Hi all. My name is Brontë, and I greatly appreciate the passion and knowledge around leatherwork that is shared here! I’m an expat Aussie living in Philly, Pennsylvania, and I really enjoy designing and making things, and working with people to solve a need or problem. My day job is finance, which helps fund my increasing fascination with leather craft :) I used to do a lot of couture-style sewing, and a lot of those techniques translate surprisingly well, especially the ’engineering’ and pattern drafting aspects. I enjoy designing and making small goods from scratch, such as duffels, bags, clutches , belts, organizers etc. Since I work in the corporate world and travel a lot, what I make tends to be focused on the intersection of thoughtfully useful and elegant. I’ve been making for friends and family for a couple of years now, however, am in the middle of transitioning to building a small business working with clients on custom orders (working with my first client now - exciting and terrifying! :)
I also share my work on both Instagram (mo2couture) and leatherworker.net (motocouture) (Phil - apologies if this isn’t the right place to share those contacts), and I’m more than happy to share my (limited!) knowledge if anyone has questions. Thanks all again for the dedication to the craft. Regards, Brontë
@tkrenz hello there! Oh cool, I’m just up the road near King of Prussia. Thank you! If you’re ever up this way, let me know
I live in philly area too actually glen mills i really like your skills and great choices of leather
love the bag in calf and crocodile - and really like your old embossing machine. wish i had room for one.
@Leathercraft Masterclass thanks, pleasure to be here :). Greatly appreciate the work that goes into your tutorials and podcasts, they’ve been super helpful!
Thanks! That’s the eventual end goal - live in a warm place with palm trees + leatherwork 👍😊
@bronte.esta Hello Brontë, welcome to the forum!
I really like your instagram account, you've got some crazy pattern making skills.
It's great to hear that you are aiming toward earning a living from your creative side, it's a very rewarding persuit. Luckily you have experience in finance, that will come in handy!