Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft

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The sixty-seventh Annual General Meeting was held at Hamilton over 5–7 May 2017, with the Hamilton, Mississauga and Norland branches represented along with the Members-at-Large. Mississauga Branch won the Weston Trophy for the third year running. The Society's newsletter for Spring 2017, pages 1, 8 and 11–12.

From the Society’s records: Registration & Programme, 67th Convention · 67th Annual Meeting — Reports

A woman works on small pieces of leather at a long table

A man tools a small piece of leather at a table while a woman watches, a quilt of leather tiles behind

A man looks at a small tooled leather piece in his hands in a meeting room

A woman sits at a meeting table with leatherwork displayed on a table behind her

A man carves a piece of leather with a swivel knife at a table, leather shavings around him

Three women at a table watch as one stamps leather with a mallet and tool

Members work on small leather projects around a table, a quilt of leather tiles on the wall

A woman stands holding a cup beside a display of leatherwork including a saddle and bags

A man and a woman look at a leatherwork display table with a mannequin head wearing a hat

Two men sit in chairs in a meeting room, one looking at a phone and one at a laptop

A woman in an apron strikes a stamping tool with a mallet on leather at a table

A woman smiles holding a mallet while another member stamps leather at the table

A smiling woman stands holding a bottle in a meeting room

A woman watches as another member works on a small leather piece at a table

Three members sit at a head table reading papers during the annual meeting

A woman stands reading from a paper at a head table beside two seated members

Four members hold awards: a shield-shaped plaque, a framed tooled bull skull, a picture and a carved box

Members seated in rows of office chairs listen at the annual meeting

Weston Trophy display: a shield plaque, a framed carved bull skull, a picture, a holster and a carved bag

A barrel-shaped tan leather bag with four dark straps, brass buckles and a shoulder strap

A framed carved and painted leather picture of a tortoise in a red desert canyon under a tree

A burgundy leather tankard with a black shield bearing a cream monogram

A framed panel of textured red leather with a carved tan bull skull in relief

A black leather hinged box below a Members at Large guild sign

A black leather box with its lid open in front of a Members at Large sign

Guild display under a Fellows sign: a tooled book cover, a carved box, a red box and a large two-tone bag

Hamilton guild display table with a gun case, tankards, gloves, a belt and a tall leather boot

Close view of the Hamilton guild table: a carved box, a black belt, cream gloves and holsters

A glass bottle wrapped in leather carved and painted with a hula dancer and lettering

A tan leather box carved and painted with a green winged dragon

Two tall leather gaiters, one dark brown and one tan with dark leaf-shaped inlays

Four leather tankards and cups in brown tones on a patchwork leather tablecloth

A brown leather pouch with a coin concho closure beside a tooled armband

A leather wallet with a cream panel tooled with oak leaves next to a crocodile-pattern wallet

An open gun case of crocodile-pattern leather lined with red felt

Close-up of the gun case's brass lock, leather handle and red felt lining

The lid of a crocodile-pattern leather case with a strap, buckle and brass corner guards

Mississauga guild display table with a saddle, framed pictures, boots, belts and small leather items

A tan leather folio with a blue-dyed panel carved with a cello

A black English saddle on a stand beside a carved leather folio

A red leather zippered pouch with a strap beside a carved Haida-style cuff

A leather panel carved and painted in red, black and white with a Pacific Northwest style totem design

A wide blue leather belt with a braided ring buckle

A tan leather tankard with a carved monogram medallion and stitched handle

A carved burgundy guitar strap with a tan fish skin inlay and painted fish skeletons

A burgundy guitar strap with slotted ends and carved red lettering

A leather pouch with a carved Celtic knot medallion on its flap and whipstitched edges

A light leather panel carved with an ammonite shell, hanging on a wire grid display

A framed orange leather panel with a figure of a dancer drawn in fine incised lines

A reddish-brown leather case with straps, its side carved with a horse's head

A black wet-moulded leather flask hanging on a tan hide

The storefront of Tundra Leather, a leather shop with open doors and window displays

Shoppers browse inside a leather supply shop among piles of hides and racks of hardware

Inside a leather shop, stacks of colourful hides on red shelving while customers browse

A dark brown moulded leather pitcher cover with a looped handle on a wooden counter

A Tundra Custom Leather sign of carved floral tooling around a cowhide panel

Members chat and work around tables in a meeting room set up for a workshop

Two women talk beside a table of leather supplies in a meeting room

A workshop leader explains a step to seated members as a woman leans in to help

A man and a woman stand by a table of members working on leather projects

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Two members seated at a table work on small leather pieces with mallets nearby

