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KINGSMERE CRAFTS
HAND-CRAFTED LEATHER GOODS
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| 1 | Dual-role of Kingsmere Crafts |
| 2 | Showing where most of the work gets done |
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| 3 | About me – with the flags of Scotland, England and Malaya representing our family make-up |
| 4 | About leather belts |
| 5 | Leather terminology . . . for the novice |
| 6 | Some of the tools used for hand-crafted leatherwork |
| 7 | How leather is produced |
| 8 | Continued |
| 9 | Aircraft seats from a Piper Chieftain |
| 10 | Continued |
| 11 | More aircraft interiors |
| 12 | Preparing vegetable-tanned leather for dyeing |
| 13 | Decorating leather |
| 14 | Colouring leather |
| 15 | Some things to know about leather |
| 16 | Some of the many kinds of leather |
| 17 | Continued |
| 18 | Continued |
| 19-25 | Descriptive terms used about leather |
| 26 | More of the tools used in hand-crafted leatherwork |
| 27 | Yet more tools |
| 28 | What you can achieve with your tools |
| 29-33 | Hand-tools used for decorating leather |
| 34 | Accessories – rivets, grommets, eyelets and how to set them |
| 35 | Buckstitch - angled slits |
| 36 | Hand-crafted and decorative leather. How is it done? also, Single-loop Stitch |
| 37 | Hand-crafted and decorative leather. How is it done? cont. |
| 38 | Hand-crafted and decorative leather. How is it done? cont. also, The Running Stitch |
| 39 | Hand-crafted and decorative leather. How is it done? cont. also, The Whipstitch |
| 40-46 | Hand-crafted and decorative leather. How is it done? cont. |
| 47 | Moulding leather |
| 48 | Moulding leather — continued |
| 49 | Moulded gussets |
| 50 | Leather quilting |
| 51 | 3-Strand mystery braiding |
| 52 | 5-Strand mystery braiding |
| 53 | Wallets and note-cases – making a simple one |
| 56 | Leather buttons |
| 57 | Making a pair of bellows |
| 59 | "Viking" ankle-high boots |
| 61 | Making a pair of moccasins |
| 64 | Mersea Island – some things you might like to know |
| 65 | Mersea Island – Slideshow of island views |
| 66 | How to make a shoulder-strap handbag |
| 67 | Leather care |
| 68 | Tack cleaning and maintenance |
| 69 | Horse anatomy indicated externally |
| 70 | How to make a sewn shoulder-bag |
| 71 | Turk's-head knot |
| 72 | How to tie the Monkey's Fist knot |
| 73 | Five-lace flat braiding |
| 74 | How to make keyrings | 75 | Occupational names connected with the leather industry |
| 76 | Making a Square braid |
| 77 | Chinese knot — flower/petal knot |
| 78 | Pyrography |
| 79 | Pyrography — continued |
| 80 | Pyrography — continued |
| 81 | Pyrography — continued |
| 82 | Beadwork — using a loom | 83 | Chinese button knot |
| 84 | Various kinds of leather |
| 85 | Moulding a case for a folding knife |
| 86 | Making a pair of gloves |
| 87 | Making a pair of gloves — continued | 88 | Making a pair of gloves — continued |
| 89 | Making a pair of gloves — continued |
| 90 | Making a pair of gloves — continued |
| 91 | Making a pair of gloves — continued |
| 92 | Making a pair of gloves — continued |
| 93 | Making a pair of gloves — continued |
| 94 | Tides at West Mersea |
| 95 | Two strand square braid | 96 | Double-loop lacing |
| 97 | Triple-loop lacing |
| 98 | Replacing desktop leather insert |
| 99 | Straight slit buck-stitching |
| 100 | Mexican basket weave or Round braid |
| 101 | Round braiding - rommel reins |
| 102 | Round braiding or round stitch |
| 103 | Tanners and leather suppliers |
| 104 | Tanners and leather suppliers — continued |
| 105 | Tanners and leather suppliers — continued |
| 106 | Trade suppliers |
| 107 | Trade suppliers — continued |
| 108 | Trade suppliers — continued |
| 109 | Educational and training establishments |
| 110 | Retail leather suppliers |
| 111 | Training, arbitration and problem solving | 112 | Cover for steering wheel |
| 113 | The parts of a guitar |
| 114 | How to tune your guitar | 115 | Make your own guitar strap |
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