Norland Branch hosted the 2013 Annual Weekend Convention at the Lindsay Inn over 3–5 May, under its President Tracey Howard, with the American leathercrafter Rob Beard as guest demonstrator. The Society's newsletter for Summer 2013, pages 2–3.
A framed oval leather picture of a desert butte and cacti, carved and painted, seen at an angleA display table with a shield trophy, carved boxes, belts, a framed document and books on a blue clothA lime green leather sling bag, a tooled belt and a holster in front of a Mississauga guild signThe Mississauga guild table of red cowboy boots, a green sling bag, tooled belts, wallets and holstersA table of carved wallets, framed leather pictures, a blue zip pouch, belts and red bootsA notebook cover titled Country Music beside a steer horn with a carved leather band and bootsA steer horn with a tooled leather centre, a Country Music binder and leather bags on a hideA binder cover carved with an oak leaf border around the words Country Music, with award ribbonsA long steer horn wrapped in a carved floral leather band on display with entry cardsA silver bracelet set with turquoise-coloured squares on a hide beside a yellow 2013 award ribbonA pair of brown leather boots with stitched decoration on a leather patchwork cloth, beside a Hamilton signA floral-carved leather box with a carved strap and a horn, a red and yellow award ribbon attachedThe Norland guild display of small leather owls on branches, moccasins, pouches and framed artA display of moccasins, a carved belt, a pouch, a framed picture and a book wrap at a Norland signA table of a blue belt, dreamcatchers, a carved wallet, moccasins and wrapped journals on a hideA table with a dark fur hat, a blue belt, wrapped journals, dreamcatchers and a framed carvingA suede book wrap with a leather flower applique and a red award ribbon on a standA guild table with a painted tree board of leather ornaments, notebooks and small boxesA painted tree on a pegboard hung with leather ornaments of hands, flowers and red trianglesA Leather Leaf Wreath of autumn leaves around a framed card, a belt and a small round box on a tableA round dark brown leather box with a tan inset lid and a knob, on a satin clothA folding knife in a tooled tan sheath with black whipstitched edge on a leather patchwork clothA brown leather water bottle with a stopper on a hide beside a carved floral piece and entry cardA round carved and painted leather picture of a desert butte with cacti under a purple skyA black leather clutch with a metal frame and a stingray-inlaid stripe on a green clothA leather folder cover painted with a group of comic-book superheroesA pair of red and black cowboy boots with stitched vein patterns on the uppersA tooled floral wallet, a coin purse, a blue zip pouch and a key fob on a green clothA black textured leather sheath with whipstitched edges and a stamped QR code panelA black textured leather case painted with a green dragon, with a tooled brown strap and yellow ribbonA group of members crowds around a table, leaning in to watch a demonstrationA seated man with tools and a framed desert picture on the table as members gather aroundA man and a smiling woman wearing name lanyards sit at a workshop tableA hand presses a small carved leather piece with a circle design onto a granite slabWomen work on yellow suede at long tables while another member stands beside themTwo members cut out pieces from a large yellow suede hide spread across a tableA smiling woman sits at a table with yellow suede moccasin pieces, scissors and pattern templatesThree women cut yellow suede for moccasins at a table of scissors and suppliesA smiling man in glasses sits at a table with a cup of coffee and pieces of yellow suedeA woman stands in front of fur display boards with bobcat and other pelts hung on red panelsA man works on a pelt at a table in front of red boards labelled coyote, raccoon and skunkFive tubes of acrylic paint in white and brown shades laid out on a tableA man gestures while talking to a seated man across tables in a meeting roomA display table with a steer horn wrapped in carved leather, a brown bag and a carved binderA child looks at the Mississauga guild table of red boots, holsters, belts and walletsA leather portfolio painted with a group of comic book superheroes above a lettered nameA man works on a small piece at a table as members gather around to watchMembers cut and stitch yellow suede moccasins along a long table in a hotel meeting roomTwo women stitch yellow suede moccasins at a table with thread and bags of suppliesTwo women work on yellow suede moccasin pieces at a table of tools and coffee cupsA woman cuts yellow suede on a cutting board at a long table of members making moccasinsThree members sit chatting at round cafe tables in a room with sheer curtainsA hand holds a fine brush to paint a small carved leather disc beside a white paint paletteA young man and an older man sit at a small table with a blue case and tubes of paintA man paints a small carved leather disc with a brush, a palette and a sketch beside himA black textured leather case painted with a bright green dragon on a blue floorA tooled brown leather band with a red zigzag border wrapped around a log, rusty iron pieces on topHands work on a small carved leather piece with a modelling tool beside pliers and a green paint paletteAn oval leather plaque carved and painted with a desert butte and water pouring from a clay potAn oval carved and coloured leather piece showing red rock cliffs, a patterned pot and blue water
