Tag Archives: satchel

An ingredient too far. We try it.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Tom Green

 A couple of weeks ago a colleague of my daughters mentioned that she had been served at a hotel Smoked Butter, and how she had enjoyed it. When I first heard about it I was sceptical and I could see … Continue reading →

Posted in bake, baking, Cooking, craft, Diy, food, Garden, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We can all breath out

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Tom Green

Every husband or boyfriend will know of that moment of fear and dread just before you hand over “the present”. By day whilst we may not all be captains of industry, but we are decisive, and capable of making decisions. Until it involves … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, fashion, humour, Leather work, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

After years of trying

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Tom Green

  For some time now I have been trying to make shoe polish, which seems a ridiculous ambition really when you consider how cheap it is to buy ready made in the supermarket, and really as more and more people wear … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A satisfied customer

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Tom Green

If you would like to see how I went from having a shoulder of vegetable tanned leather to a hand stitched and shaped Ladies Shoulder bag, complete with lining and zip have a look at the video. It was an … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, fashion, Leather work, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I put it off as long as I could

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Tom Green

If you read my earlier post you will know I wasn’t looking forward to parts of this bag, in particular the lining and internal zipped pocket. Combining Saddlers Leather with a fabric is fiddly and time consuming which is probably … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I cant put it off any longer

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Tom Green

Recently I have been making a variety of Leather bags and cases, and whilst all my work is to individual order, with customers encouraged to ask for any modifications they may want, they tend to follow a certain pattern. Usually they will … Continue reading →

Posted in Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An open and shut case

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Tom Green

When I first started stitching leather about 10 years ago one of the very first projects I made was a red leather briefcase, and I have used it proudly ever since. But finally it was time for a new one, … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Final Piece

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Tom Green

Finally its finished. The bag has its handle and as you can see its a braided strap, yet another experiment. I got the idea from a leather whip braiding book and I am rather pleased with the result. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, fashion, Leather work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

“Everyones a Critic”

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Tom Green

My latest project which I have just finished is a hand sewn leather ladies evening bag made from Black Patent Leather, with a Red Leather Motif on the front. This was one of those middle of the night good ideas … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, Leather work | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

70,000 people cant be wrong

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Tom Green

A Milestone has been reached. For the first time I have a video with 70,000 views. When I started posting videos such figures were completely outside of my comprehension, the work that I do is a very niche area, to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Leather work | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments