Alexandre Tritz, leather craftsman, leather works - May 07, 2020

MAKERS SPOTLIGHT #4 : Alexandre Tritz

AM-Leathercraft : Can you introduce yourself in a few words? Alexandre Tritz : Born in 1996 I grew up in a French Caribbean island (Martinique) and I also studied at a business school there. I discovered leather craft three years ago in the workshop of my uncle in Germany. He is a knife maker and makes some simple leather sheathes. After my studies I moved to Paris. I am also a photographer with 8 years experience, I have been leather working for one and a half years and I make a living from these two activities. Your skills are really good!...

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MAKERS SPOTLIGHT #3: Julien Douve

This French craftsman quits his day job, starts travelling around the world with his tools and some leather... Julien Douve will soon be back to France where he will settle down and open up his own "atelier". Brief Introduction of yourself and the company: AM: Please tell us a bit about yourself, your previous professional experience, where did you learn the trade how you got into it and your location. Anything you are passionate about or love to do when you are not making leather goods, please tell us? JD: My name is Julien, I was born in a...

Making a holster bag

Makers Spotlight#2 : Myurâ

Mr. Ho Kuan Teck, the founder of Myurâ is a young talented designer and craftsman based in Singapore rewarded twice for his traditionally made but very modern handbags named the “Hourglass” and the “Lemniscate”…

Making a horse shoe coin case • Leather craft video tutorial

Dear leather crafters, In this video I am showing how to make this very traditional coin purse style that is sometimes called a "horse shoe coin case". I have used 0.45mm waxed polyester thread, pricking iron #8 and 1.1mm veg tanned baby calf. This is a truly great project to practice box stitching. You will be able to purchase the patterns in acrylic and pdf version at the link below: Pdf pattern: https://am-leathercraft.com/collections/coin-cases/products/horse-shoe-coin-case-patterns-video-tutorial Acrylic pattern: https://am-leathercraft.com/collections/newest-products/products/horse-shoe-coin-case-acrylic-patterns-video-tutorial-free-shipping Spend 50$ and get 20% on your patterns order by entering the coupon code: SPEND50GET20% at checkout!