[Artemisia] OT: Leatherwork commission

[ravenmacleod at comcast.net]

Ohhhh, is that what I did wrong? Hmmmm 

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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Chuck Heisler Jr." <conradvz at yahoo.com> 

> Well, there is leather and then there is leather. For this vest I'm assuming 
> its a very thin leather already tanned so she's looking more for fashion than 
> for ARMOR. 
> 
> No waxed leather in the sewing machine is a good rule. :) 
> 
> 
> 
> ravenmacleod at comcast.net wrote: 
> I''ve sewn leather on Sajah's sewing machine, I'm never allowed to touch her 
> sewing machine ever again 
> :( 
> 
> -- 
> Raven MacLeod 
> Esquire 
> 
> En fides abunde virtus, en virtus abunde fides. 
> 
> If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so 
> wonderful after all. --Michelangelo 
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Chuck Heisler Jr." 
> 
> > Hey Ellisif, 
> > 
> > If the leather you are using is light enough, it will work in most normal 
> > sewing machines much the same way fabric does. 
> > 
> > I've sewn fairly thick leather on my ladies sewing machine before. 
> > 
> > CvZ 
> > 
> > Ellisif in Sleggja wrote: 
> > Greetings good gentles: 
> > 
> > One of my co-workers has a daughter who's a model; she's working on a photo 
> > shoot for next month. She'd like to have a leather vest (with lining) made 
> that 
> > is a pretty close replica of something seen in a recent Ralph Lauren ad. It's 
> a 
> > pretty simple vest, with visible leather stitching along the seams, and one 
> big 
> > button. It will be worn open so it doesn't need to close in front. And I've 
> met 
> > the model; she's tiny. 
> > 
> > Knowing that I sew, this co-worker approached me with the commission, but I 
> > don't do leatherwork. 
> > 
> > I've got a picture of the ad with the vest that I can send. 
> > 
> > If any of you leather workers or tailors are looking for a commission and have 
> > some time in the next 3 weeks to make a vest, let me know off list and I'll 
> hook 
> > you up. 
> > 
> > --HL Ellisif 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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