Description: Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Payment | Shipping | Additional Information Leather Work Book Purse Bag Patterns Flapper Era 1928 Leather Bags and Purses Comb Bound Book Republication™ Originally Published in 1928! Why Buy Just One? Receive a 50% shipping/handling discount, on all items in your order after the first purchase, providing all are paid for in a single payment! Up for bid, is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Comb Bound Book Republication™ of a PRECIOUSLY RARE ORIGINAL "Leather Bags and Purses!" This SCARCE leather work instructional information was put to paper by experienced leather work artists from the Flapper Era! (Original is NOT for sale) Our new line of Comb Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use! This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of Comb binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too! *** Producing the best Comb Bound Book Republications for you since 1999! *** This HISTORIC item contains illustrations, photos, instructions, diagrams, designs and fundamentals for creating a variety of leather work art items. These instructions are characteristic of the arts and crafts done by our ancestors! During its heyday leatherwork was not just purses or wallets. Book covers, chairs, boxes, wall decorations and much more were created to beautify one's home, to given as gifts and to sell for an income. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful original item revealing our heritage from early America and European!What a historically educational and delightful art instructional piece this is! Three excerpts: "The making of bags and purses with leather is one of the oldest and most universal of its uses. The designs for these are almost endless and vary, of course, with the material and use intended." "The aim of this book is to offer a selection of simple and practical shapes, giving the fullest value to the beauty of the material itself rather than emphasizing the decoration." "The leather in each case has been chosen as being suitable for the particular bag or purse shown, but alternative leathers of a similar substance and thickness can be used if desired." CONTENTS: Designs and Methods of Decoration Introduction Tools and Their Uses Sixway Punch Tracer Modeller Knife Scissors Brass Rule Set Square Bone Folder Stitch Spacer Fancy Punches Press-stud Tool Hammer Thongs Thonging Oversew Thonging To Begin Thonging Method of Joining To Fasten Off Along a Single Edge To Fasten Off Along a Double Edge Modelling Leather Staining Staining Small Parts of a Pattern Lining Handsewing How to Fix Press-stud Fasteners To Fix the Button Piece To Fix the Dome Piece The Construction on Examples Illustrated and Described 1. Circular Purse Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 2. Folded Purse Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 3. Round Purse Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 4. Handsewn Oblong Purse Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 5. An "Afternoon" Bag Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 6. Opera Bag Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working Handle 7. Bag with Decorative Fastening and Small Purse Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working The Fastening To Make the Handle 8. Calf Pochette Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 9. Pochette with Mirror Cutting Out Measurements Method of working Stitching 10. Envelope Bag with Slotted Strap Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working 11. Handbag and Small Purse Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working The Making Up of the Bag 12. Shopping Bag Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working Thonging the Bag The Handles 13. Handbag with Metal Frame Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working Inserting the Bag into the Frame Handle 14. Modelled Calf Handbag Cutting Out Measurements Method of Working Handle What a historically education and delightful art instructional piece this is! The ladies and gentlemen of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim. The antique and vintage tools, threads, beads, dyes, plus new leathers, etc., can be found online quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools, leather and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store. The Comb Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandparents did! You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Unlike other reproduction sellers this is NOT a cheap, grainy photocopy! Our Comb Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book. What are the benefits of our antique book Comb Bound Book Republications™? * Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper. * Our products are made using the latest LaserJet printing technology meaning the ink will not smear like inferior photocopy or inkjet products do.* Our Comb binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects.* Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy.* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper! * These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing! * You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian pattern book finds with family and friends! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come... Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions for many other unique leatherwork Comb Bound Book Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure! Payment: I prefer Paypal. Shipping: Within the USA: $4.00 via USPS. Out-of-country destinations (Canada included): $8.95 USPS Air Mail. International buyers are responsible for their country's custom duties. We do not mark merchandise shipments as "gift" on the USPS Customs form. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota Prairie Auctions ending within 48 hours. A 50% s/h discount will be automatically applied to each item after the first purchase in all combined orders. Copyright Restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and description are the sole property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for fully complete items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or "shared" (either individually or as a package or kit) without Dakota Prairie Treasures' prior written consent. Payment Back to Top I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal Shipping & Handling Back to Top Why Buy Just One? Receive a 50% shipping/handling discount on all items in your order after the 1st purchase, providing all are paid for in a single payment as invoiced! Payment: Paypal only as per eBay's new (10-2008) seller regulations. Please visit our other auctions & eBay store listings for more items of similar interest! 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Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Freeman, South Dakota
End Time: 2025-01-16T02:33:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Format: Softcover Book
Language: English
Country of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: The Art * Craft of Leatherwork
Product Information: Flapper Leather Work Book Republication
Dakota Prairie Treasures: Vintage Republication
Author: C. Francis-Lewis
Brand: Dakota Prairie Treasures
Type: Leather Work