Show the remaining 106 photographs
Hands hold a leather blank with an oval outline while pliers bend a brass wire hook on the backHands use pliers to fit a bent brass wire loop through the back of a small leather pieceA pile of finished yellow suede moccasins with laces on a dark tableCanvas tool rolls holding rows of metal stamping tools laid out on a tableA man wearing a name lanyard stands in a workshop room among tables of suppliesMembers in aprons sit at long tables in a bright room, some resting chins on hands as they listenThree men in aprons sit at a long table with tools, cans and water bottles, one wearing a magnifierThree members listen intently at a table, a round rack of stamping tools in front of themA man in an apron sits at a table of tools and cans, a steer horn and carved pieces behind himA man in glasses sits at a long table with stamping tools and mallets, other members working beyondMembers work quietly on small leather pieces with tools along long tables in a meeting roomA man sits behind a table with a framed picture and supplies, a man in the foreground watchingMembers cut yellow suede at tables while two women stand chatting in a workshop roomMembers work on yellow suede and stitching at tables while others look on in a meeting roomTwo women look over a table of tools and yellow suede while others work in a large meeting roomTwo women bend over a table, one helping the other cut a piece of yellow suedeMembers gather around a table cutting a large yellow suede hide for moccasin patternsYellow suede soles, a pair of white moccasins with beaded flowers, a punch and pliers on a tableA man in glasses lines up a stamping tool on a small piece of leather on a granite slabA man holds a stamping tool over a small leather piece, rows of stamps laid out beside himMembers sit at long tables working with tools on leather in a meeting room with curtained windowsMembers stamp leather at long tables, one wearing a magnifier visor, a steer horn on display behindMembers at a long table with granite slabs, mallets, stamps and boxes of tools during a workshopThree members stamp small leather pieces at tables with granite slabs and a round rack of stamping toolsA woman works on small leather pieces on a granite slab while a smiling man beside her watchesA man wearing a magnifier visor bends close over his leather work at a crowded tableA workshop leader in a teal shirt talks to the class beside a framed carved pictureA man in a patterned shirt carves leather on a marble slab at a long table of membersA man in glasses examines a tool at a table with a framed picture on a stand and a coffee cupA man works on a small leather piece with a modelling tool and a mallet beside a framed pictureA man watches over the shoulder of a man carving a small piece of leather at a tableA granite slab with an oval-outlined leather piece, a mallet, a roll of stamping tools and a pattern sheetMembers crowd around a table to watch a seated man demonstrate on leather, a framed picture beside himA hand taps a stamping tool with a mallet into a small leather piece on a granite slabA man stamps a small leather piece with a mallet, rolls of tools and a framed picture beside himThree women work with scissors and yellow suede at a table during a moccasin workshopA woman stands with hands on hips as another member lays out yellow suede on a tableA young woman holds up a small yellow suede piece at a table of suppliesA man and a woman trace a green paper pattern onto a large yellow suede hideFour women sit along a table working on yellow suede moccasinsA man in glasses laughs at a table while a woman beside him covers her mouthA smiling man wearing a name lanyard sits at a workshop table, a woman beside himHands hold a modelling tool against a small carved leather circle on a granite slabA woman holds a camera up to her eye in a workshop roomThree members smile for the camera at a workshop table, two of them wearing name badgesA small leather square stamped with a round design on a granite slab beside stamping toolsMembers gather around a table as a man shows a framed carved leather pictureA young man holds up a black drawstring bag printed with the CSCL logoA woman rests her chin in her hand while looking down at a tableHands hold a small round carved leather piece painted in blue, purple and orangeA table piled with leather scraps, rolled hides and boxes of supplies in a meeting roomA trophy display