A woman looks at her phone beside a man working on a small leather piece

A man in a cowboy hat works on a small piece of leather at a table

A woman leans over to work on leather at a table beside another woman

A man stands talking in a meeting room as other members work on leather

A man strikes a tool with a white mallet on leather at a table

A man in a magnifying visor works on a leather strip at a table with tools

A man in a Hawaiian shirt looks at a tablet at a workshop table

A man carves a small piece of leather at a table in front of a display of leatherwork

A man in a cap leans over a table to tool leather beside other members

Members work on small leather pieces at a crowded workshop table

Two men at a table, one drawing a pattern on paper

A man sits with a piece of red leather in front of the Hamilton and Fellows guild display tables

Two men in caps work on leather pieces at a table near the Hamilton guild display

A young woman cuts a leather pattern piece at a table beside a man

A man in a red shirt works on cut leather pattern pieces at a workshop table

A man in a grey hoodie traces a pattern onto leather at a table

A man photographs a red leather piece with his phone over a table of tools and pattern pieces

A smiling woman holds a small leather piece at a workshop table

A man in a Hawaiian shirt works over a padded bag at a table as a woman looks on

A man in a cowboy hat works on a small leather piece at a table

A woman in a quilted jacket works a small leather piece with a tool

A woman holds small leather pieces at a table beside a man in a cowboy hat

A woman looks at a folded piece of leather at a workshop table near the Mississauga display

A man works on a leather pattern at a table in front of the Norland guild display

A man in blue gloves handles jars of dye on a cardboard-covered table as a smiling woman watches

Gloved hands work over bagged jars of dye and stained leather scraps on cardboard

Hands cut a tooled leather panel with a knife on a green cutting mat beside a ruler and square

A man in a white t-shirt works on a leather piece while members look on

A man and a woman each hold a kestrel perched on a leather falconry glove

A man and a woman hold two kestrels on leather gloves in front of a quilt of leather tiles

Members talk in a meeting room, one man carrying a baby in a carrier

Two men in caps work leather strips with their hands at a workshop table

Two men in caps hold small pieces of leather they are shaping at a table

A woman demonstrates a step to members seated at a workshop table

Three women sit at a table, one holding a tablet, as members work in the background

A woman in glasses examines a small leather piece in her hands

A man and a woman talk in a meeting room

Leather tools on a table: edge bevellers, an awl, scissors, a ruler and a stitching groover

A woman works on a small piece of leather with a tool at a cluttered table

Two smiling women chat while seated in a meeting room

Members stand and talk around tables of leather projects in a meeting room

A smiling woman sits in a meeting room in front of a display table

A seated woman holds a mallet while another woman shows her a small leather piece

A man points to a leather piece as a woman works on it at a table

A man in a cap sits holding a leather piece he is working on

A man in a cap bends over a leather piece in his lap at an empty table

A man stands talking to a seated man with folded arms in a meeting room

A woman holds a kestrel on a leather falconry glove in front of a quilt of tooled leather tiles

A kestrel perched on a gloved hand in front of tooled and painted leather tiles

Two men and a woman share a laugh standing in a meeting room

A woman bends close over a small leather piece at a table beside a man in a cap

A man in a ranger hat and khaki shirt chats with members near a display table

A man in a ranger hat leans down to look at something a woman holds

A man in a ranger hat and khaki shirt laughs in a meeting room

A man in a ranger hat stands smiling beside a seated woman

Members dine at round tables with white cloths and wine at a banquet

Members eat and talk at banquet tables in a meeting room

Members eat dinner at long tables during the banquet, one man in a straw cowboy hat

A man in a cowboy hat and red shirt holds up a small leather piece before a quilt of leather tiles

A man in a cowboy hat hands an award ribbon to a woman beside a display of leatherwork

A smiling woman holding a red ribbon stands with a man in a cowboy hat and red shirt

A man holding a red ribbon poses with a man in a cowboy hat in front of a leather tile quilt

A young woman with a ribbon poses with a man in a cowboy hat in front of a leather tile quilt

A woman poses with a man in a cowboy hat holding a clipboard during the awards

A woman holding a ribbon stands beside a man in a cowboy hat with a clipboard

A woman in a safety vest holds a red ribbon beside a man in a cowboy hat with a clipboard

A woman in a safety vest laughs holding a red ribbon beside a man in a straw cowboy hat reading a clipboard

Two smiling members, one holding a red award ribbon, the other in a cowboy hat with a clipboard

A smiling man poses arm in arm with a man in a straw cowboy hat in front of a leather tile quilt

