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The Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft CANADIAN LEATHERCRAFT
Volume LXVI No. 1
Fall 2017 0045-5121
Looking back at some of our archived photos
In this Edition…
Page 2 Notes from the Editor, Highlights of the past Executive Mtgs, Membership Info, CSCL Larmour Library
Page 3 Welcome Sustaining Members, CSCL Library Review from to Larmour Lending Library
Page 4 – 6 Drawing from our Canadian Leathercraft archives 1957 by Robert Muma
©2017 Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission of the copyright holder is prohibited.
To contact any of our Executive please refer to the CONTACT section of our Website.
Website: www.canadianleathercraft.org
Facebook [Facebook page removed]
President: Jim Wilkes
1st Vice-Pres.: Lauch Harrison
Past President: Rob Regan
Treasurer: Della Chynoweth
Secretary: Tracey Howard
Membership: Sheena Burger
Editor: Barbara Chynoweth
Website: Eugene Pik
Privacy Officer: Lauch Harrison
Page 2 — Notes from the Editor, Highlights of the past Executive Mtgs, Membership Info, CSCL Larmour Library
Note from the Editor….
This issue I have taken a look back into the 1960’s Canadian Leathercraft issues and am including some drawing done be Robert Muma. On the front cover are some pictures from our Photo Archives.
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.
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 our Membership Chair:
Sheena Burger, [address removed] [postal code removed]
T: [telephone number removed] - [email address removed]
| 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.
Page 3 — Welcome Sustaining Members, CSCL Library Review from to Larmour Lending Library
Sustaining members
We are pleased to welcome two new Sustaining members.
Barry Archer
Exotic Leather Products Inc.
[telephone number removed] [email address removed]
3212 Wharton Way, Mississauga, Ontario. [postal code removed]
And
2) Sergey Neskromnyi email: [email address removed]
Store: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/LeatherStampsTools/items
CSCL Larmour Lending Library
CSCL Library Review By Members-At-Large
#362 – Handmade, Artisan’s and Craftsman’s Association Inc., Edited by Aulene Maki, Copyright 1973, 270 pages soft cover.
“In October 1971, a group of downtown core craftsmen met in Toronto to form what was to become the Artisan’s and Craftsman’s Association (ACC).” Phase I was established with a location Initiatives Grant, Phase II exhibits and shows garnered community support and Phase III saw the publication of this practical handbook for craftsmen. Thanks is given to Rochdale Collage for a showroom space. Ultimately, the contributing writers handcrafted a guide for survival, skill and self-sufficiency.
Each calligraphic page, artfully hand printed by the editor, offers a skill lesson with illustrations. More than 30 topics fall under the four main headings. For example, FOOD includes healthy snacks, herb tea, pottery, yoga and airbrushing; SHELTER is how-to for a tipi, rug hooking, weaving, batik; CLOTHING patterns are crocheted, knitted, sewn; INTERACTION instructs on publicity, funding, accounting, setting up a store.
Singularly, leather basics are drawn for a few tools, lacing, purses, closures, a suede poncho, sandal making and vests on pages 210 – 226.
These working Canadian craftsmen invite all crafters to enjoy an organic approach to ‘subsistence with flair’ because “To them, the creative process and the freedom of self-employment add up to a personally meaningful and rewarding life pattern.”
Page 4 — Drawing from our Canadian Leathercraft archives 1957 by Robert Muma
[Full-page line drawing, no running text beyond the sketch labels. Reprinted from a 1957 issue, per this issue’s own contents list (p. 1, “Drawing from our Canadian Leathercraft archives 1957 by Robert Muma”) and the artist’s signature at the foot of the sheet, “Robert Muma 1957” — a decade earlier than the Editor’s own note (p. 2) describing it as one of “the 1960’s Canadian Leathercraft issues,” left as printed both places.]
Methods of Bag Closing
Five closing methods, each illustrated with a labelled sketch of a finished bag or box: Zipper (on all 4 types), Flap (on all 4 types), Lid (Types 3 & 4), Drawstring (Type 4 usually), and Book (Types 1, 2 & 3) — the "4 types" referred to are not otherwise defined on this sheet.
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[Full-page line drawing, no running text beyond the sketch labels. Same reprint and dating as p. 4.]
Types of Flap Fasteners
Nine fastener types, each illustrated with a small labelled sketch: 1 Tuck-In, 2 Buckle, 3 Bolt & Hasp, 4 Button, 5 Combination, 6 Tuck-In Snap, 7 Lift Lock, 8 Snap Fastener, 9 Weighted Flap.
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[Full-page line drawing, no running text beyond the numbers. Same reprint and dating as p. 4.]
Zipper Closing Variations
Eight zip-top bag and purse shapes are sketched, numbered 1–8 but not individually named beyond the numbers.