table with a shield plaque, a carved monogram binder, a dragon case and award ribbonsA shield trophy plaque behind a carved binder with a W monogram, a leather canister and an open boxA trophy table with tooled leather canisters, an open box, a fur hat and a carved binder on blue suedeTwo tooled red-brown leather canisters with conchos between a carved binder and an open leather boxTwo red-brown leather canisters with basket-weave stamping, flame tooling and silver conchosA crowded guild table of wallets, holsters, belts, red boots and a superhero-painted portfolioA dark brown leather doctor's bag with black straps and a yellow Salon Award ribbonA coiled brown belt with tooled pattern and black keepers, with a red and yellow award ribbonA brown moulded leather water bottle with a cork, beside a red Craftsman Award 2013 ribbonA knife with a wooden handle in a brown sheath with a tooled Celtic knot and black laced edgeA pair of brown leather boots with stitched curls standing in front of a carved steer hornA binder carved with an oak leaf border and the words Country Music, beside a coiled beltA man and a woman work at a table of tools and leather in a meeting roomA suede book wrap with a dark leather flower and a ribbon, on a stand beside a framed pictureA long steer horn wrapped in a carved leather band with floral tooling, on a hide-covered tableA pair of red and black cowboy boots with vein-like stitching and a yellow award ribbonA guild table of a black clutch, a tooled bag, wallets, a canister and a carved belt on green clothA leather portfolio painted with comic book superheroes and a lettered name on the coverA binder cover with deep floral carving around a central monogram W, on blue suedeA brown leather belt with a purple buckle and purple inlays on a 2013 award ribbonAn open red leather box with a scalloped rim and a sheepskin-lined interiorA dark red leather box with a stamped emblem and a strap closure on a blue clothA black basket-weave stamped leather handbag with a beaded handle on blue suedeA pair of yellow leather gloves with hand stitching on blue suede beside a fur hatA small moulded leather bowl with a red lining resting on a log slice beside award ribbonsA black textured leather case painted with a green dragon, laid on blue suede with award ribbonsA close view of a black textured leather case with a stamped QR code panel and laced edgeWomen trace and cut yellow suede moccasin soles at a long table during a moccasin workshopMembers lay out yellow suede moccasin soles and uppers along a long tableTwo cut yellow suede moccasin pieces with stitching lines marked around the solesA woman punches holes in a piece of suede with a rotary punch at a workshop tableA young woman works on yellow suede moccasin pieces at a table of glue, tools and patternsA smiling woman taps a piece of yellow suede with a mallet at a workshop tableA hand strikes a yellow mallet on a suede moccasin piece beside a red punch and a water bottleA young woman works on her moccasin pieces with a mallet at a table of suppliesA woman stamps a small leather piece with a yellow mallet on a granite slab beside a tray of toolsA man in glasses carefully strikes a stamping tool on a small leather circle with a wooden malletMembers stamp and carve leather at a long table with mallets, granite slabs and racks of toolsA table of a Leather Leaf Wreath frame, stencilled maple leaf panels, a belt and small boxesA Leather Leaf Wreath frame of cut leather leaves beside a sculpture of white and blue ballsA frame edged with cut and coloured leather oak and maple leaves around a Leather Leaf Wreath cardA pair of yellow suede moccasins inside a coiled tooled belt on a display tableA branch decorated with small leather owls and birds silhouetted against a curtained windowTwo dreamcatchers made with leather-wrapped hoops, turquoise lace and feathers on a display tableTwo smiling men wearing lanyards pose with their arms around each otherA woman and a man wearing name lanyards chat and laugh in a meeting roomA round carved and painted leather picture of a desert butte and cacti, framed in blackA framed round leather picture of a red rock butte under a purple sky, standing on a tableA woman sits alone at a table with supplies and a small leather box in a meeting roomA man in glasses concentrates as he works a tool into leather while holding a wooden malletA man in a white shirt holds papers and speaks in a banquet room with buffet tables behindA man in a white shirt shakes hands with a man in a dark jacket in a banquet roomA man in a white shirt holding papers shakes hands with a man in a checked shirtA man in a floral shirt receives a paper from a man in a white shirt in a banquet roomTwo men pose arm in arm holding papers in a banquet room with buffet tables behind
Photographs in the Photo Gallery are free to reuse for non-commercial purposes, with credit to the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft archive (CC BY-NC 4.0). How to use and credit them