A woman holding a red ribbon smiles beside a man in a cowboy hat with a clipboard

A man holds up a red award ribbon beside a man in a cowboy hat reading from papers

A smiling man stands with a man in a cowboy hat who points at a ribbon during the awards

A woman holds up a red ribbon as a man in a cowboy hat puts his arm around her

A smiling woman poses with a man in a cowboy hat and red shirt at the award presentation

A man in a vest holding a red ribbon stands arm in arm with a man in a cowboy hat

A man in a straw cowboy hat and red shirt reads from his clipboard beside a display table

A man in a cowboy hat hugs a woman in a plaid shirt at the award presentation

A smiling woman in plaid poses with a man in a cowboy hat in front of a leather tile quilt

A man holds up yellow award ribbons beside a man in a cowboy hat with a clipboard

A smiling woman poses with a man in a cowboy hat in front of a quilt of leather tiles

A woman holds a yellow ribbon beside a man in a cowboy hat and red shirt

A man holds up an envelope beside a man in a cowboy hat with papers

A woman faces a man in a cowboy hat as he reads from a clipboard

A man in black and a man in a cowboy hat with a clipboard face each other during the awards

A woman smiles at a man in a cowboy hat as he looks over papers on his clipboard

A woman in a safety vest is hugged by a man in a cowboy hat in front of a leather tile quilt

A man shakes hands with a man in a cowboy hat holding a clipboard

A laughing woman in a safety vest stands beside a man in a straw cowboy hat

Two men hold a carved leather award beside a man in a cowboy hat and red shirt

A man in a plaid shirt poses with a man in a cowboy hat in front of the leather tile quilt

A man in a straw cowboy hat and red shirt raises a sheet of paper

A man in a cowboy hat holds up a tan crocodile-pattern leather case

Five members stand behind a seated woman, one man holding a shield-shaped trophy plaque

A man in a cowboy hat shakes hands with a man in a ranger hat and khaki shirt

Members seated at banquet tables smile toward the camera, one woman in a black hat

Members seated at banquet tables listen to a presentation in a large meeting room

A man speaks to the room with a hawk perched on his leather falconry glove

A woman holds a dark hawk on her gloved hand in a meeting room

A brown hawk with yellow feet perches on a tooled leather falconry gauntlet

A man in glasses strokes a hawk perched on his gloved hand

A man talks beside a hawk perched on his leather glove

A woman smiles at a hawk spreading its wings on her tooled leather glove

A woman holds a hawk with half-open wings on her leather falconry glove

Close-up of a hawk's head with a yellow beak base and dark eye

Close-up of a dark brown hawk's head and hooked beak

Profile of a dark brown hawk with rust-coloured shoulder feathers

A man in a khaki shirt holds a colourful box at a prize draw in a meeting room

A man hands a woman in a safety vest a bundle of yellow leather beside a colourful draw box

A laughing woman in a safety vest draws from a colourful box held by a man

Two men stand at a table of prizes, one holding a blue and red leather piece

A man looks at a leather prize while a woman draws from a box held up by another man

A man holds a colourful box above a woman's head as she reaches in to draw

A woman reaches up into a colourful box held by a man in a khaki shirt

A man in a red shirt holds up a colourful draw box at the prize draw

A woman and a man in a khaki shirt look at a rolled poster tube prize

A surprised woman holds a poster tube as a man holds a colourful draw box

A laughing woman holds a small gift as a man in a khaki shirt holds the draw box

A man in a straw cowboy hat draws from a box held by a man in a khaki shirt

A man in a khaki shirt holds the draw box up to a smiling man in a hoodie

A laughing woman stands beside a man in a khaki shirt holding the draw box

A laughing man lifts a colourful box as a woman beside him reaches in

A woman raises her hand to draw from a box held high by a man in a khaki shirt

A man in a red shirt draws a ticket from a colourful box held by a man in a khaki shirt

A man stands showing a seated man how to thread a needle at a workshop table

A woman and a man in a magnifying visor work on small leather pieces at a table

A woman talks and gestures with her hands in a meeting room

A smiling woman gestures beside a table of leather supplies and a press as a man looks on

A man sets snaps with a hand press at a table covered with leather pieces and tools

A woman traces a pattern onto leather at a table beside dye bottles

A man bends over a leather piece at a table while a woman holds a tooled leather box

A woman sits at a table as another woman holds a tooled box and a man works beside them

A man looks down at work on a table in a meeting room

A man and a woman work on small leather pieces at a cluttered table

A man in a leather jacket sits at a table holding a phone to his ear