REGULAR GUILD MEETINGS; NORMALLY HELD
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 1:00PMTO4:00PM
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Greetings Folks,
OPPORTUNITYIf we were to have a theme for the year,
this would be a good one.
When I think about
our guild and what we are helping to bring to Butler this fall: not only thenumber of leather workers but the
amount of talent they bring with them, the quality and quantity of the leather
work that will be displayed & entered into the competition, the number of
great workshops that will be offered, the continuous demonstrations and
everything else that goes with an IFOLG Show, all I can think about is what an
opportunity we have this year to show this area the beauty & versatility of
this wonderful medium we work with. The
challenge we have is how do we get as many people as possible to attend our
show? We will have no greater opportunity for ourguild to grow or to get the word out about
the joys and benefits of working with leather. Does that mean that we do
nothing until October to help our guild grow? Not at all! We need to talk to as
many people as we can about leather working and our guild. If you know of an
event that we can do this at, bring all of the info with you to this months
meeting. If we can get out in the community we will. But the majority of our efforts between now and October should be and
will be on co-hosting an excellently done IFOLG Show.
If you cant
wait until October to get together with other leather workers for a weekend of
learning, sharing, competition and just plain old fun, then the Calumet AreaLeathercrafters Guild have an opportunity that you wont want to
miss. April 28-30, at the Holiday
Inn, Michigan City, Indiana,
the CALG invites you to join them for their Anything Goes II Leather Show.
Room rates are $79 plus tax. Please mention the Calumet Area Leathercrafters
when making your reservations at: 219-876-0311. We will have all the info you
need at this months meeting.
Hey, are you
looking for an opportunity to pick up some tools and/or supplies at some great
prices? If so, then you better plan on joining us on March 19th. You
may remember Dave Melrose, the owner of Daves
Leather Shop in Belle Vernon.
A few years back
Dave broughta load of tools, books, and
all kinds of supplies and sold everything at a good price. Well, Davewill be joining us
again in March and he promises to bring a pickup load that he will sell for
pennies on the dollar. When Dave had his shop he repaired and made (?)
shoes and saddles, among other things. He has since closed his shop and now
does art shows full time. Besides coming to give us some great deals on stuff
you know you want, Dave has agreed to spend time with us and answer any
questions you may have about owning & operating your business or doing
shows full time or the many how do you do this, or what do you use for that,
questions.(Dave let me know that the
last time he was here someone asked him about what finish he uses on his projects
and he told them it was his own special mixture, which at that time he didnt
share. This has really bothered Dave. He feels bad that he did not take the
opportunity to share what he knows.He
assured me that it wouldnt happen again.) So plan on joining us at our
regularly scheduled March meeting. It is sure to be a jam-packed good time.
Speaking of
Daves, how many people do you know start the New Year off hoping to gain
weight? Well our good friend Dave Briggs
does! After his surgeries in December, Dave says he was nothing but skin and
bones. Since then he has gained some of his weight back and is building his
strength back up so that he can have one more surgery to get himself all fixed
up. Dave, our thoughts & prayers are still with you, We hope things go well
enough that you can be there in March for our own little bit of March Madness
Okay, one more
last thing. Carol Higgins is
feverishly putting together a list of the mini-workshops as well as lining up
folks to do one-hour demonstrations at
the IFOLG show in October. If you can help with either of these, especially
the demonstrations as so many folks will be needed, please let me know ASAP. My
contact info is on the front of this newsletter. Thanks in advance your being
willing to share your time & talents.
I hope to see
you at Februarysmeeting.
Your
friend,Christopher
Leather Classes & Projects
It was decided at the January
meeting to take a slightly different approach to the projects and classes at
the next several meetings.
Starting in February we will
make a small purse.We will be making a
purse similar to the Dasher Handbag Kit listed in the Tandy Catalog as
#44365-00 for the regular tooling leather or #46003-00 for the Nature Tand tooling
leather.Either of these is available
for under $23.00.
We will show you how to layout
and cut a purse from a pattern if you dont want to purchase a kit.There will be several variations of the purse
explained and demonstrated in the layout.Variations will include different gussets
and closure systems.Some
closure systems will require additional hardware and some will not.
The March meeting will cover decorating, dying, and finishing the
purse.We will be concentrating on some of
the patterns popular in the 60s as demonstrated in the Tandy book, Creating
Nature Tand Designs #46100-00.The dye
will be applied using the block dying technique.
The April meeting will be the final
assembly of the purse.
You will need to bring the
following items to the February meeting to start the design, layout, and
cutting of the purse parts:
1.Pen and #2
pencil.
2.Tracing
paper/film
3.Heavy paper or
poster board if you want a more durable pattern
4.Craft knife to
cut the heavy paper or poster board and leather
5.Surface to cut on
6.5/6 oz or 6/7 oz
leather approximately 2 sf
7.Stylus or awl to
trace outline on the leather
For the Februarysmeeting,we will have blankleather availablefor those of you who want it. This leather
will be sold at cost.If youwant to purchase your own leather someplace
else, you should be able to do this project with either a single or double
shoulder in the appropriate weight.
After this project is completed, we will
have to decide if we want to learn a new technique to decorate the leather
and/or start a new project.A couple
options for projects are a leather covered pillow or a Hunting Bag that is
popular as a purse.Think about what you
would like to do.
Terry
L. Moore
.
WIN
$ 1,000WORTH
OF
LEATHER WORKING
TOOLSANDSUPPLIES
The International Internet Leather Guild and the Pittpounders Leather
Guild will be conducting a TOOL RAFFLE to coincide with this year's
IFOLG
Show.
Top Prize:$1,000 Gift Certificate to the Tool
Maker/Supplier of your choice.
Second Prize: $500 Gift
Certificate to the Tool Maker/Supplier of your choice.
Third Prize: $250 Gift Certificate to the Tool
Maker/Supplier of your choice.
Drawing to be held at the 2006 International Federation Of Leather
Guilds Show,on October 13-15, 2006 at the Days Inn in
Butler, PA.
Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased
by PayPal to boll99@yahoo.com
or, You can send a check
(made payable to 2006 IFOLG Show) to:
Pat Hay P.O. Box 98Cary, MS39054
If
you have any questions or problems, please email Pat at missboll@gmail.com
(Please
note: Only ONE Gift Certificate will be awarded for each prize.)
