Bookbinding: Leather

Welcome to the Leather Page of the Bookbinding section.

Here you will find links to sites that either sell leather directly, or have information on leather and how to work with it.  My main interest in leather is for bookbinding, but I will feature links on here to video demos that also involve tooling leather.

Suppliers of Leather

• The Leather Connection; This site lists a lot of leather suppliers from around the world.
• J.Hewit & Sons; Bookbinding supplies and leather tanners.
• www.ebay.com Is a good source of leather. In the categories choose Craft, then there is a sub category called Leathercraft. You will find several places stocking all kinds of leather.

Information about using Leather

• The Leather Connection; There are links to all kinds of leather related sites from here.
• Kingsmere Crafts; This is an excellent reference site for all kinds of leather working. Scroll to the bottom of the home page on there and select from a drop down menu for plenty of information on all aspects of working with leather.

You Tube Video’s on Leather Working and its use in Bookbinding

 Leather Tooling

• Tooling Your Leather Work
• Understand What Leather Works Best for Leather Working
• Learn What Tool Sets are Best for Leather Working
• How to Use the Stylus in Leather Working
• Understand Why You Should Case Your Leather Work
• Casing Your Leather Work
• Avoid Over Casing Your Leather Work
• How to Use a Single-Action Tool on Leather Working
• Learn About Angling in Leather Working
• How to Utilize Letters in Leather Working
• Learn How to Use Letters Properly in Leather Working; (Part 2)
• Learn About Dying Leather Work

 Leather working Tools

•  Learn What General Tools You Need for Leather Working

Single Action Tools

• How to Use a Single-Action Tool on Leather Working
• How to Use the Seeder Tool in Leather Working
• How to Use Basket Tools in Leather Working
• How to Use the Backgrounder Tool in Leather Working
• Understand the Difference Between Decorative & Textured Leather Working

Double Action Tools

• Understand the Effect of Double Action Tools on Leather Working
• How to Use Beveler Tools in Leather Working

Knives

• How to Use Knives in Leather Working
• How to Use a Knife Sharpener for Your Leather Work
• Understand How a Swivel Knife Affects Leather Working
• How to Achieve Proper Cuts in Leather Working
• Understand How the Veiner Tool Works in Leather Working
• Learn What a Camo Stamp is in Leather Working

Details

• How to Achieve Different Cuts in Leather Working
• How to Utilize Layering & Detailing in Leather Working

 Finishing

• Learn About Leather Working Finishes
• Add Final Polishing to Leather Work
• How to Wrap Up Your Leather Work

 

This page will be updated over time.

 

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

 

Billie 🙂

 

 

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