Canadian Leathercraft – Winter 2017-2018

An issue of the Society’s newsletter, transcribed from the original. Download as PDF.

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The Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft CANADIAN LEATHERCRAFT

Volume LXVI No. 2
Winter 2017/2018 0045-5121

Scrap Leather

In this Edition…
Page 2 Notes from the Editor, Highlights of the past Executive Mtgs, Membership Info, CSCL Larmour Library Page 3 Cross Colouring Chart with Basic Colours
Page 4 – Did You Know, Angel Fish Mobile
Page 5 – Angel Fish continued, Elephant Bookmark
Page 6 – Mitt and Glove Clip, A Corner Bookmark, Key Fob to hold Meter Money
Page 7 – Molded Tray Workshop, Whio Remembers this Leathercrafter?
Page 8 – Leather Picture Frame

To contact any of our Executive please refer to the CONTACT section of our Website.
Website: www.canadianleathercraft.org
Facebook “Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft”

President: Jim Wilkes
Membership: Sheena Burger
1st Vice-Pres.: Lauch Harrison
Editor: Barbara Chynoweth
Past President: Rob Regan
Website: Eugene Pik
Treasurer: Della Chynoweth
Privacy Officer: Lauch Harrison
Secretary: Tracey Howard

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Note from the Editor….
For this issue I have am looking at ideas for using up your scrap leather. I am always looking for additional ideas for articles for the Canadian Leathercrafter.
I hope you try out some of the ideas and maybe display them on your Branch table.

The Quarterly Newsletter “Canadian Leathercraft” is your source of information about CSCL and its members. Also check out the CSCL website at www.canadianleathercraft.org and CSCL’s Facebook page.

Highlights from the Past Executive Council Meetings….
We had our first Executive meeting on Sept. 22nd after the summer off. Plans are underway for some workshops and Mississauga has started looking at planning the 2018 Annual. This year we are going to use Skype to hold our Executive meetings in the winter when the driving conditions are not ideal for driving.
This had worked out very well after some getting used to how it works.

CSCL Membership
Have you paid your membership? It’s a new Membership Year (April 1 to March 31).

Send your membership along with your cheque made out to “The Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft” to:

If you belong to a branch pay your membership to your Branch Treasurer
if you are a Member-at-Large or Sustaining Member send your membership payment to the CSCL

General Member	General Member – Student*	Member-at-Large	Sustaining Member
Individuals interested in leathercraft who belong to one of the CSCL Branches. (Need not be a leathercraft person.) $40.00	A registered full-time student shall pay $5.00	Individual interested in leathercraft who does not belong to one of the CSCL Branches. (Need not be a leathercraft person.) $40.00	Commercial Organizations interested in supporting the Society. $100.00 or material equivalent to $100.00.

CSCL Larmour Lending Library
The CSCL lending Library of Books and Patterns can be referenced on our web site www.canadianleathercraft.org. Head to Gallery and click on CSCL Library of Books and Patterns. Under the Patter option there is 80 pages of patterns that may give you ideas of things to make. Under the Book section there is 13 pages of titles of Books and DVD’s about Leather crafting, design and colour. Remember these patterns and books are there for you to borrow from the library. Select item(s) you would like to borrow and send your list to Paul Kitchener at [email address removed]
Branch Presidents will assist in pickup and delivery of the orders from branch members.
Members-at-large may order directly from Paul and arrange shipping or printing options, fees may apply.

Memberships are due March 31st have you sent yours in.

