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Bags of Genius I find wonderful vintage leather bags, refresh them, sometimes add a bespoke leather, suede or classi

Finally, all of the leather anglo-saxon shields for Class 2 in North Tawton Primary School have been finished, ALL TWENT...
17/07/2015

Finally, all of the leather anglo-saxon shields for Class 2 in North Tawton Primary School have been finished, ALL TWENTY-NINE of them!!

One large anglo-saxon shield finished!
17/07/2015

One large anglo-saxon shield finished!

One half stitched, time for tea methinks!
15/07/2015

One half stitched, time for tea methinks!

Holes punched through 3 layers of leather - 5mm thick in total. Ready for stitching
15/07/2015

Holes punched through 3 layers of leather - 5mm thick in total. Ready for stitching

Waiting for the glue to dry, then I can mark and punch the holes, followed by a lot of sewing with one very long bit of ...
14/07/2015

Waiting for the glue to dry, then I can mark and punch the holes, followed by a lot of sewing with one very long bit of thread, and a needle at each end!

Final bit of stitching finished on a not-as-miniature (as the rest) shield with bright green thread (as requested...)
14/07/2015

Final bit of stitching finished on a not-as-miniature (as the rest) shield with bright green thread (as requested...)

I have been working with Class 2 at North Tawton Community Primary School, they have been studying anglo-saxon history; ...
14/07/2015

I have been working with Class 2 at North Tawton Community Primary School, they have been studying anglo-saxon history; we have been making miniature leather shields. The children have done the embossing, colouring and polishing themselves!! I am now finishing the stitching and adding leather straps to the rear of the shields.

This is a lovely bag, the grain of the leather was full of dried wax and polish, after restoring it, the difference is q...
14/07/2015

This is a lovely bag, the grain of the leather was full of dried wax and polish, after restoring it, the difference is quite striking, I have also started removing the old stitching and begun re-sewing it with a lovely contrasting waxed linen thread. Due to the thickness of the leather, I am using pliers to pull the needles through!

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