrue during its years of
use."
CONTENTS:
Intoduction
The
Kinds of Leather Used
The Best
Leathers to Use
Design
and Methods of Decoration
Border
Designs
Blind
Tooling
Staining
Modelling
Embossing
Filling
Incising
Other Methods of
Decoration
Lining Making a
Lined Gusset
Thonging
To Thong a Flat
Seam
Stitching
The Fixing of
Press Buttons
Tassels and
Other Finishes
The Construction
of Exaamples Illustrated and Described
1. A Case for
Visiting Cards
2. A Case for a
Pocket Comb
3. A Circular
Pocket Mirror
4. A Slip-in
Book Cover
5. A Shopping
List
6. A Cigarette
Case
7. A Tobacco
Pouch with Rubber Lining
8. A Folded
Purse
9. A
Semicircular Purse
10. An Oblong
Two-flap Purse with Squared Gusset
11. A Bab with
Piped Gusset, Drawn Cords and Greek Plaite Handles, including:
I. A Captive
Purse
II. A
Season-ticket Holder
12. A Needle
Case
13. A Ladies'
Handbag
14. A Shopping
Bag
What a
historically education and delightful art instructional piece this
is!
The ladies and gentlemen of earlier
times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are
beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very
clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of
altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.
The antique and vintage
tools, threads, beads, dyes, plus new leathers, etc., can be found
on eBay quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or,
of course, you can utilize contemporary tools, leather
and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store.
The CD
Republication you will receive is representative of the types of needlework
expertise of earlier European and American culture! If you're into
nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating
antique leather craft art items for yourself or others dear to your
heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!
This information has been
scanned onto CD-ROM using the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. You may download
the latest FREE version of this software quickly at
www.adobe.com . This is NOT
a copy of another CD-ROM. You will receive an ORIGINAL CD reproduction of this
resourceful clothing making item.
The text is viewed easily from
your computer or you may choose to print each page as you read this amazing item on
antique frock making. Every page has been meticulously scanned, cleaned and burned
to preserve this ANTIQUE item's information and patterns to CD-ROM! The format
of this resource has so many more advantages than the original book.
What are the benefits of an antique book CD
Republication?
* Every image and every page has been
scanned at a high dpi to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with
any crumbling old paper!
* These scans are completely sizable. You can
enlarge and print according to your visual needs! They
are reformated in full-page sizing for better viewing of details, etc.!
* Each page is saved in PDF
format at high resolution and is readily accessible using the downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader
software program. This program is very user friendly and allows you to print
any one specific page, pages or the entire CD contents!
* Each time you want to use an
image, a page or pages you can print it out. Every one will be as crisp and
clear as the last!
* YOU WILL FIND YOUR CD REPUBLICATION HAS A HUGE
ADVANTAGE OVER A BOUND HARDCOPY PAPER REPRODUCTION, IN THAT, IF YOU SPILL
COFFEE, TEA OR SODA ON YOUR PRINTED PAGE(S) YOU CAN JUST PRINT ANOTHER!
* A CD REPUBLICATION PROVIDES YOU WITH UNLIMITED CLEAN
COPIES FOREVER!
* Each CD-ROM comes in a PROTECTIVE CASE!
Curious about the
quality of these scans? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your
own personal inspection! Scale it, edit it, print it to fit your needs and you
are surely going to be quite pleased with the results! You will appreciate the
attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many
years to come...
Payment: I prefer Paypal but also accept Bidpay,
money orders or personal check. Shipping: Within the United States: $3.50 USPS.
Out-of-country (including Canada): $4.50. Insurance is optional and runs $1.30
per $50 increments per shipment. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota
Prairie Auctions ending within 48 hours. Bead and CD auctions are shipped
separately in order to insure they arrive in the very best condition at their
new home! You may opt to purchase insurance to cover your item. INSURANCE is
optional. We offer our own private insurance for items up to $25 in value and
postal insurance for items over $25 value.
Copyright restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures CD products, designs &
images are manufactured, copyrighted & owned by us (as is all listing text
& photos). CD designs or images, or any part thereof, may NOT be reproduced,
used in lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or "shared"
(either individually, as a package, as machine embroidery products, etc.)
without Dakota Prairie Treasures prior written consent. You are permitted to use
our products' information for needlecraft items you make for yourself, as gifts,
or for items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs & images
remain the exclusive legal property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. Any & all
violations will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Returns are
allowed for replacement on CD products due to manufacturing defects
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