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Cross Colouring Chart with Basic Colours Rather than mixing dyes to obtain colours that are not manufactured or you don’t have in your cupboard, the desired colours may be obtained by cross dyeing. The following chart may be of assistance when colouring your leather. Red Over Blue Makes Purple Red Over Dark Blue Makes Plum Red Over Light Blue Makes Garnet Red Over Brown Makes Henna Red Over Dark Brown Makes Maroon Red Over Purple Makes Wine Red Over Yellow Makes Scarlet Red Over Orange Makes Tangerine Red Over Lavender Makes Rose Red Over Grey Makes Taupe Brown Over Orange Makes Havana Brown Brown Over Yellow Makes Light Brown Brown Over Purple Makes Seal Brown Purple Over Green Makes Medium Blue Purple Over Bright Red Makes Wine Purple Over Dark Green Makes Navy Blue Green Over Violet Makes Bright Blue Green Over Orange Makes Olive Green Green Over Light Blue Makes Peacock Green Yellow Over Blue Makes Green Yellow Over Dull Blue Makes Blue Green Yellow Over Light Blue Makes Light Green Yellow Over Green Makes Bright Green Yellow Over Brown Makes Golden Brown Yellow Over Purple Makes Green Brown Yellow Over Orange Makes Orange Yellow Yellow Over Salmon Makes Coral Yellow Over Pink Makes Peach Yellow Over Red Makes Bright Red Dark Blue Over Dark Red Makes Plum Dark Blue Over Orange Makes Dark Brown Dark Blue Over Dark Red Makes Garnet Dark Blue Over Yellow Makes Light Green Pink Over Light Blue Makes Lavender Pink Over Orange Makes Deep Orange

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David Addison belonged to the Norland and Mississauga Branches

ADDISON, David W. - Passed away after a courageous battle, surrounded by loving family at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, on Monday, March 26, 2018 on his 66th birthday.

David Addison, dearly beloved husband and best friend of Joanne.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. The family would appreciate any pictures of Dave that you may have to share.

Did you know?

History of Leather

Leather is one of man’s earliest and most useful discoveries. Our ancestors used leather to protect themselves from the elements. Primitive man hunted wild animals for food, then made clothing, footwear and crude tents from the hides. Like then, hides used today are a by- product. Animals are raised for the meat, dairy and wool industries, not for their hides. Roughly half of all leather produced today is used to make shoes, and about 25% for clothing. Upholstery demands only around 15% of the total product.

The following are some patterns and ideas for using up some of the scrap leather you have.

Angel Fish Mobile Originally submitted by Edith Melchoir-Hawins, FCSCL

Suggested leather – Rawhide, 1 ¼ oz. cowhide, or similar light weight leather.

From your leather, cut 2 circles 5” in diameter. Draw a line from the centre of the circumference, and measure 1 ½” from this line, along the circumference and draw another line to the centre. This wedge is to be removed, and gives dimension to the fish. (Cut out A)

See figure I – Cut out solid lines for mouth, and the piece removed (Cut out B) is used by cutting along the dotted line as fins. Cut one tail piece – Figure II. Make sure you reverse one circle so that the grain side is is out for the body and that the same side is showing on fins and tail. Cut two eyes from suitable black leather scraps. Cut two thin pieces of leather similar to the thickness of lacing about 8” long for the whiskers.

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Skive along edges of Cut out A and cement together lapping about 1/8”. On one circle attach fins and tail on flesh side, and glue. Punch holes Figure 1© and put in whiskers. Tie a knot in inside. Glue on eyes. When glue is dry, attach the circle. When complete attach some monofilament fishing line to the top of the fish and hang up. Several different sizes may be made for multi-fish mobile.

Elephant Bookmark Using two colours of scrape leather

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Mitt and Glove Clip Use 2 ½ – 3 oz leather and small pieces of liner. Cut 1 top and 1 liner. Tool mitt and trim = lacing across wrist in a running stitch, with 5/64 lace. Use shader on cuff. Cement lining which has a slit to insert back of clip. Line front of clip, folding under end and top end. Cement edges of lined clip together flat. Antique and polish.

A Corner Bookmark

Use any lightweight leather. A good way to us up scraps.

Tool a border line and decorate as desired. Overlay the shaded areas, skive if necessary. Fold back on the dotted line. Glue on skived area.

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A Key Fob to hold Meter Money

Use any lightweight leather and do your carving and decoration before you stitch it together. Make sure you make it wide enough that your money will fit in.

Insert a dome in the spots indicated.

Dampen the leather at the crease line and fold over a split key ring.

Saddle stitch up each side and you will have a handy key fob which will hold your meter money.

Finished product

Molded Tray Workshop Hosted by the Norland Branch

Lauch giving instructions – now Barbara Hopkins using the hot air gun Barbara Chynoweth dyeing her which way does it go?
tray