I've been experimenting with "lacing'" leather. I am soooo in love with the results! It's basically just like hand sewing . With a strong waxed thread, and leather of course! I tried it out on a pair of my upcycled embellished cowboy boots (peacock feather boots in picture, will be posted in my etsy shop soon). And on a mini leather plushy (more on those later, also pictured).
I see this opening new doors for ideas of what I can make. Until now everything that I assembled was by rivets. I still LOVE rivets, the shiny metal look. This just gives me a little more flexibility.
As for my new leather plushy?!!! I made one for my daughter just for fun. And I was really excited how it turned out! Now I'm thinking over time to make a collection of little characters. This one is of a little girl helping in the garden. Made with lightly tooled leather on the front. Suede on the back. Painted with water based leather paints, stuffed, and sewn together into a plushy! It might be a while before I post any of these in my shop. I may even have a separate shop open just for these guys. Not to sure yet. Just thought I'd show some new fun ideas I've been messing with!
Thanks for reading!
-Becky
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