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I was asked to make a tote bag as a birthday present and this was a real learning curve. I started out by gluing salpa to the main bag, but when I attached the lining, it quickly went pear shaped.i ripped it off and started again but ommited the salpa. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out but I know I still have a long way to go before I can get a perfect looking product. I used a red kid skin as lining All edge painting was done using Uniters. I got the tip of using this little bottle from Philip's Edge techniques class I tried to make the inside beautiful too. I measured the base of the bag and cut out the measurements using 1mm thick salpa and 1 from main leather I glued them together and used as bag bottom for a decorative effect I also lined the outside pocket The edge painting on the straps was no joke,😐 I hand stitched the sides and bottom Work in progress shots

Hi folks, I recently won an eBay auction for the KSF machine and it arrived today. I could not work out how to set the temperature and made an S.O.S call out to Philip and he came through for me. 😊. I have been playing with it and so far I have realised I need to focus on getting the placement right Philip's video has helped enormously and I am looking forward to learning more about this machine.

Hi everyone, I am Dibs, and I only got into leatherwork last year when I went to a 1 day bag making class. I fell in love with it and went mad, and bought all sorts of stuff for my new hobby 🙄🙄. I live in Northampton in the UK and I am literally surrounded by leather merchants and so I have ALOT of leather at home 😭😭. Right now I am building up my skills, with the dream of turning it into a side business focusing on clutches and handbags. In addition to leather craft, I also have other hobbies like dressmaking and cake decorating. You can find me on Instagram @dibsmaxwell Here are some of the things I have made: