Leatherwork Workshop

Hello

Had a little outing with my big sister, we went on a Leatherwork 1 day course at ArtisOn  on Friday.  It was a full day course, in the morning we learned how to dye the leather, then using neatsfoot oil followed by a wax mixture conditioned the leather ready to work.

We made a little coin purse with it, the hand stitching was a bit harder than I thought!

Then after a yummy two course lunch, our next project was a belt.  The belt blanks were already dyed for us, we had to put an edge on the leather with a special tool, then burnish the edge to make it smooth.  We fitted the buckle then after gluing, hand stitched it.

So a new hobby to fit in around my sewing and machine repairs.

Sharon
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Bakelite Sewing Machine Accessories Drawers

Hello

Its raining again! So no work today.

I found this little set of drawers on Ebay, they were a filthy barn find apparently.  So spent a little time today cleaning them up and filled them with treasure.

Don't know what make of machine they come from, there are no Simanco part numbers so presume its not Singer related.  I think it must have been screwed into a Sewing machine cabinet as there are 4 screw holes on the back.  I am guessing they are from the 20/30s?

Any suggestions of their pedigree would be welcome.

Update - have been told they are Vintage Bernania accessory drawers.

Cheers

Sharon