A Saturday morning at the Tandy Leather store in Mississauga in November 2013. Paul Kitchener, Kim Winchester and other members of the Mississauga branch met there on Saturday mornings to work on their projects. “I will be at Tandy tomorrow morning, weather permitting”, Paul wrote to the group that December. E-mails among the group, October to December 2013: Paul Kitchener's “saturday morning”, 24 October 2013, and “RE: Leatherwork - tools”, 20 December 2013.
Metal shelves stacked with rolled and folded hides of natural leather in the Tandy storeA long aisle of leather hides in many colours stacked on store shelvesWooden pigeonhole bins of hardware and hanging packets of stamping tools in a leathercraft storeA pegboard wall of leathercraft tools, kits and books in packages at the storeA long warehouse aisle of shelves filled with boxed leathercraft suppliesCowhides with black and white and spotted hair hung along a block wallSpotted hair-on hides and smooth leathers draped over a rack beside a cutting tableA store aisle of metal shelving holding boxes and bagged leathercraft hardwareRows of labelled boxes of leathercraft supplies on long metal shelvesHair-on hides hang on a wall beside shelves of dyes and finishes down a store aisleClose view of a tooled leather piece with a stamped leaf and textured backgroundClose view of carved leather with a painted pink flower and scrolling golden leavesA tooled leather handbag with painted red flowers and gold scrolls and a turn-lock claspA long aisle of shelves stacked with boxed leathercraft suppliesShelves of boxed supplies and hanging packaged tools, coloured hides hanging at the endSpools of leather lace and cord stacked on shelves with green price tagsClose view of a carved panel with painted red flowers and gold scrolls on a dark backgroundA store aisle with hides of fur and stacks of natural leather on shelvesA cutting table with rolled natural leather and a dark hide, coloured leathers on shelves behindA carved and painted leather picture of books, sheet music and a flute in reliefA tooled leather bag flap with painted flowers and initials, over a carved floral panelClose view of a carved leather still life of books, a flute, an ink bottle and a quillClose view of a tooled bag flap with a painted flower, gold leaves and carved initialsClose view of carved leather sheet music and books in a tooled still-life panelFur and sheepskin hides hang at the end of a store aisle lined with stacked leatherA carved and painted leather picture of a still life: books, sheet music, a quill pen and a candle on a tableMetal shelves loaded with rolled natural and coloured leather hidesShelves piled with coloured upholstery hides, a pink sign marking the sectionClose view of a stamped and tooled leather surface with leaf shapes and textureLong leather belt blanks and straps hang along a store wall beside cutting tablesHair-on cowhides with brown and black spots hang on a rack beside a green hideA tooled leather handbag front with three painted red flowers and gold scrollworkWhite and cream sheepskins hang on wire racks in a leather storeClose view of sheet music carved and tooled into pale leatherStore shelves stacked with rolled and folded hides, some in dark redHair-on cowhides and pale leathers hang from a rack in a warehouse storeHides in yellow, red, pink and black hang on a rack with a pink price signSpotted hair-on cowhides draped over a rack in a store aisleLong shelves stocked with leather dyes, finishes and conditioners in jars and bottles
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