Collaborate Disseminate
If you try to sew leather on a standard consumer-grade machine, more often than not you’ll quickly learn its limits. Most machines are built for speed, and trying to get …read more Continue reading Bigfoot Turns Classic Sewing Machine into a Leather-Eating Monster
When all you have is a hammer, every problem is a constant quest for an even better hammer, as the popular saying goes. At least, that seems to be [Ebenisterie …read more Continue reading Adjustable, Piston-Damped Hammer
Leather hardening has been around for such a long time that one might think that there was little left to discover, but [Jason F. Timmermans] certainly showed that is not the case. Right around the end of 2018 he set up experiments to compare different techniques for hardening leather, and …read more
Continue reading Loads of Testing Yields New, Reliable, and Cheap Leather Hardening Technique
While it’s arguably a bit closer to the “Arts & Crafts” region of the making spectrum upon which we don’t usually tread on account our l33t sense of superiority, we’ve got to admit that the quick and easy notebook customization demonstrated by [Sean Hodgins] is very compelling. We don’t put ink to dead trees with nearly the frequency we used to, but when we do it might as well be Hemingway-style with a little black Hackaday emblazoned notebook.
As demonstrated in the video after the break, the process starts by designing the stamp in your CAD package of choice. For …read more
Continue reading Easily Deboss Notebooks with a 3D Printed Stamp
No, you can’t print in leather — at least not yet. But [Make Everything] has a tutorial about how to produce a custom leather embossing jig with a 3D printer. From a 3D printing point of view, this isn’t very hard to do and you might want to skip over the first six minutes of the video if you’ve done 3D printing before.
The real action is when he has the 3D print completed. He glues the stamp down to some wood and then fits the assembly to a vise that he’ll use as a press. After wetting the leather, …read more
Why do people drop hundreds of dollars on designer goods? The easy answer is that, in theory, the goods are worth the expense. The materials, craftsmanship, and attention to detail are all top-notch and culminate in the finest finery money can buy.
So, would you spend hundreds of dollars on a designer wallet? If you have leather crafting skills and a thrift store nearby, you could just follow [Corter Leather]’s example and make your own. He found a diamond in the rough—a genuine, well-loved Louis Vuitton bag languishing in a secondhand shop. The leather bottom and handles were dry and …read more
Andras Forgacs co-founded Modern Meadow to revolutionize the materials we wear everyday. Continue reading This Entrepreneur Is Growing Organic Leather Without the Cows
Andras Forgacs co-founded Modern Meadow to revolutionize the materials we wear everyday. Continue reading This Entrepreneur Is Growing Organic Leather Without the Cows
Biotech is quickly advancing the world of textiles to give vegans animal-free options to stay cozy. Continue reading With Wool and Down Off the Table, What the Heck Do Vegans Wear in the Winter?
Fashion and clothing is one of the least sustainable industries in the world. Could these biofabrics be the answer? Continue reading Seaweed Could Help Clean Up Our Dirty Garment Industry