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Mississauga Branch workshop, January 2018

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Part 1 of the Mississauga branch's Tablet / iPad Case workshop, on Sunday 21 January 2018: carving a Celtic weave on a strip of leather, to go on the case. “In preparation to our workshop on Sunday, attached is a list of tools required and drawings of the Celtic Weave pattern that we will be working on.” Members were asked to trace the pattern to the size they wanted onto tracing film beforehand. The branch's report of the year records a different January item, Kim Winchester's leather pot holder made without any stitching, from its regular meeting. Kim Winchester's notices to the branch, “MSCL -workshop Jan 21”, e-mail of 9 January 2018, and “MSCL workshop - Jan 23rd - tools required”, 20 January 2018; the pot holder is in the branch's own report in the Society's Annual Meeting reports for 2017–2018, page 6.

A man in a head magnifier and blue gloves tools a leather strip on a marble slab
A man in a head magnifier and blue gloves tools a leather strip on a marble slab
Close view of a swivel knife cutting a Celtic knot pattern into a strip of tan leather
Close view of a swivel knife cutting a Celtic knot pattern into a strip of tan leather
A man carves a Celtic knot design into a leather strip, tools in a case beside him
A man carves a Celtic knot design into a leather strip, tools in a case beside him
A tan leather strip carved with an interlaced Celtic knot border on a marble slab
A tan leather strip carved with an interlaced Celtic knot border on a marble slab
A hand strikes a stamping tool with a yellow mallet to tool a Celtic knot leather strip
A hand strikes a stamping tool with a yellow mallet to tool a Celtic knot leather strip
A woman stamps a leather strip with a yellow mallet on a stone slab beside a member
A woman stamps a leather strip with a yellow mallet on a stone slab beside a member
A hand carves a Celtic knot strip with a swivel knife, a finished strip and stamps nearby
A hand carves a Celtic knot strip with a swivel knife, a finished strip and stamps nearby
Two men in head magnifiers carve leather strips on stone slabs at a workshop table
Two men in head magnifiers carve leather strips on stone slabs at a workshop table
A gloved hand taps a stamping tool with a mallet along a carved leather strip on granite
A gloved hand taps a stamping tool with a mallet along a carved leather strip on granite
A woman in a knitted hat bends over a table, tooling a leather strip
A woman in a knitted hat bends over a table, tooling a leather strip
Two men carve leather strips side by side, one wearing a head magnifier
Two men carve leather strips side by side, one wearing a head magnifier
A woman laughs while chatting with a man at the leather tooling workshop
A woman laughs while chatting with a man at the leather tooling workshop
A woman in a knitted hat tools a long leather strip at a table with tools spread out
A woman in a knitted hat tools a long leather strip at a table with tools spread out
A man in a head magnifier carves a leather strip on a granite slab, scissors and a tool bag beside him
A man in a head magnifier carves a leather strip on a granite slab, scissors and a tool bag beside him
Hands hold up a tan leather strip with a carved Celtic knot whose background is cut away
Hands hold up a tan leather strip with a carved Celtic knot whose background is cut away
A man in a knitted hat peels the backing off a leather strip at his bench
A man in a knitted hat peels the backing off a leather strip at his bench
A workshop leader shows a seated woman a tooled leather piece, pattern sheets pinned behind
A workshop leader shows a seated woman a tooled leather piece, pattern sheets pinned behind
Two men carve Celtic knot leather strips on stone slabs, one in a head magnifier
Two men carve Celtic knot leather strips on stone slabs, one in a head magnifier
A tan leather strip carved with a Celtic knot, the background cut away to show green beneath
A tan leather strip carved with a Celtic knot, the background cut away to show green beneath
A close view of a carved and bevelled Celtic knot pattern on a tan leather strip
A close view of a carved and bevelled Celtic knot pattern on a tan leather strip
A carved Celtic knot leather strip held flat by a round weight, a stylus beside it
A carved Celtic knot leather strip held flat by a round weight, a stylus beside it
A woman in a knitted hat and a man in a fleece laugh together at the tooling workshop
A woman in a knitted hat and a man in a fleece laugh together at the tooling workshop
A man in a cap raises a wooden mallet over his leather work at a workshop table
A man in a cap raises a wooden mallet over his leather work at a workshop table
A man sits between two women tooling leather strips at a workshop table
A man sits between two women tooling leather strips at a workshop table
A carved Celtic knot leather strip lying on a white marble slab
A carved Celtic knot leather strip lying on a white marble slab
Two workshop participants smile as they look at a small tool one of them is holding
Two workshop participants smile as they look at a small tool one of them is holding
A smiling woman in an apron stamps a leather strip with a yellow mallet
A smiling woman in an apron stamps a leather strip with a yellow mallet
Pattern sheets of Celtic knot designs pinned beside photos of carved leather straps
Pattern sheets of Celtic knot designs pinned beside photos of carved leather straps
A woman traces a Celtic knot pattern onto leather on a marble slab
A woman traces a Celtic knot pattern onto leather on a marble slab
A woman in a knitted hat watches as a man works on a leather strip at the table
A woman in a knitted hat watches as a man works on a leather strip at the table
A woman in a knitted hat and a man look at a small leather piece together
A woman in a knitted hat and a man look at a small leather piece together
Members carve and stamp leather strips around a long workshop table covered with tools
Members carve and stamp leather strips around a long workshop table covered with tools
A smiling man in a plaid shirt sits with folded arms at the tooling workshop
A smiling man in a plaid shirt sits with folded arms at the tooling workshop
A man in a blue jacket stands talking at a workshop table as two members listen and work
A man in a blue jacket stands talking at a workshop table as two members listen and work
A man in latex gloves strikes a tool with a mallet along a leather strip on stone
A man in latex gloves strikes a tool with a mallet along a leather strip on stone
A tan leather strip with a carved Celtic knot, partly cut away, on a green mat
A tan leather strip with a carved Celtic knot, partly cut away, on a green mat
A woman in an apron holds up a tooled leather strip, a yellow mallet in her other hand
A woman in an apron holds up a tooled leather strip, a yellow mallet in her other hand
A man in a head magnifier holds up a stamping tool, gloved members working around him
A man in a head magnifier holds up a stamping tool, gloved members working around him
Two men tool leather at a long table, one raising a yellow mallet
Two men tool leather at a long table, one raising a yellow mallet
A smiling woman and a man in glasses seated at the workshop
A smiling woman and a man in glasses seated at the workshop
A man looks through a magnifier while carving leather at a cluttered table
A man looks through a magnifier while carving leather at a cluttered table
A woman in a knitted hat holds a mallet and laughs with a man at the leather tooling workshop
A woman in a knitted hat holds a mallet and laughs with a man at the leather tooling workshop
Two men carve leather strips at a table, one in latex gloves and one in a head magnifier
Two men carve leather strips at a table, one in latex gloves and one in a head magnifier
A woman traces a pattern onto a leather strip with a red stylus on a stone slab
A woman traces a pattern onto a leather strip with a red stylus on a stone slab
Leather strips at various stages of carving laid on boards beside a mallet, tools and patterns
Leather strips at various stages of carving laid on boards beside a mallet, tools and patterns
A man in a knitted hat stamps a leather strip with a wooden mallet
A man in a knitted hat stamps a leather strip with a wooden mallet
The sample tablet case with a carved Celtic-knot band, posted before the workshop, January 2018
The sample tablet case with a carved Celtic-knot band, posted before the workshop, January 2018

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